Sheng Thao is out — Oakland has a new mayor
Dec 18, 2024 · The council officially scheduled a special election for April 15, 2025, where residents will be able to vote on a new mayor to serve out the remainder of Thao’s term. Voters will also decide on an interim councilmember to represent District 2, and possibly a sales tax measure.. But until the spring election, it’s likely that at-large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, who did not run for ...
Who is running for Oakland mayor in the 2025 special election?
Nov 13, 2024 · Barbara Lee: A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Lee represented residents in Oakland and part of Alameda County for nearly three decades.After losing a race to replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate last year, Lee announced on Jan. 8 that she was running for Oakland mayor. There is precedent for a federal politician moving into the mayor’s office; Lee’s Congressional ...
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Election 2024: Meet the candidates running for Oakland City …
Oct 8, 2024 · The District 7 city councilmember represents a varied population that lives in the hills, the flatlands, and close to the shorelines enveloping the Oakland airport.
Fixing the lead problem in OUSD will be costly. Where will the …
Dec 9, 2024 · In the midst of a tremendous budget deficit for the upcoming school year, Oakland Unified School District leadership must also figure out how to fix and pay for a lead crisis that could cost tens of millions of dollars.. Over the next several months, the board will vote on a controversial school merger plan to save up to $3 million, on top of a major restructuring of the district to trim ...
Sales tax hike may head to special election in April. Oakland public ...
Dec 16, 2024 · In April, voters will likely decide whether to increase Oakland’s sales tax rate to 10.75% from 10.25%. Today, the Oakland City Council voted to include the tax measure in the special election this spring, which resulted from the mayor’s recall and the election of the council president to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
Why do people become homeless in Oakland and Alameda County?
Dec 13, 2024 · The new insights also come at a potential turning point for local homelessness. The count is the first to take place since the eviction moratorium ended and tenants lost protections. And it was the last to take place before the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass case made it easier for cities to close homeless camps and impose criminal penalties on residents, even when no shelter is available.
The small schools movement remade Oakland education. Is this …
Dec 11, 2024 · Three decades ago, schools in the East Oakland flatlands were bursting with students. Hundreds of students over capacity, schools implemented year-round calendars, with roving units of kids and their teachers occupying a set of classrooms for a few months before they’d go on a three-week break and another group of students would come in to have school. Bathrooms were dirty, and trash cans ...
Oakland reaches $2.4 million settlement with family of man killed …
Oct 10, 2024 · In the weeks after the collision, community advocates gathered at the intersection, demanding that the City Council fast-track infrastructure work that would encourage drivers to slow down on the street.The council approved a number of changes — including a road diet and protected bike lanes — and the city’s transportation department is in …
Oakland budget cuts: police overtime, firehouses, and potentially ...
Dec 6, 2024 · Big cuts to police, fire, and other critical services are planned in Oakland to balance an already distressed city budget. On Friday the city published a report laying out the grim fiscal situation and a roadmap for getting to the end of the fiscal year in June 2025.