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As Oakland and ALCO Election Winners Solidify, Uncertainty Entangled with Financial Woes Await City Officials: Update Janani Ramachandran Goes On Parental Leave: Correction

As Oakland and ALCO Election Winners Solidify, Uncertainty Entangled with Financial Woes Await City Officials: Update Janani Ramachandran Goes On Parental Leave: Correction

*per Council mtg on 11/19/2024, Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas announced that D4 CM Janani Ramachandran has gone on parental leave, leaving a standing count of 7 CMs at the time of this writing, and subtracting one CM from the math shown here for a currently unknown period

Oakland Election 2024 Update: "Progressive" Vote Trend Continues in Several Races

Oakland Election 2024 Update: "Progressive" Vote Trend Continues in Several Races

Alameda County's Registrar of Voters released another update yesterday afternoon—at about 3 pm rather than end of business, keeping with the agency's reputation for unpredictability. With 80% voter turnout during the last two presidential elections—and Registrar Tim Dupuis predicting at least 80% turnout this

At Council This Week

At Council This Week

As election results continue to trickle in, Council returns to session after a week off due to the election. Here are some things to look at out for. The items here on the Consent Calendar aren't likely to be discussed at all, although Council members could pull any

Thao Concedes as Recalls Appear Inevitable: With Potential 1/3 of Vote Counted, Recall–Associated Candidates Continue Performing Poorly

Thao Concedes as Recalls Appear Inevitable: With Potential 1/3 of Vote Counted, Recall–Associated Candidates Continue Performing Poorly

On Friday night after an additional count of about 16K votes by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters [ALCO ROV] showed little movement in the Recall numbers, Mayor Sheng Thao conceded the race in a social media post posted on Twitter. Thao thanked the public for electing her and promised

Trickle of Votes as Oakland Waits Anxiously on Recall, Local Races. Recall–Associated Candidates Performing Poorly as Recall Appears on Track to Pass

Trickle of Votes as Oakland Waits Anxiously on Recall, Local Races. Recall–Associated Candidates Performing Poorly as Recall Appears on Track to Pass

Thursday evening saw a collective crash of observer expectations, as the Alameda County Registrar of Voters [ALCO ROV] posted only a small vote count update numbering in the thousands county-wide, and in bare hundreds for the City of Oakland. The trickle of counted votes followed a long ROV 24 hour

Empower Oakland Principals' Circle of Funding Powers Recall-Focused Slate

Empower Oakland Principals' Circle of Funding Powers Recall-Focused Slate

Three independent expenditure committees are driving a secondary series of committees run by a close-knit group of political operatives associated with the Thao recall and Empower Oakland. Together they make up the bulk of the money being spent on most of the candidates in the Empower Oakland endorsement slate for

Shotspotter Middle Path; Thao Speech; Council Committees Roundup

Shotspotter Middle Path; Thao Speech; Council Committees Roundup

Acknowledging Weak Data, Council Approves Modified Shotspotter Contract for 1.25 Years As an acknowledgement of conflicting narratives of Shotspotter data and efficacy, City Council members voted 7 to 1 on a motion to renew Shotspotter’s contract—but over a modified contract timeline and other requirements from Soundthinking, the