Election 2024: Meet the candidates running for Oakland school …
Oct 9, 2024 · Jorge Lerma, who was elected to represent District 5 on the Oakland Unified Board of Education last year, is not seeking a second term.That leaves the seat open this year, and two candidates have stepped forward. Patrice Berry is the chief impact officer at End Poverty in California, a nonprofit that advocates for a more equitable economy.She also served as an executive advisor to former ...
Election 2024: Meet the candidates running for Oakland school …
Oct 4, 2024 · East Oakland schools in District 7 need help. School facilities are falling apart; the district is projected to have a nearly $56 million deficit starting next year; and fewer students attend class than they did a decade ago. That is why District 7 residents see the Nov. 5 election as a big opportunity to improve their community.
Alameda County divests from company that sells bulldozers to …
Dec 12, 2024 · Caterpillar Inc. manufactures tractors and other heavy equipment sold and used around the world. And like a lot of big companies, Caterpillar’s stock and bonds are frequently included in investment portfolios of pension funds, universities, cities, and counties.
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Who is running for Oakland mayor in the 2025 special election?
Nov 13, 2024 · Barbara Lee: A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Lee represented residents in Oakland and part of Alameda County for nearly three decades.After losing a race to replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate last year, Lee announced on Jan. 8 that she was running for Oakland mayor. There is precedent for a federal politician moving into the mayor’s office; Lee’s Congressional ...
The initial verdict is in for Oakland’s Universal Basic Mobility ...
Dec 11, 2024 · Two years ago, Oakland created a “universal basic mobility” pilot program that gave out prepaid $300 debit cards to East Oakland residents that they could use for a variety of local transit options.
Oakland arts and cultural organizations plead against proposed …
Dec 11, 2024 · The Cultural Affairs Division, which falls under the city’s Economic and Workforce Development Department, gets funding from the general purpose fund, hotel and lodging tax (TOT), public art fund, and supplementary funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and private foundations.
Why do people become homeless in Oakland and Alameda County?
Dec 13, 2024 · The new insights also come at a potential turning point for local homelessness. The count is the first to take place since the eviction moratorium ended and tenants lost protections. And it was the last to take place before the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass case made it easier for cities to close homeless camps and impose criminal penalties on residents, even when no shelter is available.
The small schools movement remade Oakland education. Is this …
Dec 11, 2024 · Three decades ago, schools in the East Oakland flatlands were bursting with students. Hundreds of students over capacity, schools implemented year-round calendars, with roving units of kids and their teachers occupying a set of classrooms for a few months before they’d go on a three-week break and another group of students would come in to have school. Bathrooms were dirty, and trash cans ...
North Oakland slow streets project is postponed after local outcry
Dec 6, 2024 · This story was updated on 12/16.. The Oakland Department of Transportation had planned to add two diverters to a street in North Oakland sometime next month.