Where did it go wrong for Sheng Thao? - The Oaklandside
Jul 8, 2024 · On Feb. 15, 2023, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao walked up to a podium in a room at City Hall. Three masked police officers stood solemnly behind her.
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 ...
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.
Rickey Henderson, Oakland baseball legend, dies at 65
Dec 21, 2024 · In 2017, the Athletics renamed the Oakland Coliseum’s field “Rickey Henderson Field” to honor the Oakland legend and Hall of Famer. “It’s almost too hard to believe that in 2024, the final year [of the A’s] in Oakland, #24 would no longer be with us,” Bryan Johansen, co-founder of the baseball fan group The Last Dive Bar, and one of …
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.
Oakland news | The Oaklandside
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Oakland accidentally published a report saying the city could face ...
Nov 18, 2024 · Last Friday, the city of Oakland published two reports about the state of its finances going into the new fiscal year. They had the same numbers and the same overall message: Oakland is projected to end the year with a $93 million operating shortfall and needs to make cuts. But the reports used very different language to describe the potential financial consequences facing the city.
A guide to Oakland voter guides for the 2024 election
Oct 10, 2024 · Voter guides issued by organizations. ACCE — The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment’s Oakland chapter is an activist group that focuses on advocating for renters and low-income neighborhoods. ACLU of Northern California — the Northern California branch of the civil liberties group is known for advocating for free speech, criminal justice reforms, and racial and economic ...
Homicides are finally and significantly falling in Oakland
Oct 31, 2024 · Shootings in Oakland are also down. OPD’s weekly gunfire summary, also published on Monday, shows that non-fatal shootings — including assaults with a gun, shootings targeting an occupied or vacant home or car, and negligent discharges of a gun — are down 20% year-to-date.. Other categories of violent crime are declining, too. So far this year, rapes are down 11% and robberies are down 24%.