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By Ken Epstein The sweep of progressive-leaning local candidates in November’s elections potentially means a seismic shift toward democratic and egalitarian policies in Oakland as the city seeks to grapple with ballooning homelessness, garbage-filled streets, violent crime, a police department still unable to emerge from federal court oversight, and lack of commitment to building housing | By Ken Epstein The sweep of progressive-leaning local candidates in November’s elections potentially means a seismic shift toward democratic and egalitarian policies in Oakland as the city seeks to grapple with ballooning homelessness, garbage-filled streets, violent crime, a police department still unable to emerge from federal court oversight, and lack of commitment to building housing
Progressives lead in City Council races, new progressive majority on school board Gap narrows between Sheng Thao and leading Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor By Ken Epstein (Editor’s note: This article reflects standings and vote totals as of press time, Wednesday afternoon, November 16th) With thousands of ballots still to be counted, progressive candidate Pamela | Progressives lead in City Council races, new progressive majority on school board Gap narrows between Sheng Thao and leading Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor By Ken Epstein (Editor’s note: This article reflects standings and vote totals as of press time, Wednesday afternoon, November 16th) With thousands of ballots still to be counted, progressive candidate Pamela
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Teachers, students and the Oakland Education Association had been vocal about COVID safety issues during the last two school years. Last January, OUSD teachers protested, as did students, in independent non-union affiliated sick-out and/or walk-out actions calling for better COVID safety measures. OEA pressed the district and negotiated over safety issues, and eventually struck a safety agreement deal that included making high quality masks available for free at all schools. This year, though, there have not been COVID protests. None of the four newsletters OEA has released this year have the word COVID in them, and its website no longer has any navigable page for COVID resources. | By Zack Haber The Oakland Unified School District is no longer publishing data this school year to inform students, staff, parents and the public about positive COVID cases in schools. “The district is responding to all positive cases of which we are notified,” wrote OUSD spokesperson John Sasaki in an