An Oakland ballot measure creating a public campaign financing option and strengthening transparency in election spending passed with strong support. “For too long, our elections have been funded by wealthy special interests and out-of-state donors,” said liz suk,...
Your support of Oakland Rising made a large difference this year. With your help, we were able to advance community-led solutions, strengthen Oakland’s racial and economic justice movement building work, and build the political power of working-class,...
Bob Egelko | San Francisco Chronicle | Nov. 29, 2022 The financing of election campaigns, and their results, have been increasingly dominated by a small number of wealthy donors. But a newly approved ballot measure in Oakland is likely to give everyday people more of...
Cat Brooks joined us this Monday Meals to breakdown the final election results and talk about what the results mean for the future of Oakland. What will it mean to have a progressive leaning mayor and a progressive majority in City Council? “Investing in prevention is...
Leaders Saabir Lockett from our partner East Bay Alliance for Sustainable Economy and Jose Bernal from our partner Ella Baker Center joined us this Monday Meals to breakdown the preliminary election results. How will the election results impact us now and the future...
