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Rebecca Kaplan Wins Re-Election To The Oakland City Council In 2020 Race

By Rebecca KaplanPosted on November 9, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland - Oakland News Now - OaklandNewsSide, Oakland Community, U.S. News, usa, Vlog, WorldTagged Alameda, Alameda County, Alameda Labor Council, BART, Broadway, CA, CES, HBO, Inc, ISSUES, LA, Lateefah Simon, Legal, LG, LGBTQ, Live, Lyft, Measure Q, Nikki Bas, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oaklanders, Police Commission, rebecca kaplan, RPO, RT, Train, UK, US, WE

Oakland – Rebecca Kaplan has retained her At-Large seat on the Oakland City Council. With unofficial results showing her with a lead, her opponent called her this morning to concede the race congratulating her on her new term on the Council. Also congratulating Kaplan on her victory was Councilmember Nikki Bas who said, “Congratulations to […]

Oakland Community Leaders Speak Up With Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan: Press Conference

By Zennie AbrahamPosted on October 17, 2020Posted in News, U.S. News, Vlog, World, YouTubeTagged Alameda, Alameda Labor Council, App, blog, Blogging, CA, California, Carroll Fife, CES, IFTTT, Igor Tregub, Inc, Live, Lyft, Media, Mobile, news, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oakland City Council President, Oakland Community, Oakland News, Oakland News Now, OUSD, Prop 22, rebecca kaplan, RT, Sierra Club, Social Media, Tech, US, Via, Video, vlog, Voting, WE, World, youtube, Zennie Abraham, zennie62, Zennie62 YouTube, Zennie62media

Community Leaders Speak Up With Kaplan: Press Conference 10/5/2020 From YouTube Channel: October 6, 2020 at 10:58PM ONN – Oakland Community Leaders Speak Up With Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan: Press Conference Rebecca Kaplan is joined by Community Leaders speaking out against the attempt by wealthy corperations to buy our elections in Oakland and in California. With […]

Re-Elect Rebecca Kaplan Over Sidebotham, Johnson For Oakland City Council At-Large In 2020

By Zennie AbrahamPosted on October 10, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland - Oakland News Now - OaklandNewsSide, Oakland Community, U.S. News, usa, WorldTagged Alameda, Alameda County, Alameda Labor Council, Berkeley, Broadway, Business, CA, California, Cat Brooks, CES, Dan Kalb, Democratic Party, Democrats, Derreck Johnson, EDGE, Elihu Harris, Erica, Igor Tregub, Inc, Larry Reid, Legal, libby schaaf, Live, Manchurian Candidate, Media, Nancy Sidebotham, Noel Gallo, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oakland City Council At-Large, Oakland City Council President, Oakland Election, Oakland Elections, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, oakland politics, Oaklanders, OPL, Pandemic, Politics, racism, rebecca kaplan, RT, Sheng Thao, Sierra Club, Tech, The Sierra Club, US, WE, World, Zennie Abraham

In the 2020 Oakland Elections, Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is facing a major challenge from friend and perennial campaigner Nancy Sidebotham, and newcomer Derreck Johnson. Nancy is an incredible member of the Oakland political world, but her main advantage is in pointing out problems, less than offering solutions. I like Derreck Johnson, and his […]

Oakland City Council 2020 Race: Union Committee To Replace Lynette Gibson McElhaney With Carroll Fife, Kaplan, Formed

By Zennie AbrahamPosted on September 22, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland - Oakland News Now - OaklandNewsSide, Oakland Community, U.S. News, usa, World, YouTubeTagged Alameda, Alameda County, Alameda Labor Council, App, Berkeley, Bernie Sanders, blog, CA, California, California Democratic Party, California Legislature, California Politics, Carroll Fife, CES, Dan Kalb, Democratic Party, District 15, Facebook, Housing, Inc, Joe Biden, Jovanka Beckles, Kamala Harris, Kamela Harris, Kimberly Ellis, Los Angeles, Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Marchon Tatmon, Measure Q, Moms 4 Housing, Noel Gallo, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Oakland Post, Oakland School Board, OPL, Pamela Price, Politics, rebecca kaplan, Richmond, RT, SF Bay Area, SF District Attorney, Treva Reid, Unions, US, Via, Vice President, WE, Zennie Abraham

The 2020 Oakland City Council race gets stranger and stranger as documents show (it’s always “documents show”, huh) that the Alameda Labor Council and the AFL-CIO have formed a committee called “Oakland 2020 Committee to Replace Lynette Gibson McElhaney And Elect Carroll Fife and Rebecca Kaplan to the Oakland City Council, sponsored by Alameda […]

Oakland City Council Votes To Send New Business Tax Structure To November 2022 Ballot

By Zennie AbrahamPosted on July 15, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland - Oakland News Now - OaklandNewsSide, Oakland Community, Oakland News, U.S. News, usa, WorldTagged ACCE, Alameda, Alameda Labor Council, Business, CA, CES, City of Oakland, coal, Dan Kalb, district 4, Inc, ISIS, ISSUES, Local 21, Media, Nikki Bas, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oakland Coal, Oaklanders, Press Release, rebecca kaplan, RPO, RT, Sheng Thao, The Lift Up Oakland Coalition, Unions, US, Via, WE, Zennie Abraham, zennie62, Zennie62media

Oakland – The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to send a new Oakland business tax structure law into motion by placing a measure on the November 2022 ballot. Oakland’s business tax structure has not seen a major overhaul in almost forty years. The Oakland City Council was united in its desire to see a progressive, […]

Sheng Thao Oakland D4 Councilmember With Community Leaders Launch Project MASC

By Sheng ThaoPosted on April 30, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland - Oakland News Now - OaklandNewsSide, Oakland Community, Oakland News, Top Band, U.S. News, usa, WorldTagged ACCE, Alameda, Alameda County, Alameda Labor Council, Business, CA, CES, City of Oakland, coal, Community Group, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dona, HBO, Housing, Inc, ISIS, Jobs and Housing Coalition, Latinx, Live, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oaklanders, Pandemic, population, Project MASC, RT, Sheng Thao, Unions, US, USA, WE

COUNCILMEMBER SHENG THAO ALONG WITH AAPI WOMEN LEAD AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ANNOUCE LAUNCH OF “PROJECT MASC FOR OAKLAND” TO FUNDRAISE AND DISTRIBUTE MASKS & OTHER RESOURCES TO OAKLAND COMMUNITIES Oakland – In partnership with AAPI Women Lead, theUCSF Center for Child and Community Health, UCSF Black Women’s Health & Livelihood Initiative, UCSF National Center of […]