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Left out: Oaklandside’s election profiles are notable for what they don’t mention — and who comes out ahead.
Four candidate profiles left out the union’s role, the endorsements and money, and the incumbents’ votes. The promised funding and endorsement story…
12 hrs ago
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Alex Montana
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I got 5: Oakland mayor Barbara Lee on the hot seat as city unions picket her speech and threaten to strike
Also: BART’s “manufactured” crisis; Oakland is far behind on maintaining storm drain system; judge denies Sheng Thao co-defendant’s request to see…
Oct 10
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Oakland Report
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland nonprofit gives park stewardship for 30 years — as the city breaks its parks tax promises
Friends of Sausal Creek nonprofit plays a major role in preserving and improving 140 acres of Oakland’s vital watershed — but not every city-owned park…
Oct 8
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Phoebe Vo
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City unions threaten strike, plan to picket mayor Barbara Lee's state of city speech
The two unions, which represent the city's technical and service workers, have been locked in contentious contract negotiations with the city for…
Oct 6
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Oakland Report
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Oakland is fixing more potholes than ever. So why are so many 311 requests still open?
Oakland reports repairing nearly 60,000 potholes a year. An analysis of 311 requests shows why that number doesn't necessarily match what residents…
Oct 5
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Rajni Mandal
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I got 5: Wealthy couple shot dead on Oakland’s Panoramic Way
Also: Oakland teachers union rep caught posting political attack flyers at school; Oakland exits 23 years of federal police oversight — and more local…
Oct 4
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Oakland Report
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Homelessness has become an ideological war
Liberals blame broken systems. Conservatives blame broken behavior. The real answer is more complicated — and the only standard that should matter is…
Oct 3
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Kevin Dahlgren
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OEA teachers union rep caught posting political attack flyers outside high school’s main office
The flyers come a year after school principals reported union threats and intimidation. The union, Oakland Education Association is the biggest outside…
Oct 1
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Charlene Price
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September 2026
As the NSA ends, the conversation returns to Oakland
After 23 years in federal court, the future of police accountability comes back home.
Sep 30
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Rajni Mandal
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Oakland school board profiles: Oaklandside put all the negatives on one candidate — the one the teachers union opposes
Every unflattering sentence in its District 4 profile was about Mike Hutchinson, but it elided his reasons for the votes it described. The challengers…
Sep 29
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Charlene Price
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I got 5: Sheng Thao "catch and kill" story allegations admissible in trial, judge rules
City drops another $3+ million to clear sunken boats from Oakland estuary; Oakland city workers prepare for a strike at union-led “strike school” — and…
Sep 27
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Oakland Report
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oaklandside again checked one candidate's claims but not the other's — and the same side came out ahead.
It gave Nate Adams the benefit of evidence, but not council member Charlene Wang. Its previous school board profile gave it to Jennifer Brouhard. The…
Sep 25
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Alex Montana
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