Activists push back on planned Oakland homeless encampment sweeps
The City of Oakland is gearing up to clear out all homeless encampments at Peralta Park and Lake Merritt next week.
Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.
Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and ...
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Will labor win again in Oakland’s mayoral election?
Barbara Lee’s critics claim she will be beholden to city unions that are spending big to get her elected. Unions say their ...
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Editorial: Oakland’s Measure A would duplicate taxes residents already pay
The six other California cities with such a high sales tax — Alameda, Albany, Hayward, Newark, San Leandro and Union City — are all in Alameda County. Perhaps it would be justified in Oakland ...
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Oakland turns to shipping containers to tackle long-standing encampment issues
Taking inspiration from the University of California, Berkeley's use of shipping containers to block access to People's Park during protests, Oakland city leaders are hoping this strategy will ...