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Instant Runoff Voting will bring positive change to Oakland
January 05, 2010

On Tuesday, Oakland's City Council finally voted to start using Instant Runoff Voting (IRV).  This means that Oakland will no longer have June Primary Elections for local elected officials, but rather a ranked choice election of candidates, including Mayor, in November.  Various governmental and community groups will work together starting Spring 2010 to educate voters about the changes they can expect at the ballot box.
Learn more about the "Instant Runoff Voting" campaign

Read the full story on Oakland Local.
Who wants to halt IRV in Oakland--and what's the deal with this letter allegedly from de la Fuentes, anyway?
January 05, 2010

Today, OaklandSeens' Aimee Allison posted a note on her Facebook site that said that Councilmember De la Fuente, and his senior policy analyst and possible City Council candidate Libby Schaaf were trying to defeat IRV at tonite's city council meeting.
Learn more about the "Instant Runoff Voting" campaign

Read the full story on Oakland Local.
How does electoral work support or undermine grassroots organizing efforts?
December 31, 2009

The new website OrganizingUpgrade.com runs a monthly "Fast Forum" column with the hope of drawing out new ideas and encouraging new voices to take a stab at the freshest challenges facing our community. This month, we asked four organizers for their reflections on the question:
How does electoral work support or undermine grassroots organizing efforts?
Here is the response by Oakland Rising's Field Director, Jessamyn Sabbag:

Read the full story on Organizing Upgrade.
Community Voices: Meet the New Oakland Police Chief, Monday night, 6-8 PM
December 09, 2009

All community stakeholders are invited to come to this introductory gathering with Oakland’s new Police Chief, Anthony W. Batts, to hear how he plans to approach the complex issues in Oakland.
The hosts of the event are community leaders and a wide-range of social justice and grassroots organizations that represent youth, various faiths, women, minority, low-income and multilingual communities.

Read the full story on Oakland Local.
What are you thankful for? Oaklanders weigh in.
November 24, 2009

The City of Oakland has a 17% reported unemployment rate, foreclosures are high, and times are rough for almost everyone, but that doesn't mean everything in Oakland isn't going well--there's new vibrancy downtown, urban gardens and new initiatives to improve corner markets are happening around town, and merchants and neighborhood associations are working together to promote strong communities.

Read the full story on Oakland Local.

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