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Oakland Closing Two Fire Stations, Reducing Services at Four More

January 6, 2025 4:51 pmJanuary 6, 2025 4:51 pm

The City of Oakland moved forward with their plans over the weekend to temporarily close two Oakland Fire Department stations and brown out four more. Fire officials and residents alike are protesting against the actions of the city. For years,...

Backlash Continues Against The Oakland City Council For Approving $100 Million In Budget Cuts

December 20, 2024 4:43 pmDecember 20, 2024 4:43 pm

Facing a $129 million deficit next year, the Oakland City Council approved a number of large cuts to multiple city services this week, with $100 million being slashed from police, fire, and arts budgets. For years, the city of Oakland...

Oakland Council Candidate Robbed by Homeless Woman

August 28, 2024 3:30 pmAugust 28, 2024 3:30 pm

Charlene Wang is a progressive. A proud progressive. She has worked in Massachusetts to increase public transit options, she worked on Hillary’s campaign in 2016, the Biden campaign in 2020, and she “currently work(s) on environmental justice and civil rights...

Recall Election Of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Approved for Ballot

June 19, 2024 12:14 pmJune 19, 2024 12:14 pm

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced late on Tuesday that enough signatures have been approved to officially put the recall vote against Mayor Sheng Thao on the ballot, with Thao becoming the first Mayor in Oakland history to ever...

Oakland City Council Council Should Have Called for a Ceasefire – in Oakland

November 29, 2023 7:56 amNovember 29, 2023 8:02 am

The Oakland City Council voted this week, after a four-hour public debate/discussion/commentary passed a unanimous resolution (8-0) calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, but only after refusing to acknowledge that Hamas attacked Israel. Yes, that Oakland, California… Any attempt...

CA Senate Passes Guaranteed Basic Income Bill for ‘Homeless’ Graduating High Schoolers

May 26, 2022 4:55 pmMay 27, 2022 9:24 am

The California State Senate just passed Senate Bill 1341 by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley), to establish a guaranteed income program to 15,000 homeless graduating high school seniors. The “California Success, Opportunity, and Academic Resilience (CalSOAR)” is now headed to...

Oakland Votes to Require Proof of Vaccination at Restaurants, Businesses Starting February 1st

January 31, 2022 3:57 pm

The City of Oakland is due to become the latest city in California to require vaccine proof to enter restaurants and other similar establishments on Tuesday, leaving many owners worried about increased financial hardships. The Proof of Vaccination Ordinance, authored...