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He said they would open locations in suburban areas and shift away from smaller stores as part of the organization’s expansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notice of the impending closures were sent to local workforce agencies, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins and supervisors in Alameda and San Francisco counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10908960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10908960\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/RS18844_shoppers-in-the-bins-e1744320417150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goodwill employees sort through donations on March 25, 2016. \u003ccite>(Andrew Stelzer/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Goodwill has been an important workforce development partner, which is why this closure is so disappointing,” said San Francisco Supervisor Danny Sauter, whose district includes the Goodwill career center set to close. “I look forward to working with Goodwill to ensure their career training continues in other ways in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to its statement, Goodwill provided 3,600 individuals facing barriers to employment with career training last year. Its services are funded through a large network of used clothing and goods stores, and services are provided at dedicated locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goodwill operates seven career centers in the Bay Area, including the one that’s set to close in June. The others may be consolidated in the near future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While we are reducing some operations today, these updates will better position [Goodwill San Francisco Bay] for future growth and continued service to our community in the region,” Goodwill’s statement read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In 2024, Goodwill of the San Francisco Bay entered into an \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tim-o%E2%80%99neal-474980238_goodwill-of-central-and-northern-arizona-activity-7236801820650565632-jSsW/\">operating partnership\u003c/a> with Goodwill of Northern and Central Arizona. The move was essentially an acquisition after Bay Area executives stepped down from their positions in favor of Arizona-based CEO Tim O’Neal, according to an \u003ca href=\"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_audit/2024-06-GSAFAC-0000355807\">audit\u003c/a> published by ProPublica. Goodwill San Francisco, under former CEO William Rogers, also went through a merger in 2021 when it took over Goodwill East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Goodwill effectively became a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of [Goodwill of Northern and Central Arizona],” the audit reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2024/09/03/goodwill-az-md-monocacy-ceo-tim-oneal-sanfrancisco.html\">San Francisco Business Times\u003c/a> last year, O’Neal said the nonprofit planned to invest $7 million in the Bay Area’s network of retail stores and community service projects. He said they would open locations in suburban areas and shift away from smaller stores as part of the organization’s expansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notice of the impending closures were sent to local workforce agencies, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins and supervisors in Alameda and San Francisco counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10908960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10908960\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/RS18844_shoppers-in-the-bins-e1744320417150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goodwill employees sort through donations on March 25, 2016. \u003ccite>(Andrew Stelzer/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Goodwill has been an important workforce development partner, which is why this closure is so disappointing,” said San Francisco Supervisor Danny Sauter, whose district includes the Goodwill career center set to close. “I look forward to working with Goodwill to ensure their career training continues in other ways in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to its statement, Goodwill provided 3,600 individuals facing barriers to employment with career training last year. Its services are funded through a large network of used clothing and goods stores, and services are provided at dedicated locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goodwill operates seven career centers in the Bay Area, including the one that’s set to close in June. The others may be consolidated in the near future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While we are reducing some operations today, these updates will better position [Goodwill San Francisco Bay] for future growth and continued service to our community in the region,” Goodwill’s statement read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Voting is underway in Oakland between now and Tuesday as voters choose a new mayor and city council member. They are also voting on whether to approve Measure A, which would increase Oakland’s sales tax by 0.5%.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How did we get here? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last year, Oakland voters recalled their mayor, Sheng Thao. Nine people are now running to finish the remainder of her term. Oakland City Council President Kevin Jenkins has been serving as interim mayor in the meantime, but is not running to stay in the job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s District 2 City Council seat is also up for grabs after former Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas was elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is hoping to use revenue generated by the sales tax increase to help eliminate \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031370/oakland-voters-want-to-know-how-next-mayor-would-fix-citys-finances\">a budget deficit that Oakland is facing\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031714\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee (center) addresses the crowd at a public forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How to vote? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Every registered voter in Oakland will receive a ballot by mail, and ballots have already started going out. To return your ballot, just drop it in a 24-hour drop box or mail it in postage-free. \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovapps/maps/ballotdropbox_map.htm\">See a list of drop box locations here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you prefer to vote in person, you can cast your ballot at \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rov_app/vcalist?electionid=257\">one of nine vote centers\u003c/a> in the city. Five vote centers will open on April 5 and another four will open on April 12. \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovapps/maps/vca/?electionid=257\">Click here for a list of vote centers and their hours\u003c/a>. You can also vote at the Alameda County Registrar of Voters office at any point. Voting ends at 8 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayoral and city council races will be ranked choice. That means that voters will have the option of voting for five candidates and ranking them by preference. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010512/how-does-ranked-choice-voting-work\">Here’s how ranked choice voting works\u003c/a>: If one candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, they win the race outright. If no candidate wins a majority of the votes, then the last-place candidate is eliminated and voters who picked that candidate as their first-choice will have their votes allocated to their second-choice candidate. A new tally is then conducted. If, after that, there still isn’t a candidate who has received more than half of the votes, the next candidate with the least number of votes is eliminated and the process repeats until a winner is identified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031707\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A public forum for all nine mayoral candidates is organized by the League of Women Voters of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Who are the candidates running to be Oakland’s next mayor? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These are candidates that KQED has found are actively campaigning. That means they’re doing things like appearing at forums and other events, enlisting the help of volunteers and speaking directly with voters through door-knocking or phone banking.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://barbaralee4oakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Barbara Lee\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former Congresswoman, Former State Legislator \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, IAFF Local 55 (Oakland Firefighters).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031711\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.electmindy.com/\">\u003cstrong>Mindy Pechenuk\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Researcher, Educator\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Assemblymember Leticia Castillo, retired California State Senator Mike Morrell, Alameda County Republican Central Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031706\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031706\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Mindy Pechenuk at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.suzrobinsonoaklandmayor.com/\">\u003cstrong>Suz Robinson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vice President, Governance and Stakeholder Engagement, Bay Area Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031709\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Suz Robinson at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Simpson_(California)\">\u003cstrong>Eric Simpson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Machine Operator, Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Socialist Workers Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Eric Simpson at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://standupoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Elizabeth Swaney\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Comedian, Barista and Former Olympian\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Elizabeth Swaney (right) addresses the audience at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://lorenforoakland.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1um-BhDtARIsABjU5x6pqvx4wsQXCMzGsYQlWNiCrjroTTiJGnJVaNuncg-TJWviraGi-aIaArbGEALw_wcB\">\u003cstrong>Loren Taylor\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former City Council Member, Business Consultant\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, Former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031705\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.webbforoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Renia Webb\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former City Staffer, Educator\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Linda Hothem, Owner of Pacific American Group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031704\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Renia Webb at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Positions on key issues\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland is facing significant financial challenges. As mayor, what specific actions would you take to close the city’s current $87 million shortfall and eliminate the $265 million deficit projected over the next two years? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee \u003c/strong>says she would bring in more outside investment to Oakland through a new office of public and private partnerships. She says she would leverage state and federal resources and points to her track record of securing millions for Oakland while in Congress. Lee also says she would streamline permitting, support small businesses and pursue grants. She has previously said her priorities would include collecting city revenue from things like fines and parking tickets. She has also said she would conduct a forensic audit of Oakland’s finances to detect waste, fraud and abuse. Lee has said cutting city jobs would be a last resort.[aside postID=news_12031370 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250311_Oakland-Budget_DMB_00061-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says interest payments on the city’s debts can be canceled or renegotiated. She says she wants to bring manufacturing, industry and productivity back to Oakland. Pechenuk has previously said that, as mayor, she would work with President Donald Trump and would also bring in Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to clean out Oakland’s budget and finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson \u003c/strong>says that she would launch a new comprehensive business plan within her first six months in office. She says she would appoint a Chief of Economic Development and Housing to help attract businesses, tourism and conventions. She would direct the city to explore repurposing vacant office buildings into affordable housing. She says she would introduce business tax incentives like reducing the gross receipts tax for employers who bring employees back in person. For multifamily housing projects, she would push for extending entitlements and permits to ensure that developers don’t face delays and reducing impact fees and transfer taxes for multifamily developments to encourage growth in housing production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says the Oakland budget, like everything else in society, is determined by what is in the interests of the ruling class, which Simpson defines as capitalists, developers and bondholders. The sales tax measure on Tuesday’s ballot is one more example of this, Simpson says, and if passed, would fall hardest on workers. “The bosses’ attacks on working people — on our wages and working conditions, the high prices, unemployment and the decay in the cities — are rooted in the crisis of the capitalist system,” Simpson says. He says the force that can end these attacks and open a new future for humanity is the working class, which Simpson says needs to break from the capitalist parties and move toward taking political power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says she would expand career training and entrepreneurship programs with company sponsorships, trade schools and universities. She says she would launch “Oakland Project Stargate” to transform unused land into a high-tech innovation hub, with the goal of attracting startups and high-paying jobs, and would offer tax incentives to film and creative industries. Swaney says she would auction city naming rights for major landmarks, such as “Apple City Hall.” She says she would modernize parking and tourism fees to generate new revenue, renegotiate city contracts and attract investors through public-private partnerships.