Elections & Voting Rights

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Mayoral Candidates Address Black Issues

Mayoral candidates who spoke Wednesday night at the forum were: Jason Anderson, Patrick McCullough, Mayor Jean Quan,…

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Wide Open Race to Replace Outgoing County Superintendent of Schools

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Elections & Voting Rights By Ken Epstein Five candidates are competing to replace Alameda County Superintendent of…

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Tony Thurmond Gains Major Endorsements in Assembly District 15 Race

Posted in Elections & Voting Rights By Ken Epstein With election season now in full swing, Assembly District 15…

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City Seeks to Renew Measure Y Public Safety Tax

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Elections & Voting Rights, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein Local leaders are encouraged by the results of a…

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Ms. Quan’s Difficult Road to Re-election

Posted in Elections & Voting Rights A CounterPoints Column By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor Nothing that happened at last week’s…

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Op-ed: Instead of Racial Profiling, Oakland Needs Jobs and Family Support Services

Posted in Commentary, Elections & Voting Rights, Police-Public Safety, Politics By Dan Siegel A report released last week by the Oakland Police…

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Counterpoints: The Emerging Mr. Bryan Parker

Posted in Elections & Voting Rights By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor Like many voters, when it comes to a multi-multi-candidate…

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Poll Shows Voters Highly Dissatisfied with Mayor Quan

Posted in Elections & Voting Rights, Politics By Ken A. Epstein A new poll commissioned by mayoral candidate Libby Schaaf…

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Dan Siegel Joins Mayoral Campaign

Posted in Elections & Voting Rights By Post Staff Oakland attorney Dan Siegel kicked off his mayoral campaign Thursday,…

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Bryan Parker Joins Mayoral Race

Posted in Community, Elections & Voting Rights By Ken A. Epstein Bryan Parker, a lawyer and port commissioner, has joined…

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