With concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, the Oakland City Council began taking steps toward protecting tenants […]
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Ready to work at 9am and someone’s in my parking spot.—New Oakland Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas ran into a buzzsaw on Oakland Twitter last week after striking a privileged tone in a Jan. 8 tweet after someone snagged her City Hall parking spot. She added, "TIP: if you want your rep to work on your tax dollar, respect our space so we don’t waste our time or you’re going to get a parking ticket."
Look for extremely close toss-up races in Oakland’s Districts 2, 4, and a nail biter in District 6 next Tuesday.
About six weeks ago, Oakland Councilmember Abel Guillen’s re-election chances appeared shockingly grim after a concerted effort by […]
The powerful SEIU Local 1021 union and an influential Oakland advocacy group last month sent scathing letters to […]
The full list of pending Alameda County Democratic Party endorsements here.
The East Bay’s largest progressive group is backing a number of candidates running insurgent campaign against Oakland incumbents […]
Oakland’s District 2 councilmember is taking it from all sides as he seeks re-election for the first time
Oakland District 4 candidates who recently suspended his campaign, reported an impressive $113,000 in contributions