[aside postID=news_12027749 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230802-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MHN-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says he would bring in a neutral third-party to audit Oakland’s books and require concessions from large companies doing business with the city, service providers and unions. He says he would also pursue outside funding opportunities and public-private partnerships and work with professional advisors to restructure and refinance the city’s debt. Taylor says he would activate revenue potential of vacant buildings and under-utilized parcels, have regular community town hall meetings and provide public performance updates on how the city is performing against its goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s budget crisis requires discipline, accountability and strong oversight. She says she would work with the city auditor and finance department to make tough budget decisions, merge departments to conserve resources and improve efficiency of spending. Webb says she would also attract business and property development to build tax revenues, cut expenditures that aren’t serving Oakland and apply for grants and aid at all levels of government to support transportation, public health, social services and other city needs. Webb has previously said that hundreds of millions of dollars are being mismanaged in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland residents are concerned about public safety. But police, fire and other public safety programs and resources cost money. If elected, what specific actions would you take to improve public safety in Oakland without adding to the city’s financial troubles? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee\u003c/strong> says public safety would be her top priority as mayor. She says her priorities would be maintaining police patrols and programs like Ceasefire, deploying special police teams trained to investigate gun crimes and arrest dangerous fugitives, increasing the number of police officers and funding to support neighborhood-based mental health crisis teams and anti-gang and anti-drug youth prevention programs. Lee says she would also prioritize the expansion of after-school and summer programs to provide safe and structured environments for Oakland’s youth. Lee says she also wants to address over 3,000 fire hydrants in the city that are not routinely inspected.[aside postID=news_12027509 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02238-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says Oakland’s city ordinances are preventing police from doing their duties. She also advocates for ending federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department, which Pechenuk says is wasting time and money by keeping the police from doing their job of guaranteeing the safety of law-abiding citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson\u003c/strong> says Oakland has never had enough police officers. She says the city needs to address the culture within the Oakland Police Department by re-evaluating the many layers of OPD’s management, reassessing the Oakland Police Commission’s appointment process and conducting a review of the organization. Robinson says the police department’s pursuit policy should be revised and that the current political environment is stalling progress on public safety decisions. Robinson points out that Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is spending 95% of its time on the Ceasefire program, which she notes has gaps in addressing juvenile crime and crime unrelated to gangs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says crime and antisocial behavior reflect the dog-eat-dog capitalist system and brutal “me-first morals” of those at the top that are pushed back when union and social struggles rise. “When workers begin to build movements based on solidarity, we see the truth — that we are the force that can solve society’s problems, not victims or passive recipients of charity. We are the solution,” Simpson says. Simpson says unions need to fight for a federally funded public works program to put millions to work building schools, housing and child care centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s hiring process for police officers is slow, expensive and discourages quality candidates. She says she would cut inefficiencies, reduce hiring times and attract top talent to create a police force that reflects Oakland. She says she would also expand community-based policing to build trust and put officers where they’re needed most. Swaney says she would reopen closed fire stations and reduce 911 response times by reallocating resources, deploy mental health crisis teams for nonviolent emergencies, and enter tech partnerships for modern crime prevention tools like predictive policing and surveillance. Swaney says she would fully fund after school programs, job training and violence prevention initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor \u003c/strong>says he would increase Oakland’s police force to 800 officers and invest in a retail and property crime unit. Taylor says he would continue to fund violence prevention programs like Ceasefire, Youth Alive and the OK Program while reallocating funding from programs that fail to deliver on their promised value. He says he would exit the 20-year \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakland-police-negotiated-settlement-agreement-nsa-reports\">Negotiated Settlement Agreement\u003c/a>. Taylor says the city must speed up 911 response times and increase the number of dispatchers. He also says he would reopen all of Oakland’s closed fire stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says she would work with Oakland’s police department, fire department and district attorney’s office to get tougher on crime in a responsible and humane manner. She would increase the city’s police force and reduce excessive overtime, keep fire stations open, and increase the city’s Neighborhood Community Policing and Neighborhood Watch programs. She says she would also continue to build upon proven violence interruption programs like Ceasefire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031710\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the public attend the forum at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are you in favor of amending Oakland’s city charter to move the city from a hybrid form of government to a strong mayor or council-manager form of government? Why or why not? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee \u003c/strong>says that in Oakland’s current hybrid form of government, lines of accountability to the public are not clear, and this needs to change. She says she supports a public review of Oakland’s city charter led by a commission that would include representation from the League of Women Voters of Oakland, ethics experts and other government leaders and stakeholders. Lee says other areas pertaining to ethics should also be examined, including banning gifts to elected officials from those seeking to do business with the city. Any updates recommended would be subject to voter approval, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says she favors a strong mayor system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson \u003c/strong>says a strong mayor model creates much-needed accountability between the mayor and the city council by granting the mayor line-item veto power on the budget and legislative veto authority. Robinson says that Oakland struggles with leadership and accountability. Without clear lines of responsibility, she says, the city will continue to flounder. “The public expects the mayor to be accountable for the city’s performance, which is why it is crucial to have a strong leader at the helm, driving results.” While the council-manager system may work for smaller cities, it’s not the right fit for a city like Oakland, Robinson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says this question obscures the real source of the crisis and the solution. “At every level of the bloated government bureaucracies, we see the interests of workers being subordinated to that of the capitalist exploiters. When the working class organizes in our interests, we win concessions on the road to taking power.” Simpson says the only way to end the crisis is to organize and take power away from the capitalists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney \u003c/strong>says that as an “Olympian for Oakland,” she believes in a government that is efficient and built for the success of its residents. She says she is open to exploring changes that make Oakland’s leadership more effective and accountable. “Creating a structure that delivers results, is streamlined, and ensures Oaklanders get responsive leadership is essential,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says he is the most qualified person to lead the city regardless of the government structure in place, but he is in favor of a strong mayor system, where the mayor has executive authority over city operations and direct accountability to voters, because it would allow the city to achieve its goals. “As a council member, I saw how difficult it was for the city to align on a unified vision for Oakland,” Taylor says. Taylor says a council-manager form of government could slow down the city’s responsiveness to residents. Finally, Taylor says he supports a strong public ethics department and city auditor as a check on the actions of the mayor and all elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb:\u003c/strong> The candidate did not respond to the question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031718\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031718\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral and District 2 candidate materials lay on a table at the public forum at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As mayor, what would you do to address residents’ concerns about homelessness, illegal dumping and neighborhood blight?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee\u003c/strong> says her preferred approach is to connect homeless individuals with housing, addiction treatment and mental health services. As mayor, Lee says she would accelerate housing production for all income levels and fight for Oakland’s fair share of funding from Measure W, an Alameda County sales tax approved by voters in 2020 intended for homelessness programs. When it comes to illegal dumping, Lee says she would build on the city’s existing efforts, including proactive, rapid cleanup of known dumping hotspots, expanding outreach efforts and expanding the use of technology and data. She says she would also create a Mayor’s Citywide Neighborhood District Leadership Committee to guide her office to address economic, cultural, safety and other quality-of-life issues important to each corner of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says many of these problems begin with the failure to eradicate what she describes as Oakland’s enormous illegal drug program. Pechenuk says her priority is to save the lives and minds of Oakland’s residents by destroying the city’s illegal drug trade through cooperation between law enforcement at the local, county, state and federal level, similar to San Francisco’s DMACC (Drug Market Agency Coordination Center) program. “We can do much better in Oakland to wipe out drugs and crime than we have been doing under the present regime,” Pechenuk says.[aside postID=news_12029645 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250304-OAKLANDHIGHSTREETENCAMPMENT-19-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Robinson\u003c/strong> says she would be committed to getting every homeless person off the streets. She supports the creation of a campus-style model, similar to Haven for Hope in San Antonio, that would provide both safe shelter and centralized services. Robinson supports having all service providers coordinated in one location with shelter and transitional housing. To address illegal dumping, Robinson would enforce stricter penalties, collect over $1 million in unpaid citations, and beef up the rewards program that uses tips and video evidence. “We’ll also boost public education and make it clear they are not dumping on the government, they are destroying our earth,” Robinson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson\u003c/strong> says that working people are concerned about and impacted by drug addiction and other social scourges, noting that many people are one paycheck away from homelessness and have to work two jobs or more to pay the rent, which undermines public health and leaves little time for family. He says the Socialist Workers Party is part of building a working-class movement that will grow to millions, take power in the U.S. and stand in solidarity with working people in other countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says she would address homelessness by expanding transitional housing with mental health and addiction support. To cut down on illegal dumping, she would rely on tech surveillance and enforce penalties. She says her approach to blight would include tax incentives for businesses and nonprofits that provide housing and neighborhood cleanup and partnering with businesses and nonprofits to fund cleanups and revitalization without burdening taxpayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s multigenerational housing and homelessness crisis deserves a multifaceted solution that includes more housing, renter protections and mental health and addiction programs. He says he would close unsafe encampments and provide unhoused residents with shelter and services. Taylor says he would ensure Oakland’s Homeless Encampment Policy is implemented, striking a balance between protecting residents and respecting their civil liberties. He would renegotiate the city’s garbage and recycling contracts, support grants and incentives to rehabilitate blighted properties and partner with nonprofits and developers to convert abandoned buildings into housing. He says Oakland needs to install surveillance cameras in dumping hot spots, increase free bulk pickups and community drop off, require businesses to pay for trash pickup, and ensure prosecution of illegal dumpers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says she would work responsibly with developers to build more affordable and market-rate housing, access emergency funding streams via county, state and federal resources and attract large businesses with initiatives to fill vacant buildings and properties. Webb says she would clean up Oakland’s streets, complete the city’s pavement plans and fix the plethora of potholes across the city’s neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031714\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee (center) addresses the crowd at a public forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How to vote? