November 6, vote for Social Justice. Use our VOTER GUIDE.
Dear Mayor Schaaf: We reach out to you as organizations working closely with the people of Oakland – particularly with low income communities of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, low wage workers, LGTBQ neighbors, unsheltered people, Read more…
Thank you to everyone who got out to vote! We led with values and vision, driving a progressive agenda. We believe that Oakland can and should be a city that champions equity, that puts the issues Read more…
1. When & Where to Vote: Polls are open from 7am to 8pm. You can find your polling place and sample non-partisan ballot here. As long as you are a registered voter in Alameda Co., and are in Read more…
Oakland’s housing crisis is so dire that this week the United Nations called Oakland a “human rights violator” and our homeless encampments a “global scandal”. While time and again our current elected officials have stalled Read more…
Our school system needs new direction for a new day where we stop school closures and ensure success for all. Clarissa Doutherd, a nationally recognized parent leader, is committed to a new way for Oakland schools. We at Oakland Read more…
October 2018 Dear Neighbors, We write as community organizers and residents of Oakland and District 2 to ask you to support Nikki Fortunato Bas for City Council District 2 in the November 6th election. It’s Read more…
Oakland’s hotel workers, who are primarily women of color, face sexual assault on the job at alarming rates. In fact, our friends at the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy conducted a survey of Oakland Read more…
Our communities have real issues that need real solutions. Four more years of increasing inequity is unacceptable. We deserve a mayor that understands and represents the entire City, including the flatlands of East and West Oakland and Read more…
A No on Prop 5 vote, is a Yes for Investment in Our Livelihoods – our schools, health clinics, senior centers, parks, libraries and other crucial community services. As if our communities are not already starved Read more…
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