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Oakland In The White House: On Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barbara Lee, and Oakland Elections – Pam Drake

By Pamela DrakePosted on November 9, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland - Oakland News Now - OaklandNewsSide, Oakland Community, U.S. News, usa, Vlog, WorldTagged ACCE, Alameda, Alameda County, App, ATF, Atlanta, Barack Obama, Barbara Lee, Board of Education, Buffy Wicks, CA, California, Carroll Fife, CES, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, CTA, Dan Kalb, Dona, donald trump, Economy, EDGE, Election 2020, energy, Erica, Georgia, HBO, homeless, Housing, Housing Is A Human Right, Inc, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Latinx, libby schaaf, Live, Lyft, Mike Hutchinson, Moms 4 Housing, Noel Gallo, Oakland, Oakland Election, Oakland Elections, OEA, OPL, Politics, Prop 22, racism, rebecca kaplan, RPO, RT, Square, Stacey Abrams, Train, Treva Reid, United States, US, Vice President, WE, white house

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – Biden / Harris – Win!! I spent Wednesday morning, November 4th, at the ampitheater in the plaza in front of Oakland’s City Hall, masked and distanced but heartened by the crowd who sang and prayed together for a Just America and demanded that we count every vote! We ate […]

The Oakland City Council Votes To Oppose Proposition 22

By Rebecca KaplanPosted on October 21, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland Community, U.S. News, usa, WorldTagged App, CA, California, Lyft, NFL, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, OPL, Pandemic, Prop 22, rebecca kaplan, RPO, RT, Uber, US, WE

Oakland — Today, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Council member Rebecca Kaplan in Opposition of Proposition 22. Oakland stands with app-based drivers, gig workers and communities statewide who want a fair playing field. The proposition, funded by a consortium of gig companies, would deny their employees the benefits to which […]

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 […]

Oakland Mayor Schaaf Picks Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Treva Reid, More, In 2020 Voters Guide

By Libby SchaafPosted on October 13, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland - Oakland News Now - OaklandNewsSide, Oakland Community, U.S. News, usa, WorldTagged #OaklandUndivided, African American, Alameda, Alameda County, App, Barbara Lee, Business, CA, California, CARES, CES, City of Oakland, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Dan Kalb, Derreck Johnson, Digital Divide, Diversity, East Bay Express, East Oakland, Economy, EDGE, Erica, Finance, homeless, Housing, Inc, Jack London Square, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, libby schaaf, Live, London, London Square, Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Marchon Tatmon, Mayor Schaaf, Measure Q, Native Oaklander, Noel Gallo, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oakland Elections, Oakland Mayor Schaaf, Oakland Promise, Oakland School Board, Oaklanders, OPL, OUSD, Police Commission, Presente, Prop 22, rebecca kaplan, Rent Control, RPO, RT, Square, State of The City Address, TransForm, Treva Reid, US, Vice President, WE, workforce, Workforce Development Board

LIBBY’S ELECTION GUIDE Dear Oaklanders, Earlier this week, I ended my 2020 State of the City address by recognizing that this November’s election is so consequential it could chart a new path for our state and our nation. I meant it. I hope you’re as fired up as I am about this Presidential race, and […]

Oakland Council President Rebecca Kaplan Challenges Lyft to Debate Her

By Rebecca KaplanPosted on October 6, 2020Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland Community, U.S. News, usa, WorldTagged CA, California, CES, City of Oakland, coal, dc, Facebook, Facebook Live, Housing, Inc, ISIS, Live, Lyft, Lyft debate, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oakland School Board, Oakland Unified School District, OPL, Prop 22, rebecca kaplan, RPO, RT, Uber, US, USA, Via, Vice President, Video, Vimeo, WE

OAKLAND, CA – Yesterday, October 5th, at 10:30AM Oakland City Councilmember at-large Rebecca Kaplan, held a press conference together with a coalition of leaders, to denounce the lies of billionaires who are trying to buy our elections – both in the City of Oakland, and throughout California. Large corporations, including Lyft and Uber, are spending […]