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Every registered voter in Oakland will receive a ballot by mail, and ballots have already started going out. To return your ballot, just drop it in a 24-hour drop box or mail it in postage-free. \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovapps/maps/ballotdropbox_map.htm\">See a list of drop box locations here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you prefer to vote in person, you can cast your ballot at \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rov_app/vcalist?electionid=257\">one of nine vote centers\u003c/a> in the city. Five vote centers will open on April 5 and another four will open on April 12. \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovapps/maps/vca/?electionid=257\">Click here for a list of vote centers and their hours\u003c/a>. You can also vote at the Alameda County Registrar of Voters office at any point. Voting ends at 8 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayoral and city council races will be ranked choice. That means that voters will have the option of voting for five candidates and ranking them by preference. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010512/how-does-ranked-choice-voting-work\">Here’s how ranked choice voting works\u003c/a>: If one candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, they win the race outright. If no candidate wins a majority of the votes, then the last-place candidate is eliminated and voters who picked that candidate as their first-choice will have their votes allocated to their second-choice candidate. A new tally is then conducted. If, after that, there still isn’t a candidate who has received more than half of the votes, the next candidate with the least number of votes is eliminated and the process repeats until a winner is identified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031707\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A public forum for all nine mayoral candidates is organized by the League of Women Voters of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Who are the candidates running to be Oakland’s next mayor? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These are candidates that KQED has found are actively campaigning. That means they’re doing things like appearing at forums and other events, enlisting the help of volunteers and speaking directly with voters through door-knocking or phone banking.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://barbaralee4oakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Barbara Lee\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former Congresswoman, Former State Legislator \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, IAFF Local 55 (Oakland Firefighters).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031711\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.electmindy.com/\">\u003cstrong>Mindy Pechenuk\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Researcher, Educator\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Assemblymember Leticia Castillo, retired California State Senator Mike Morrell, Alameda County Republican Central Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031706\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031706\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Mindy Pechenuk at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.suzrobinsonoaklandmayor.com/\">\u003cstrong>Suz Robinson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vice President, Governance and Stakeholder Engagement, Bay Area Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031709\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Suz Robinson at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Simpson_(California)\">\u003cstrong>Eric Simpson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Machine Operator, Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Socialist Workers Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Eric Simpson at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://standupoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Elizabeth Swaney\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Comedian, Barista and Former Olympian\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Elizabeth Swaney (right) addresses the audience at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://lorenforoakland.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1um-BhDtARIsABjU5x6pqvx4wsQXCMzGsYQlWNiCrjroTTiJGnJVaNuncg-TJWviraGi-aIaArbGEALw_wcB\">\u003cstrong>Loren Taylor\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former City Council Member, Business Consultant\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, Former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031705\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.webbforoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Renia Webb\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former City Staffer, Educator\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Linda Hothem, Owner of Pacific American Group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031704\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Renia Webb at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Positions on key issues\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland is facing significant financial challenges. As mayor, what specific actions would you take to close the city’s current $87 million shortfall and eliminate the $265 million deficit projected over the next two years? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee \u003c/strong>says she would bring in more outside investment to Oakland through a new office of public and private partnerships. She says she would leverage state and federal resources and points to her track record of securing millions for Oakland while in Congress. Lee also says she would streamline permitting, support small businesses and pursue grants. She has previously said her priorities would include collecting city revenue from things like fines and parking tickets. She has also said she would conduct a forensic audit of Oakland’s finances to detect waste, fraud and abuse. Lee has said cutting city jobs would be a last resort.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says interest payments on the city’s debts can be canceled or renegotiated. She says she wants to bring manufacturing, industry and productivity back to Oakland. Pechenuk has previously said that, as mayor, she would work with President Donald Trump and would also bring in Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to clean out Oakland’s budget and finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson \u003c/strong>says that she would launch a new comprehensive business plan within her first six months in office. She says she would appoint a Chief of Economic Development and Housing to help attract businesses, tourism and conventions. She would direct the city to explore repurposing vacant office buildings into affordable housing. She says she would introduce business tax incentives like reducing the gross receipts tax for employers who bring employees back in person. For multifamily housing projects, she would push for extending entitlements and permits to ensure that developers don’t face delays and reducing impact fees and transfer taxes for multifamily developments to encourage growth in housing production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says the Oakland budget, like everything else in society, is determined by what is in the interests of the ruling class, which Simpson defines as capitalists, developers and bondholders. The sales tax measure on Tuesday’s ballot is one more example of this, Simpson says, and if passed, would fall hardest on workers. “The bosses’ attacks on working people — on our wages and working conditions, the high prices, unemployment and the decay in the cities — are rooted in the crisis of the capitalist system,” Simpson says. He says the force that can end these attacks and open a new future for humanity is the working class, which Simpson says needs to break from the capitalist parties and move toward taking political power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says she would expand career training and entrepreneurship programs with company sponsorships, trade schools and universities. She says she would launch “Oakland Project Stargate” to transform unused land into a high-tech innovation hub, with the goal of attracting startups and high-paying jobs, and would offer tax incentives to film and creative industries. Swaney says she would auction city naming rights for major landmarks, such as “Apple City Hall.” She says she would modernize parking and tourism fees to generate new revenue, renegotiate city contracts and attract investors through public-private partnerships.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says he would bring in a neutral third-party to audit Oakland’s books and require concessions from large companies doing business with the city, service providers and unions. He says he would also pursue outside funding opportunities and public-private partnerships and work with professional advisors to restructure and refinance the city’s debt. Taylor says he would activate revenue potential of vacant buildings and under-utilized parcels, have regular community town hall meetings and provide public performance updates on how the city is performing against its goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s budget crisis requires discipline, accountability and strong oversight. She says she would work with the city auditor and finance department to make tough budget decisions, merge departments to conserve resources and improve efficiency of spending. Webb says she would also attract business and property development to build tax revenues, cut expenditures that aren’t serving Oakland and apply for grants and aid at all levels of government to support transportation, public health, social services and other city needs. Webb has previously said that hundreds of millions of dollars are being mismanaged in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland residents are concerned about public safety. But police, fire and other public safety programs and resources cost money. If elected, what specific actions would you take to improve public safety in Oakland without adding to the city’s financial troubles? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee\u003c/strong> says public safety would be her top priority as mayor. She says her priorities would be maintaining police patrols and programs like Ceasefire, deploying special police teams trained to investigate gun crimes and arrest dangerous fugitives, increasing the number of police officers and funding to support neighborhood-based mental health crisis teams and anti-gang and anti-drug youth prevention programs. Lee says she would also prioritize the expansion of after-school and summer programs to provide safe and structured environments for Oakland’s youth. Lee says she also wants to address over 3,000 fire hydrants in the city that are not routinely inspected.