Oct 17, 2011
Although Oakland Rising isn’t taking any positions on any of the three ballot measures, we want to make sure that Oakland voters have the access to information about what the measures are and will do in Oakland. Oakland is having a mail-in only special election on...
Aug 25, 2011
From September 30th – October 2nd a big group of Oakland Rising’s staff, core partners, volunteers, daily team members, and grassroots activitsts will join forces with our statewide partners from California Calls in a 3 day conference about our statewide...
Aug 18, 2011
Learn more about . Dear Friends and Allies~ Yesterday, Oakland’s City Auditor released a report certifying that Oakland Rising did not misuse public funds we received for Rank Choice Voting Education in 2010. These unsurprising results are a victory for Oakland...
Aug 9, 2011
Oakland Rising realizes this year’s budget process has been especially difficult. With a city that has 13% of its residents living below the federal poverty line, Oakland Rising and our core partners have been working with Councilmembers to ensure that the 2011-13...
Jun 10, 2011
Learn more about . Analysis Shows Voters Effectively Used Ranked Choice VotingBy: FairVote – The Center for Voting and Democracy Published November 7, 2010 Oakland, Calif. – The city of Oakland, as well as the cities of Berkeley and San Leandro, all...
Feb 3, 2011
You are invited to Oakland Rising’s first house party and fundraiser of the year! The theme of the house party is: The Possibility & Promise of Oakland in 2011 and Mayor Jean Quan has signed on as a Honorary Host and will be in attendance to share her...
