Jan 5, 2010
Oakland Local Learn more about . 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...
Jan 5, 2010
Learn more about . 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,...
Jan 1, 2010
Organizing Upgrade This article shares the perspectives of 5 organizers who answer the question: How does electoral work support or undermine grassroots organizing efforts? It includes incredible contributions from: Mattie Weiss, Wellstone Action and Erik...
Dec 11, 2009
Organizing Upgrade 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...
Dec 9, 2009
Oakland Local 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...
Nov 24, 2009
Oakland Local 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...