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says Oakland’s city ordinances are preventing police from doing their duties. She also advocates for ending federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department, which Pechenuk says is wasting time and money by keeping the police from doing their job of guaranteeing the safety of law-abiding citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson\u003c/strong> says Oakland has never had enough police officers. She says the city needs to address the culture within the Oakland Police Department by re-evaluating the many layers of OPD’s management, reassessing the Oakland Police Commission’s appointment process and conducting a review of the organization. Robinson says the police department’s pursuit policy should be revised and that the current political environment is stalling progress on public safety decisions. Robinson points out that Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is spending 95% of its time on the Ceasefire program, which she notes has gaps in addressing juvenile crime and crime unrelated to gangs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says crime and antisocial behavior reflect the dog-eat-dog capitalist system and brutal “me-first morals” of those at the top that are pushed back when union and social struggles rise. “When workers begin to build movements based on solidarity, we see the truth — that we are the force that can solve society’s problems, not victims or passive recipients of charity. We are the solution,” Simpson says. Simpson says unions need to fight for a federally funded public works program to put millions to work building schools, housing and child care centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s hiring process for police officers is slow, expensive and discourages quality candidates. She says she would cut inefficiencies, reduce hiring times and attract top talent to create a police force that reflects Oakland. She says she would also expand community-based policing to build trust and put officers where they’re needed most. Swaney says she would reopen closed fire stations and reduce 911 response times by reallocating resources, deploy mental health crisis teams for nonviolent emergencies, and enter tech partnerships for modern crime prevention tools like predictive policing and surveillance. Swaney says she would fully fund after school programs, job training and violence prevention initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor \u003c/strong>says he would increase Oakland’s police force to 800 officers and invest in a retail and property crime unit. Taylor says he would continue to fund violence prevention programs like Ceasefire, Youth Alive and the OK Program while reallocating funding from programs that fail to deliver on their promised value. He says he would exit the 20-year \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakland-police-negotiated-settlement-agreement-nsa-reports\">Negotiated Settlement Agreement\u003c/a>. Taylor says the city must speed up 911 response times and increase the number of dispatchers. He also says he would reopen all of Oakland’s closed fire stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says she would work with Oakland’s police department, fire department and district attorney’s office to get tougher on crime in a responsible and humane manner. She would increase the city’s police force and reduce excessive overtime, keep fire stations open, and increase the city’s Neighborhood Community Policing and Neighborhood Watch programs. She says she would also continue to build upon proven violence interruption programs like Ceasefire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031710\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the public attend the forum at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are you in favor of amending Oakland’s city charter to move the city from a hybrid form of government to a strong mayor or council-manager form of government? Why or why not? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee \u003c/strong>says that in Oakland’s current hybrid form of government, lines of accountability to the public are not clear, and this needs to change. She says she supports a public review of Oakland’s city charter led by a commission that would include representation from the League of Women Voters of Oakland, ethics experts and other government leaders and stakeholders. Lee says other areas pertaining to ethics should also be examined, including banning gifts to elected officials from those seeking to do business with the city. Any updates recommended would be subject to voter approval, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says she favors a strong mayor system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson \u003c/strong>says a strong mayor model creates much-needed accountability between the mayor and the city council by granting the mayor line-item veto power on the budget and legislative veto authority. Robinson says that Oakland struggles with leadership and accountability. Without clear lines of responsibility, she says, the city will continue to flounder. “The public expects the mayor to be accountable for the city’s performance, which is why it is crucial to have a strong leader at the helm, driving results.” While the council-manager system may work for smaller cities, it’s not the right fit for a city like Oakland, Robinson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says this question obscures the real source of the crisis and the solution. “At every level of the bloated government bureaucracies, we see the interests of workers being subordinated to that of the capitalist exploiters. When the working class organizes in our interests, we win concessions on the road to taking power.” Simpson says the only way to end the crisis is to organize and take power away from the capitalists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney \u003c/strong>says that as an “Olympian for Oakland,” she believes in a government that is efficient and built for the success of its residents. She says she is open to exploring changes that make Oakland’s leadership more effective and accountable. “Creating a structure that delivers results, is streamlined, and ensures Oaklanders get responsive leadership is essential,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says he is the most qualified person to lead the city regardless of the government structure in place, but he is in favor of a strong mayor system, where the mayor has executive authority over city operations and direct accountability to voters, because it would allow the city to achieve its goals. “As a council member, I saw how difficult it was for the city to align on a unified vision for Oakland,” Taylor says. Taylor says a council-manager form of government could slow down the city’s responsiveness to residents. Finally, Taylor says he supports a strong public ethics department and city auditor as a check on the actions of the mayor and all elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb:\u003c/strong> The candidate did not respond to the question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031718\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031718\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral and District 2 candidate materials lay on a table at the public forum at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson\u003c/strong> says she would be committed to getting every homeless person off the streets. She supports the creation of a campus-style model, similar to Haven for Hope in San Antonio, that would provide both safe shelter and centralized services. Robinson supports having all service providers coordinated in one location with shelter and transitional housing. To address illegal dumping, Robinson would enforce stricter penalties, collect over $1 million in unpaid citations, and beef up the rewards program that uses tips and video evidence. “We’ll also boost public education and make it clear they are not dumping on the government, they are destroying our earth,” Robinson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson\u003c/strong> says that working people are concerned about and impacted by drug addiction and other social scourges, noting that many people are one paycheck away from homelessness and have to work two jobs or more to pay the rent, which undermines public health and leaves little time for family. He says the Socialist Workers Party is part of building a working-class movement that will grow to millions, take power in the U.S. and stand in solidarity with working people in other countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says she would address homelessness by expanding transitional housing with mental health and addiction support. To cut down on illegal dumping, she would rely on tech surveillance and enforce penalties. She says her approach to blight would include tax incentives for businesses and nonprofits that provide housing and neighborhood cleanup and partnering with businesses and nonprofits to fund cleanups and revitalization without burdening taxpayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s multigenerational housing and homelessness crisis deserves a multifaceted solution that includes more housing, renter protections and mental health and addiction programs. He says he would close unsafe encampments and provide unhoused residents with shelter and services. Taylor says he would ensure Oakland’s Homeless Encampment Policy is implemented, striking a balance between protecting residents and respecting their civil liberties. He would renegotiate the city’s garbage and recycling contracts, support grants and incentives to rehabilitate blighted properties and partner with nonprofits and developers to convert abandoned buildings into housing. He says Oakland needs to install surveillance cameras in dumping hot spots, increase free bulk pickups and community drop off, require businesses to pay for trash pickup, and ensure prosecution of illegal dumpers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says she would work responsibly with developers to build more affordable and market-rate housing, access emergency funding streams via county, state and federal resources and attract large businesses with initiatives to fill vacant buildings and properties. Webb says she would clean up Oakland’s streets, complete the city’s pavement plans and fix the plethora of potholes across the city’s neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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He called the move “disrespectful” and said it could have big financial and personnel costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If our superintendent leaves, then also our chief business officer will leave and probably other senior staff,” he told KQED. “It would leave us in a situation with no leadership in place and probably no ability to bring in new leadership any time soon.”[aside postID=news_12034895 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GettyImages-1321784533.jpg']The board’s closed session agenda for Wednesday’s meeting said it will be discussing a “public employment discipline/dismissal/release.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Board President Jennifer Brouhard said she could not comment on what discussions were slated for closed session. Board member Rachel Latta declined to comment on specifics but said that the board would be “discussing the superintendent transition plan.” Other board members did not respond to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson-Trammell could not be reached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland NAACP released a statement Tuesday in advance of the meeting, saying it was “profoundly concerned and compelled to speak out” about the “potential premature removal of the current superintendent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organization urged residents to contact Brouhard to voice support for Johnson-Trammell, saying any attempt to remove her would be “disruptive, unjust, and potentially politically motivated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board and district leadership have been at odds over OUSD’s tenuous budget situation for much of the academic year. 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"content": "\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">city of Oakland\u003c/a> program that has long provided free meals to thousands of children during the summer will not be offered this year due to “severe city budget constraints,” officials confirmed this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent letter to \u003ca href=\"https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/LIST-OF-SFSP-SERVICE-SITES-FOR-2024.pdf\">more than 45 community and faith-based sites\u003c/a> throughout Oakland that previously distributed the meals, the city said it would end its Summer Food Service Program due to a lack of funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move follows a vote by the Oakland City Council in December to reallocate funds from its sugar-sweetened beverage tax, amid the city’s struggle to close a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027749/oakland-reverses-several-layoffs-amid-scramble-close-massive-budget-deficit\">nearly $130 million budget shortfall\u003c/a>. 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Last year, the program provided more than 100,000 free, hot lunches to children in an effort to “bridge the meal gap throughout the summer months,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/city-of-oakland-to-serve-more-than-100-000-free-meals-to-children-this-summer-2\">according to the city\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We recognize this is a significant loss for the children and families who rely on these meals,” Akanji wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He encouraged partner sites to seek support from food banks and local businesses or apply directly for USDA support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland previously used about $200,000 of sugar tax revenue each year to run the food program and separately paid two full-time employees and several part-time staff to manage it, according to a city spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/educator-prep/coa-agendas/2021-05/2021-05-item-15.pdf?sfvrsn=d81e2bb1_6#:~:text=Located%20in%20the%20Bay%20Area,receive%20free%20or%20reduced%20meals.\">Nearly 75%\u003c/a> of OUSD students — about 33,000 — qualify for free or reduced lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a very, very critical and important program for us,” said Michael Altfest, a spokesperson for the Alameda County Community Food Bank, which has referred families to summer food distribution sites for the past 15 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12035005 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS26222_IMG_2896-qut-1180x787.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altfest said he heard about the elimination of the food program from a community partner, but his organization had yet to receive any information from the city itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 1 in 4 residents in Alameda County experience some level of food insecurity, he said, noting that children are the single largest group that food banks serve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you think of a low-income family, they often depend on school meals. So when schools are out, that is typically when we will start to see spikes in seasonal need,” Altfest said. “That’s why this program has been so enormously beneficial to the families that we serve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The elimination of the program makes it “almost certain” that the already stretched food bank will see a significant increase in demand this summer, likely forcing it to dip further into reserves, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It really is one of the most uncertain, worrisome times that I’ve ever seen [here],” Altfest said, noting the food bank’s steep decline in contributions in recent years, as well as the massive cuts that Congress is currently considering making to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “Having this happen is like salt in the wound.