Oakland's 2025 special mayoral election, explained
Jan 9, 2025 · As a result, the mayor’s office and District 2 council office were vacant for a short period. There are now interim people filling these roles, but the April 15 special election will give voters a chance to pick new leaders to fill out the rest of Thao and Bas’ terms.. The new mayor will be serve through 2026, after which, regularly scheduled elections will resume.
Who is running for Oakland mayor in the 2025 special election?
Nov 13, 2024 · Tyron Jordan: A military veteran, Jordan ran for Mayor in 2022 and City Council District 3 in 2024. A legal practice assistant at Morgan Lewis and Bockius, Jordan has served on Oakland’s Library Advisory Commission. Jordan outlined many of his ideas for the city in 2022 when we interviewed him.. Barbara Lee: A former member of the U.S. House 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.
City of Oakland budget survey — tell the city what to prioritize
Jan 10, 2025 · The survey, which takes about 15 minutes, asks general questions about the quality of life in Oakland, how residents rate the job of city government, and what important issues they want the budget to prioritize.
Rare opportunity to apply for Section 8 housing waitlist in Oakland
Jan 3, 2025 · The Oakland Housing Authority is opening its waitlist for Section 8 housing vouchers, which can be used by low-income households to pay part of their rent.. Applications will open Jan. 7 through Jan. 26 for 5,000 new spots on the list. It’s a rare opportunity for Oakland residents seeking affordable housing: the waitlist last opened in 2011. Recipients of Housing …
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 …
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, …
Barbara Lee officially launches campaign for Oakland mayor
Jan 8, 2025 · In a video posted on her new campaign website, Lee acknowledged that many people view Oakland as a “mess” with problems that “are too big to solve.”According to the video, Oaklanders in past decades recovered from disasters like the Loma Prieta earthquake and the 1991 hills firestorm.
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10 Oakland schools would be merged under a plan the board is …
Nov 8, 2024 · Ashley McBride writes about education equity for The Oaklandside. Her work covers Oakland’s public district and charter schools. Before joining The Oaklandside in 2020, Ashley was a reporter for the San Antonio Express-News and the San Francisco Chronicle as a Hearst Journalism Fellow.