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Jan 9, 2025 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Andres J. Larios |Xavey Bzdek |Haydee Barahona
The AC Transit board of directors voted 6–1 on Wednesday to reject a censure of Director Sarah Syed in favor of committing to more leadership, governance and communication training for the board, and additional coaching for Syed. Syed cast the sole no vote, saying the board’s decision to single her out was unjustified. Syed sent an email on May 23, 2023, to staff working on the Realign project, asking for a draft analysis of the plan, which assesses every route in light of a decline in ridership.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Christine Schiavo |Xavey Bzdek |Haydee Barahona
California has reported 37 cases of human infection from avian influenza, about 56% of the country’s total. And on Monday, the Louisiana Department of Health reported that nation’s first human death from the infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are still no cases of human-to-human infection, and that the risk of people contracting the virus is low.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Haydee Barahona
Sydney Seibold uses art to tell stories about her experience as an Asian American. Seibold, 16, a student at Gateway to College, was born in Tokyo to a Thai parent and immigrated to Oakland at age 3.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Beck Klein |Haydee Barahona
Oakland firefighter Zac Unger made a strong showing in early returns Tuesday, with more than three-quarters of the votes for the District 1 City Council seat at 9 p.m. He is running against Len Raphael, an accountant and owner of a bicycle store and auto repair shop, and Edward Frank, a homemaker led early in the returns tuesday night in his efforts to represent the city council District 1 The seat will change hands for the first time since Dan Kalb was elected in 2012.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Beck Klein |Haydee Barahona |Inaara Gangji
A tax that would fund wildfire prevention in Oakland was winning in early returns Tuesday night, with 70% of the votes. Measure MM would fund efforts in Oakland’s Wildfire Prevention Zone, an area most acutely at risk for wildfire damage, through an annual parcel tax of $99 per single-family home and $65 per multifamily unit or condominium. The tax would last 20 years. The measure needs a two-thirds majority to pass. It was put only to voters in the Wildfire Prevention Zone.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Ellie Prickett-Morgan |Jennifer Ugwa |Haydee Barahona |Inaara Gangji
While most of the attention on Election Day will focus on Vice President and East Bay native Kamala Harris’ attempt to make history and become the nation’s first woman president, Oakland North will focus on the races that will change the makeup of the Oakland City CouncilFive council seats are up for reelection and only two incumbents are asking voters to return them, which means the council will have at least three fresh faces in January.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Ellie Prickett-Morgan |Jennifer Ugwa |Haydee Barahona |Inaara Gangji
While most of the attention on Election Day will focus on Vice President and East Bay native Kamala Harris’ attempt to make history and become the nation’s first woman president, Oakland North will focus on the races that will change the makeup of the Oakland City CouncilFive council seats are up for reelection and only two incumbents are asking voters to return them, which means the council will have at least three fresh faces in January.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Jose Velazquez |Haydee Barahona
Despite claims and counterclaims by politicians, police officials and community groups about the direction of Oakland’s crime rate, one thing is clear: Many Oakland voters say they continue to feel unsafe when they are out shopping, dining at a restaurant, or even strolling around Lake Merritt. On Tuesday, California voters will decide on a new statewide ballot measure that proposes tougher penalties for law-breakers.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Jose Velazquez |Haydee Barahona
In a nook between the parish offices and the sanctuary, with its pearly white walls and stained glass windows, a line of worshippers has come to St. Elizabeth church in Fruitvale looking for answers to the unexpected and unexplainable. A woman, her son by her side, is weeping, hyperventilating, her head tilted down as she stands before the still figure of La Virgen de Guadalupe, or the Virgin Mary. Behind her, another woman waits patiently for her turn to feel the altar’s motherly warmth. On Nov.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
oaklandnorth.net | Sara Martin |Haydee Barahona |WanYu Yao
BART will run its regular schedule across all 50 stations on Election Day, providing voters with a transit option to reach polling sites and ballot drop boxes. The agency said it aims to ensure smooth service for residents who rely on public transit to cast their ballots. “We are always excited to make it easier for riders to participate in the election process, especially those who lack options beyond public transit,” said BART spokesperson Chris Filippi.