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Oakland’s Pill Hill neighborhood, has been serving lunches to children through the program for the past three summers. 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"content": "\u003cp>While President Donald Trump has defended \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101909473/the-fallout-of-trumps-expansive-tariffs\">his tariffs\u003c/a> as “medicine” for American industry during what he calls an economic emergency, many Bay Area small businesses that rely on imported goods are bracing for major upheaval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s aggressive trade policy unveiled last week sent shockwaves through the global economy and U.S. markets. In addition to a 10% baseline tax on all imported goods, the U.S. will impose “reciprocal” tariffs affecting dozens of trade partners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those levies will increase costs for business owners — increases that many expect will be passed on to consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor Peliska, an employee at King Kog Bicycle Shop in downtown Oakland, estimated that roughly 90% of the goods in the store are imported. If Trump’s tariffs on goods from China and Taiwan remain, prices will definitely increase, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Almost everything that we make is from overseas,” Peliska said. “I personally don’t think tariffs are bad … but to do it in a sort of blanket way doesn’t really make sense, and to do it without having any domestic infrastructure to replace it also doesn’t make sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Prices are going to go up, but for how long … we don’t know.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034834\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034834\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Peliska, a bicycle mechanic, works on a bike at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Other small businesses face the same uncertainty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>China, which exported over \u003ca href=\"https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/china-mongolia-taiwan/peoples-republic-china\">$400 billion\u003c/a> worth of goods to the United States in 2024, faces a 34% tariff, which is set to take effect Wednesday. Trump also threatened this week to impose an \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114297331052690348\">additional 50% tariff \u003c/a>on China after the nation announced plans to issue a 34% import fee on the U.S. in retaliation for Trump’s initial announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Erik Bigglestone, who co-owns Games of Berkeley in the East Bay, said the store is already preparing for the worst. Nearly all of the board games and toys sold in the store are imported, and more than 90% of its products come from China, he said.[aside postID=news_12034730 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/iPhone16Getty-1020x680.jpg']Many manufacturers and store owners in the games industry are worried that the tariffs could put them out of business, Bigglestone said. Games of Berkeley, which has been in the community for nearly 45 years, is also at risk of going away, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suppliers have warned him that some goods may go up 10% to 25% in price over the next few weeks. As a small business, Games of Berkeley will need to pass some of those additional costs onto consumers, which could deter them from shopping locally when companies such as Amazon will be able to eat more of those import taxes, he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s already expensive to do business in the Bay Area,” he said. “When you start throwing more and more expenses on top of it, that can really make people think twice about whether they even want to try and weather that storm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bigglestone said he and the game store’s other owners have discussed raising prices preemptively so that they’re prepared for increased import costs moving forward. They’re also looking at increasing the store’s used games inventory and eliminating less popular options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a pain and trauma that is being inflicted without any thought to the actual real-world consequences,” Bigglesone said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034836\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034836\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bikes and bike frames for sale hang from the ceiling at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neale Mahoney, a professor of economics at Stanford University, said Trump’s tariffs will have sweeping effects across most industries. Businesses that rely on imported goods will be the first to increase their prices, but suppliers that import raw materials will also need to adjust, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As those businesses begin increasing the prices of their goods, even companies that don’t rely on imports will be incentivized to follow suit, driving up the expected price for certain items universally, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ryan Cummings, chief of staff at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, said it’s rare to see financial uncertainty that is so reversible. If Trump announced that the tariffs were canceled, a lot of the fear and anxiety driving the market would decrease, he said, referencing the sudden market downturn that followed Trump’s announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If these tariffs stay where they are, we’re talking about destroying global supply chains and global value chains,” Cummings said. “If the tariffs stay in place, it will not only be a recession but a deep recession. But it’s avoidable. It’s completely avoidable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034835\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034835\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bicycle for sale at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025, displays a “Made in Cambodia” sticker. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back in Oakland, a few doors down from King Kog Bicycle Shop is Howden Market, a small corner store that sells artisanal wines, beers and other craft goods. Kanitha Matoury, the store’s owner, said she was drawn to the neighborhood because of the beautiful building and her passion for food, drink and community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Howden sources many of its products locally, several of its nearly 200 vendors get the raw materials for their cans and bottles from overseas, Matoury said, adding that the United States doesn’t have the infrastructure and the factories to keep up with demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, inflation has made it difficult to stay afloat, Matoury said, adding that Trump’s tariffs will make it even harder. In cities such as Oakland, where the small business sector is taking a hit from increased rent and petty crime, store owners can’t take much more, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe, like what Barack Obama said, that small business is the backbone of our economy and the cornerstone of our community,” said Matoury, who is running for Oakland City Council. “Small businesses all over America are literally just closing shop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>While President Donald Trump has defended \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101909473/the-fallout-of-trumps-expansive-tariffs\">his tariffs\u003c/a> as “medicine” for American industry during what he calls an economic emergency, many Bay Area small businesses that rely on imported goods are bracing for major upheaval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s aggressive trade policy unveiled last week sent shockwaves through the global economy and U.S. markets. In addition to a 10% baseline tax on all imported goods, the U.S. will impose “reciprocal” tariffs affecting dozens of trade partners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those levies will increase costs for business owners — increases that many expect will be passed on to consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor Peliska, an employee at King Kog Bicycle Shop in downtown Oakland, estimated that roughly 90% of the goods in the store are imported. If Trump’s tariffs on goods from China and Taiwan remain, prices will definitely increase, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Almost everything that we make is from overseas,” Peliska said. “I personally don’t think tariffs are bad … but to do it in a sort of blanket way doesn’t really make sense, and to do it without having any domestic infrastructure to replace it also doesn’t make sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Prices are going to go up, but for how long … we don’t know.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034834\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034834\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-10-BL_QED-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Peliska, a bicycle mechanic, works on a bike at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Other small businesses face the same uncertainty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>China, which exported over \u003ca href=\"https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/china-mongolia-taiwan/peoples-republic-china\">$400 billion\u003c/a> worth of goods to the United States in 2024, faces a 34% tariff, which is set to take effect Wednesday. Trump also threatened this week to impose an \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114297331052690348\">additional 50% tariff \u003c/a>on China after the nation announced plans to issue a 34% import fee on the U.S. in retaliation for Trump’s initial announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Erik Bigglestone, who co-owns Games of Berkeley in the East Bay, said the store is already preparing for the worst. Nearly all of the board games and toys sold in the store are imported, and more than 90% of its products come from China, he said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Many manufacturers and store owners in the games industry are worried that the tariffs could put them out of business, Bigglestone said. Games of Berkeley, which has been in the community for nearly 45 years, is also at risk of going away, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suppliers have warned him that some goods may go up 10% to 25% in price over the next few weeks. As a small business, Games of Berkeley will need to pass some of those additional costs onto consumers, which could deter them from shopping locally when companies such as Amazon will be able to eat more of those import taxes, he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s already expensive to do business in the Bay Area,” he said. “When you start throwing more and more expenses on top of it, that can really make people think twice about whether they even want to try and weather that storm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bigglestone said he and the game store’s other owners have discussed raising prices preemptively so that they’re prepared for increased import costs moving forward. They’re also looking at increasing the store’s used games inventory and eliminating less popular options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a pain and trauma that is being inflicted without any thought to the actual real-world consequences,” Bigglesone said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034836\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034836\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bikes and bike frames for sale hang from the ceiling at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neale Mahoney, a professor of economics at Stanford University, said Trump’s tariffs will have sweeping effects across most industries. Businesses that rely on imported goods will be the first to increase their prices, but suppliers that import raw materials will also need to adjust, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As those businesses begin increasing the prices of their goods, even companies that don’t rely on imports will be incentivized to follow suit, driving up the expected price for certain items universally, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ryan Cummings, chief of staff at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, said it’s rare to see financial uncertainty that is so reversible. If Trump announced that the tariffs were canceled, a lot of the fear and anxiety driving the market would decrease, he said, referencing the sudden market downturn that followed Trump’s announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If these tariffs stay where they are, we’re talking about destroying global supply chains and global value chains,” Cummings said. “If the tariffs stay in place, it will not only be a recession but a deep recession. But it’s avoidable. It’s completely avoidable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034835\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034835\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-12-BL_QED-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bicycle for sale at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025, displays a “Made in Cambodia” sticker. