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Oakland school board incumbents claim “billionaires” want to turn schools into… data centers?
Jennifer Brouhard and Valarie Bachelor made the claims in campaign videos, but none of their challengers has proposed anything of the sort, and state…
Oct 28
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland’s 911 system was offline for nearly 36 hours: “I got 5” top headlines
Also: City council could get $108,000 pay raises; Disgraced mayor Sheng Thao’s alleged corruption revealed — and more local headlines
Oct 25
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Oakland Report
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland's teachers union is a special interest — it's the biggest spender on school board races since 2020.
OEA runs on $1.2 million a year, but its PAC has outspent every other committee in school board races since 2020 — and its parent union holds $574…
Oct 24
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Charlene Price
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City council could get raises of up to $108,000 more per year: Oakland’s Measure EE
Oakland already pays its council more per resident than other big cities. The Yes on EE campaign doesn't mention this.
Oct 23
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Alex Montana
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Measure EE: In Oakland, accountability is on the ballot
Across our city, Oaklanders want services they can count on, clear answers when something goes wrong, and leaders who take responsibility for fixing…
Oct 21
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Measure EE: Oakland voters should reject the “strong-mayor” proposal
It risks corruption and mismanagement, it makes it harder to hold elected leaders accountable, and it doesn’t reflect Oakland’s diverse community…
Oct 18
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I got 5: Oakland city public union votes to strike
Also: Reality star Kash (Mackayla Paige) was accidentally killed by her half-sister; Costco moves closer to opening its first warehouse in Oakland — and…
Oct 17
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Oakland Report
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Sean S. Reinhart
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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…
Oct 11
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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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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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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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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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