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Loren Taylor concedes Oakland mayor’s race to Barbara Lee

4 days ago | oaklandside.org | Ashley McBride |Darwin BondGraham

Barbara Lee appears to have topped Loren Taylor and nine other candidates to become Oakland’s next mayor, according to results published Friday April 18. Lee will be the first Black woman to serve as mayor of the city. The Alameda County registrar of voters office released a big new batch of results on Friday, three days after the deadline for voters to turn in ballots. There are still some ballots left to count and the final results could shift, but most observers believe Lee has decisively won.
The strategies behind Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor's mayoral campaigns

6 days ago | oaklandside.org | Eli Wolfe |Azucena Rasilla

The initial and incomplete results published by the registrar of voters Tuesday night for Oakland’s special mayoral election made one thing exceedingly clear: it’s an incredibly close contest between the top two candidates, Loren Taylor and Barbara Lee. This came as a surprise to some Oaklanders who expected former Congresswoman Lee to dominate the campaign with her sweeping endorsements, name recognition and fundraising abilities.
Another top staffer quits Oakland Public Ethics Commission

1 week ago | oaklandside.org | Eli Wolfe

Nicolas Heidorn, executive director of the Public Ethics Commission, is leaving his post in July, according to an announcement from the agency last week. The ethics commission is Oakland’s government watchdog, overseeing the administration and enforcement of campaign finance, lobbying, transparency programs, and government ethics laws.
Oakland teachers could strike on May 1

1 week ago | oaklandside.org | Ashley McBride

The Oakland Education Association is gauging members’ interest in holding a one-day strike on May 1. From today until April 25, the union’s more than 2,500 teachers, social workers, counselors, and nurses are voting on whether to authorize the OEA president to call a strike. The strike would be over unfair labor practices and could tentatively fall on May 1, International Workers’ Day.
Oakland's 'party restaurant' reinvents itself as affordable, family-oriented dining

1 week ago | oaklandside.org | Cecilia Seiter

Always up late, fueled by slugs of wine and the shimmer of disco balls. Effortlessly stylish — possibly even envy-inducing. Broke, but still knows how to have an outrageously good time. Like the protagonist of an early 2000s college rom-com, Daytrip, the now-closed fermentation-forward “party restaurant” on Oakland’s Telegraph Avenue, embodied this vibe.
This week in Oakland: Dorothy Lazard’s memoir talk, and the Fresh Jamz party at Mad Oak

1 week ago | oaklandside.org | Azucena Rasilla

It’s Election Day in Oakland, and if you are trying to stay up to date with the latest results, we’ve got you! We’ll update the results page as results roll in. As far as events go, this week, we are highlighting a fun rooftop party by the Fresh Jamz crew at Mad Oak, a punk show with three local bands at the Elbo Room, and much more. If you want us to consider an event for this weekly list, email me at [email protected].
Early results show Oakland sales tax measure passing

1 week ago | oaklandside.org | Eli Wolfe

Oakland residents appear to have agreed to increase the sales tax rate from 10.25% to 10.75% to help pay for core services. Sixty-four percent of voters approved Measure A, according to an early vote tally published by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters on Tuesday night. The results could change over the next week as more votes are counted.
Oakland mayor election is too close to call

1 week ago | oaklandside.org | Natalie Orenstein

Initial election results show Loren Taylor eking out a slight lead over Barbara Lee, but it’s way too early to tell who will win the heated race for Oakland mayor. The first batch of results published by election officials after 8 p.m. — mostly ballots turned in early — show Taylorwith 49% of the vote and Leewith 45%. The other eight candidates are splitting the rest of the vote.
Election Day brings more voters than expected but overall turnout still seems low

1 week ago | oaklandside.org | Roselyn Romero

On the final day for Oakland voters to weigh in on the mayor’s race, a slow yet steady trickle of voters eager to do their civic duty arrived at Allen Temple Baptist Church in deep East Oakland, one of the city’s voting centers. Check out our last-minute Oakland election guide. The Allen Temple center has been open for voting since April 5. For most of that time, voter turnout for the special election has been “thin,” said Shahid Said, captain of the center. But that changed today.
Yonsei Handrolls debuts Albany location, Discover Community Cafe opens in West Oakland

1 week ago | oaklandside.org | Cecilia Seiter

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. After years of existing as a pop-up, worker cooperative Discover Community Café has recently established itself in a West Oakland brick and mortar, sharing the same space as Soul Blends Coffee Roasters.