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back in Oakland, a few doors down from King Kog Bicycle Shop is Howden Market, a small corner store that sells artisanal wines, beers and other craft goods. Kanitha Matoury, the store’s owner, said she was drawn to the neighborhood because of the beautiful building and her passion for food, drink and community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Howden sources many of its products locally, several of its nearly 200 vendors get the raw materials for their cans and bottles from overseas, Matoury said, adding that the United States doesn’t have the infrastructure and the factories to keep up with demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, inflation has made it difficult to stay afloat, Matoury said, adding that Trump’s tariffs will make it even harder. In cities such as Oakland, where the small business sector is taking a hit from increased rent and petty crime, store owners can’t take much more, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe, like what Barack Obama said, that small business is the backbone of our economy and the cornerstone of our community,” said Matoury, who is running for Oakland City Council. “Small businesses all over America are literally just closing shop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Most of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland-mayor\">Oakland mayor’s office\u003c/a> staff will be let go at the end of the week, interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins said Monday, a day after he fired his chief of staff following the release of a note in which she appeared to refer to Black people as “tokens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jenkins, Deputy Mayor Burt Jones, Deputy Mayor LaNiece Jones and the office’s executive assistant and scheduler will remain in the office, with Burt Jones serving as chief of staff, the mayor’s office said in a statement on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to thank everyone who is leaving the office for their service,” Jenkins said in the statement. “It has always been our intention to allow our next Mayor to choose their own staff after the April 15 special election.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The handwritten note by chief of staff Leigh Hanson was included among records the city made public last week related to the FBI’s probe of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, whose recall in November led to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032042/oakland-special-election-candidate-guide-and-how-to-vote\">this month’s special mayoral election\u003c/a>. Hanson was chief of staff for Thao and stayed on after her recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the note, which KQED obtained last week, the word “Recall” appears at the top with people and groups known to have financially backed or opposed the recall campaign against Thao jotted down below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034813\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/OAK_PRA_0054921.pdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1522\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/OAK_PRA_0054921.pdf.png 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/OAK_PRA_0054921.pdf-800x609.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/OAK_PRA_0054921.pdf-1020x776.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/OAK_PRA_0054921.pdf-160x122.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/OAK_PRA_0054921.pdf-1536x1169.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/OAK_PRA_0054921.pdf-1920x1461.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This handwritten note by chief of staff Leigh Hanson was included among records the city made public last week related to the FBI’s probe of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the upper right-hand corner, “CM Fife can outreach to NAACP” is written, seemingly referring to Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Underneath that, the words “use BP as tokens” appear, set off by dashes. Hanson \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/leigh-hanson-oakland-20261051.php\">told the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which first reported her firing, that “BP” referred to Black people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a text message to KQED on Monday, Hanson said the note was taken out of context.[aside postID=news_12033381 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00156_qed-1020x680.jpg']“These handwritten meeting notes record a group discussion that included proposed messaging points that the anti-recall campaign wanted to provide to potential surrogates,” Hanson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanson said the notes were a reference to recall organizer Seneca Scott, who she said was hired by wealthy white \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11998651/a-hedge-fund-manager-is-funding-bid-to-oust-oaklands-mayor-and-its-not-his-first-recall\">funders of the effort\u003c/a> to obscure the public’s understanding of the campaign’s political origins. According to Hanson, Thao and her political team believed that the paid involvement of Scott, who is Black, in the recall campaign constituted tokenization — when a member of an underrepresented group is used to create the appearance of diversity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I regret that my short-hand note-taking has been taken out of context on social media and inadvertently harmed close friends, colleagues and members of my community who have been marginalized by our political system,” Hanson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a press conference on Monday morning, the Oakland chapter of the NAACP thanked Jenkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never dreamed in Oakland, California, that we would be called a token,” said Cynthia Adams, president of the chapter. “I just want to thank our interim mayor Kevin Jenkins for having courage to do what he did, to make a stand for the people of Oakland and for his Black community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12012869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12012869 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cynthia Adams, president of the Oakland NAACP chapter, smiles at the election watch party organized by the Oakland NAACP chapter pro-recall group at Scott’s Seafood Grill and Bar in Jack London Square in Oakland on election night, Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Camille Cohen for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Standing behind Adams at the press conference were Scott and fellow Thao recall organizer Brenda Harbin-Forte; Brenda Grisham and Carl Chan, organizers of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017506/these-maps-show-where-pamela-price-lost-the-most-support-from-voters-in-the-recall-election\">recall of former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price\u003c/a>; and Oakland mayoral candidate \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033381/fake-news-oakland-election-ads-raise-concerns-over-misleading-headlines\">Loren Taylor\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked about the note’s reference to Fife reaching out to the NAACP, Adams said the chapter had not heard from the councilmember for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s darkness what’s in that City Hall. I was wondering why it was so dark over there. It was dark because it was a lot of darkness going on. But now, it’s light,” Adams said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fife did not respond to a request for comment Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brandon Harami, another staffer in the mayor’s office who served under Thao, told KQED he was informed in a meeting on Monday morning that he was being placed on leave and would be terminated Friday. Deputy Mayor Burt Jones and City Administrator Jestin Johnson were both in the meeting, he said.[aside postID=news_12031370 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250311_Oakland-Budget_DMB_00061-1020x680.jpg']“This is clearly retaliatory action in response to an inaccurate and misleading release from the leadership of the Oakland NAACP, who has reason to dislike me after I landed a settlement with one of their officers for harassment,” Harami said in a statement, referring to Scott. “I am pursuing next steps with both my Union and other avenues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December, the city filed a petition for a workplace violence restraining order against Scott after he posted Harami’s address and cellphone number on social media and accused Harami of being a pedophile, according to court records. Scott agreed in a Feb. 6 settlement not to post Harami’s contact information or location, or accuse him of being a pedophile or of being abused by his parents. Harami also agreed not to post Scott’s contact information or home address, although the settlement notes he had not previously done so. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adams declined to comment on Harami’s claim of retaliation, saying that she didn’t know anything about that. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“These handwritten meeting notes record a group discussion that included proposed messaging points that the anti-recall campaign wanted to provide to potential surrogates,” Hanson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanson said the notes were a reference to recall organizer Seneca Scott, who she said was hired by wealthy white \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11998651/a-hedge-fund-manager-is-funding-bid-to-oust-oaklands-mayor-and-its-not-his-first-recall\">funders of the effort\u003c/a> to obscure the public’s understanding of the campaign’s political origins. According to Hanson, Thao and her political team believed that the paid involvement of Scott, who is Black, in the recall campaign constituted tokenization — when a member of an underrepresented group is used to create the appearance of diversity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I regret that my short-hand note-taking has been taken out of context on social media and inadvertently harmed close friends, colleagues and members of my community who have been marginalized by our political system,” Hanson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a press conference on Monday morning, the Oakland chapter of the NAACP thanked Jenkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never dreamed in Oakland, California, that we would be called a token,” said Cynthia Adams, president of the chapter. “I just want to thank our interim mayor Kevin Jenkins for having courage to do what he did, to make a stand for the people of Oakland and for his Black community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12012869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12012869 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-CC-7-KQED_1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cynthia Adams, president of the Oakland NAACP chapter, smiles at the election watch party organized by the Oakland NAACP chapter pro-recall group at Scott’s Seafood Grill and Bar in Jack London Square in Oakland on election night, Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Camille Cohen for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Standing behind Adams at the press conference were Scott and fellow Thao recall organizer Brenda Harbin-Forte; Brenda Grisham and Carl Chan, organizers of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017506/these-maps-show-where-pamela-price-lost-the-most-support-from-voters-in-the-recall-election\">recall of former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price\u003c/a>; and Oakland mayoral candidate \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033381/fake-news-oakland-election-ads-raise-concerns-over-misleading-headlines\">Loren Taylor\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked about the note’s reference to Fife reaching out to the NAACP, Adams said the chapter had not heard from the councilmember for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s darkness what’s in that City Hall. I was wondering why it was so dark over there. It was dark because it was a lot of darkness going on. But now, it’s light,” Adams said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fife did not respond to a request for comment Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brandon Harami, another staffer in the mayor’s office who served under Thao, told KQED he was informed in a meeting on Monday morning that he was being placed on leave and would be terminated Friday. Deputy Mayor Burt Jones and City Administrator Jestin Johnson were both in the meeting, he said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Holley was taken to Santa Rita Jail with bail set at $150,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Holley, who was on felony probation at the time of the attack, is charged with felony assault likely to cause great bodily injury, resisting a police officer and causing injury, according to Alameda County \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024318/alameda-countys-next-da-will-be-named-today-heres-what-to-know\">District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson\u003c/a> — charges that drew praise from the Oakland police officers union. His arraignment was rescheduled for Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we are asking the police to protect us, then we must also protect them when they are the victim of an unprovoked assault,” Jones Dickson, who campaigned on a promise to improve public safety, said in a statement on Tuesday. “Today, we have filed felony assault charges that reflect the outrageous nature and seriousness of the case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huy Nguyen, president of the Oakland Police Officers Association, said Jones Dickson is showing people that “there is a new district attorney in the county.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12027613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12027613 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson speaks during a press conference at the René C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland on Feb. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The attack reveals some of the more serious safety concerns facing law enforcement in the city, Nguyen said. The Oakland Police Department is understaffed and lacks sufficient support from city leaders, he noted, adding that the relationship between OPD and Oakland residents is strained because the city is not investing in public safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Oakland is facing a $130 million budget deficit, and efforts to mitigate the shortfall have resulted in sweeping cuts to city services, including the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017244/oaklands-budget-crisis-forcing-police-fire-cuts-more-will-be-needed\">Police Department\u003c/a>. Last year, the city announced that it would be laying off several non-sworn Police Department employees, curbing overtime spending and closing two police academies for the remainder of the fiscal year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OPD has contracted from more than 800 officers a few years ago to 675, and because more than 100 officers are out on leave, the number that can actually respond to calls for service is much lower, Nguyen said.[aside postID=news_12033381 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00156_qed-1020x680.jpg']“The Police Department continues to shrink, and it creates a much more challenging work environment for our officers,” he said. “We’re unable to respond to calls from community members. That’s an issue that we need to fix, especially if we want to gain their trust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When officers fail to respond to calls or respond too late, the tension between residents and officers only gets worse, Nguyen said, adding that last week’s attack suggests that people are less concerned about being held accountable for their actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The situation is dire for both residents and officers who might be targeted amid mounting frustrations, he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s violent crime rate, which includes homicide, aggravated assault, rape and robbery, was nearly 20% lower last year than the year prior, falling from 7,900 violent crimes to 6,361, according to OPD’s \u003ca href=\"https://cityofoakland2.app.box.com/s/sjiq7usfy27gy9dfe51hp8arz5l1ixad/file/1743494392012\">end-of-year crime report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Nguyen said that comparing crime rates to record highs is not an indicator that public safety is improving. The focus instead should be on making Oakland a place where people feel safe and comfortable, and that is not the case, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our community members don’t see what our officers are facing, but we also understand the challenges our community members are facing,” Nguyen said. “I understand the frustration when they call, and we don’t respond in a timely manner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/bkrans\">\u003cem>Brian Krans\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The arraignment of a man accused of punching an Oakland police officer in an unprovoked attack last week was called off after he refused to appear in court on Wednesday for the reading of his charges, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/alameda-county\">Alameda County\u003c/a> district attorney’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawrence Holley, 48, was arrested Friday afternoon near 104th Avenue and International Boulevard on suspicion of assaulting an Oakland police officer, who was sitting in his patrol vehicle when Holley came up to his window and began repeatedly punching him, prosecutors say. Holley was taken to Santa Rita Jail with bail set at $150,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Holley, who was on felony probation at the time of the attack, is charged with felony assault likely to cause great bodily injury, resisting a police officer and causing injury, according to Alameda County \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024318/alameda-countys-next-da-will-be-named-today-heres-what-to-know\">District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson\u003c/a> — charges that drew praise from the Oakland police officers union. His arraignment was rescheduled for Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we are asking the police to protect us, then we must also protect them when they are the victim of an unprovoked assault,” Jones Dickson, who campaigned on a promise to improve public safety, said in a statement on Tuesday. “Today, we have filed felony assault charges that reflect the outrageous nature and seriousness of the case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huy Nguyen, president of the Oakland Police Officers Association, said Jones Dickson is showing people that “there is a new district attorney in the county.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12027613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12027613 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250218-AlCoDASwornIn-07-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson speaks during a press conference at the René C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland on Feb. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The attack reveals some of the more serious safety concerns facing law enforcement in the city, Nguyen said. The Oakland Police Department is understaffed and lacks sufficient support from city leaders, he noted, adding that the relationship between OPD and Oakland residents is strained because the city is not investing in public safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Oakland is facing a $130 million budget deficit, and efforts to mitigate the shortfall have resulted in sweeping cuts to city services, including the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017244/oaklands-budget-crisis-forcing-police-fire-cuts-more-will-be-needed\">Police Department\u003c/a>. Last year, the city announced that it would be laying off several non-sworn Police Department employees, curbing overtime spending and closing two police academies for the remainder of the fiscal year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OPD has contracted from more than 800 officers a few years ago to 675, and because more than 100 officers are out on leave, the number that can actually respond to calls for service is much lower, Nguyen said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“The Police Department continues to shrink, and it creates a much more challenging work environment for our officers,” he said. “We’re unable to respond to calls from community members. That’s an issue that we need to fix, especially if we want to gain their trust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When officers fail to respond to calls or respond too late, the tension between residents and officers only gets worse, Nguyen said, adding that last week’s attack suggests that people are less concerned about being held accountable for their actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The situation is dire for both residents and officers who might be targeted amid mounting frustrations, he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s violent crime rate, which includes homicide, aggravated assault, rape and robbery, was nearly 20% lower last year than the year prior, falling from 7,900 violent crimes to 6,361, according to OPD’s \u003ca href=\"https://cityofoakland2.app.box.com/s/sjiq7usfy27gy9dfe51hp8arz5l1ixad/file/1743494392012\">end-of-year crime report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Nguyen said that comparing crime rates to record highs is not an indicator that public safety is improving. The focus instead should be on making Oakland a place where people feel safe and comfortable, and that is not the case, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our community members don’t see what our officers are facing, but we also understand the challenges our community members are facing,” Nguyen said. “I understand the frustration when they call, and we don’t respond in a timely manner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/bkrans\">\u003cem>Brian Krans\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 1:56 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WEST SACRAMENTO — Every year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033938/as-welcomed-by-thousands-for-home-opener-in-west-sacramento\">opening day\u003c/a> brings baseball fans the joy of reuniting with their team after a long winter and the renewed hope of a fresh season. One like this, however, doesn’t happen very often.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the capital region and beyond, fans streamed into Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Monday night to see the Athletics’ home opener — the first of what’s expected to be a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11982386/what-the-as-temporary-move-to-sacramento-means-for-fans\">three-season stay\u003c/a> at the minor league ballpark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A line had already formed three hours before first pitch, and an audible cheer rang out as the gates opened for the sold-out matchup with the Chicago Cubs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I grew up 20 minutes from the stadium that we’re playing at tonight, so it’s pretty surreal, and I couldn’t miss it,” said John Metz, a lifelong A’s fan who was raised in Elk Grove and Tracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time, he flew in from his home in Seattle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ The drums, Stomper fun zones, being a little kid running the bases, Moneyball teams, all of it. I love it,” Metz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033964\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12033964 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_361-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_361-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_361-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_361-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_361-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_361-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_361-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tower Bridge is illuminated in the background during the Oakland A’s season home opener at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on March 31, 2025. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Katie White said she drove from South Lake Tahoe in a snowstorm to make it to the game with her husband and 3-year-old daughter. She empathized with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/lastoaklandasgame\">A’s fans from the Bay Area who are upset about the team’s move\u003c/a>, but like many here, she just wanted to enjoy opening day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we can only really take the opportunity that we’ve been given here and try and keep supporting them wherever they’re moving through as a team,” White said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The A’s are set to play in West Sacramento for at least the next three seasons, while the team builds a $1.75 billion, 33,000-seat stadium in Las Vegas.[aside postID=news_12033094 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250327_As-Vendor-Fund_DMB_00007-1020x680.jpg']Construction of the proposed stadium \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/athletics-las-vegas-ballpark-agreements-approved\">gained momentum in December\u003c/a>, after the Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved the lease, non-relocation, development and community benefits agreements for the project. The team expects to break ground this spring, with the hopes of having its new home ready for the 2028 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the A’s will share a home at Sutter Health Park with the Giants’ Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats. With a maximum capacity of just above 14,000 — a far cry from the Oakland Coliseum’s 63,000 — there’s no mistaking this for a major league ballpark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of outfield bleachers, there’s a lawn area where people can lie out on blankets or bring their own folding chairs. Picnic tables pepper other parts of the stadium. And the smaller venue means fans are close to the action — children have a great chance of enticing a player to toss them a ball during warmups, and from the lawn, it wouldn’t be difficult to carry on a conversation with the bullpen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the excitement of a new home opener, some of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955419/oakland-as-athletics-booker-ruiz-wristbandgate\">fan protests\u003c/a> that became a hallmark of the A’s last season in Oakland continued. Chants of “Sell the team!” rang out during the game, which started badly for the A’s and only got worse in an 18-3 blowout loss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12033952 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_135-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_135-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_135-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_135-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_135-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_135-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_135-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caty Hung poses for a portrait during the Oakland A’s season home opener at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on March 31, 2025. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Caty Hung drove up from the Bay Area to cheer on the team but wore a shirt that said, “I’d rather be at the Oakland Coliseum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I love the players, and I love this team, but I don’t love the ownership and the way that this club has been managed,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hung was born in November 2001, and five months later, her parents brought her to opening day at the Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I thought I was going to raise my kids at the Coliseum, too,” Hung said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033953\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033953\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_136-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_136-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_136-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_136-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_136-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_136-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_136-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baseball fans anticipate to catch a foul ball as the Chicago Cubs warm up before the playing against the Oakland A’s at their season home opener at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on March 31, 2025. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, she’s wrestling with what it means to be an A’s fan when the team no longer represents her hometown. She’s preparing for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004485/oakland-as-athletics-leaving-last-games\">another round of heartbreak\u003c/a> when the team heads to Las Vegas and feels the pain that Sacramento-area fans may soon experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I think it’s awesome that the Sactown people are excited about this, but they’re going to go through the same thing,” Hung said. “They’re probably going to get attached to our guys for three years, and then they’re going to be ripped out from under the rug.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move to West Sacramento — and, ultimately, Las Vegas — has been a long time in the making.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023, the team \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947211/oakland-mayor-says-as-fans-deserve-better-after-team-announces-deal-to-buy-vegas-stadium\">signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a ballpark in Las Vegas\u003c/a>, ending its years-long search for a new stadium that saw ideas floated for Fremont, San José and the Howard Terminal site at the Port of Oakland. That year, then-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao accused the team of “using the city of Oakland as leverage” to get a better deal on a stadium in Las Vegas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033945\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mel Switzer poses for a portrait before the start of the Oakland A’s season home opener at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on March 31, 2025. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lovingly dubbed “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006567/photos-fans-flood-coliseum-to-bid-emotional-farewell-at-as-last-game-in-oakland\">Baseball’s Last Dive Bar\u003c/a>,” the no-frills, brutalist Coliseum had played home to the A’s since 1968. Despite the lack of flashy aesthetics, the team awarded its fans many memorable moments, including winning the World Series three years in a row, from 1972 to 1974, and showcasing some of the greats in baseball, including the “Man of Steal” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006231/how-oakland-style-empowered-as-great-rickey-henderson-and-other-athletes\">Rickey Henderson\u003c/a>, the all-time record holder for most stolen bases in a career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Monday’s game, some Sacramento area fans expressed hope that, against all odds, the A’s would stay in West Sacramento to make more memories here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got to make sure that they stay here in Sacramento area because moving to Las Vegas is a bad idea,” said Mel Switzer, who was also at the A’s opening day at the Coliseum in 1968 but now lives outside Sacramento in Lincoln. “I think it’s a great fit. The only thing [A’s owner John Fisher] has to do is sell the team to the right owner. It could happen. It really could.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many Bay Area A’s fans have a less rosy outlook. After being burned by the team once, they have accepted that the team is set to leave the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I mean, it is what it is,” said Ron Coffee Jr. of Vacaville, who said he cried when the A’s played their last game at the Coliseum. “It’s sad, but I’ll still be an A’s fan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A correction was made to this story at 1:56 p.m., April 1, 2025, to update the spelling of Caty Hung’s name. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Construction of the proposed stadium \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/athletics-las-vegas-ballpark-agreements-approved\">gained momentum in December\u003c/a>, after the Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved the lease, non-relocation, development and community benefits agreements for the project. The team expects to break ground this spring, with the hopes of having its new home ready for the 2028 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the A’s will share a home at Sutter Health Park with the Giants’ Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats. With a maximum capacity of just above 14,000 — a far cry from the Oakland Coliseum’s 63,000 — there’s no mistaking this for a major league ballpark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of outfield bleachers, there’s a lawn area where people can lie out on blankets or bring their own folding chairs. Picnic tables pepper other parts of the stadium. And the smaller venue means fans are close to the action — children have a great chance of enticing a player to toss them a ball during warmups, and from the lawn, it wouldn’t be difficult to carry on a conversation with the bullpen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the excitement of a new home opener, some of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955419/oakland-as-athletics-booker-ruiz-wristbandgate\">fan protests\u003c/a> that became a hallmark of the A’s last season in Oakland continued. 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She’s preparing for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004485/oakland-as-athletics-leaving-last-games\">another round of heartbreak\u003c/a> when the team heads to Las Vegas and feels the pain that Sacramento-area fans may soon experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I think it’s awesome that the Sactown people are excited about this, but they’re going to go through the same thing,” Hung said. “They’re probably going to get attached to our guys for three years, and then they’re going to be ripped out from under the rug.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move to West Sacramento — and, ultimately, Las Vegas — has been a long time in the making.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023, the team \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947211/oakland-mayor-says-as-fans-deserve-better-after-team-announces-deal-to-buy-vegas-stadium\">signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a ballpark in Las Vegas\u003c/a>, ending its years-long search for a new stadium that saw ideas floated for Fremont, San José and the Howard Terminal site at the Port of Oakland. That year, then-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao accused the team of “using the city of Oakland as leverage” to get a better deal on a stadium in Las Vegas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033945\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230331-OAKLAND_AS_SEASON_OPENER_AT_44-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mel Switzer poses for a portrait before the start of the Oakland A’s season home opener at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on March 31, 2025. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lovingly dubbed “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006567/photos-fans-flood-coliseum-to-bid-emotional-farewell-at-as-last-game-in-oakland\">Baseball’s Last Dive Bar\u003c/a>,” the no-frills, brutalist Coliseum had played home to the A’s since 1968. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 2:42 p.m. Friday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland mayoral candidate \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/loren-taylor\">Loren Taylor\u003c/a> distanced himself on Thursday from recent campaign ads that appeared to show fake news headlines from Bay Area news organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Chrisjonesmom17/status/1903085400211722291\">recent video ad\u003c/a> shows a woman in her kitchen contemplating similarities between former East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee, who is running for mayor of Oakland, and former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was indicted on bribery charges after being recalled last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At one point in the video, a news article appears with a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/03/21/misleading-ads-fake-oaklandside-headline-oakland-mayor-race/\">design nearly identical\u003c/a> to \u003cem>The Oaklandside’s\u003c/em> website, featuring the headline: “Barbara Lee accused of hiding rental income for taxes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The story isn’t real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An independent expenditure committee called Oakland Neighbors, Businesses & Public Safety Advocates for Loren Taylor for Mayor 2025 and against Barbara Lee paid for the ad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do agree that it’s misleading,” Taylor said about the ad. “I have been consistent relative to my campaign and those that I am directly engaged with, that we will run an honest, fact-based campaign. It’s important that we draw the contrast, we identify what the stakes are for Oaklanders, but doing that in a fact-based, data-driven way, and I encourage others to do the same.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101909352/oakland-mayoral-hopeful-loren-taylor-on-why-local-experience-matters\">made the comments on KQED’s \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a> on Thursday. He and Lee are the expected frontrunners in the April 15 special election to replace Thao. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032042/oakland-special-election-candidate-guide-and-how-to-vote\">Voting is already underway\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12027698\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12027698\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02196.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02196-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02196-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02196-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02196-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02196-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Representative Barbara Lee addresses the room, as Loren Taylor (center) and Renia Webb observe, at a public forum hosted by Greenbelt Alliance, Housing Action Coalition and East Bay for Everyone, in downtown Oakland, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. All are running for mayor. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Taylor also commented on Google Ads that his campaign purchased that linked to news articles and featured text that resembled headlines but didn’t match the headlines in the stories themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One version of an ad the campaign purchased read, “Lee’s Ties to Corruption — Lee’s Dirty Money Problem” and “Barbara Lee accepted $66k from a bribery-linked family — what else is she hiding?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Users who clicked on the ad were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025747/barbara-lee-return-5000-donations-from-family-linked-oakland-bribery-scandal\">taken to a KQED story\u003c/a> with the headline, “Barbara Lee to Return $5,000 in Donations From Family Linked to Oakland Bribery Scandal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The advertisement is intended to direct people towards the actual source, not replace the headline,” Taylor said on \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> when asked about the Google Ad. “We want to direct people towards that versus replacing, and so the actual article that’s there is what KQED produced and developed.”[aside postID=news_12021907 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250106-BarbaraLeeExitInterview-09-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ad appeared in Google search results for users in Oakland for 37 days in February and March, \u003ca href=\"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR10257854853292228609/creative/CR12444605085177085953?region=US&topic=political\">according to Google’s Ads Transparency Center\u003c/a>, which discloses it was shown 9-10,000 times at a cost of $2,000-$2,500 to Taylor’s campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By Friday, the \u003ca href=\"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR10257854853292228609/creative/CR12444605085177085953?region=US&topic=political\">ad’s text had changed\u003c/a> to reflect the original KQED headline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We got the response and we corrected — we no longer put that there,” Taylor said on \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>. “But that was not the intent. Our intent was to direct people towards KQED’s article, and that’s what the ads now sort of focus on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another Taylor campaign ad that linked to \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/16/barbara-lee-ron-dellums-oakland-mayor-00232049?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7pO_BhAlEiwA4pMQvNUC6GPRiuFSdDKBcI_R-Bovu3hiDwGogRjvMTR6M_otjmPRBQ1TZxoCBPgQAvD_BwE\">a \u003cem>Politico\u003c/em> story\u003c/a> ran for at least five days in March. One version of the ad read, “\u003ca href=\"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR10257854853292228609/creative/CR11515748725867675649?region=US&topic=political\">Barbara Lee is a Risky Gamble – Barbara Lee = Dellums 2.0?\u003c/a>,” referring to the late East Bay Rep. Ron Dellums, who also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021907/can-barbara-lee-avoid-mentors-missteps-run-oakland-mayor\">served as mayor of Oakland\u003c/a> after serving in Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/lorenmtaylor/status/1903561920239874227/photo/2\">March 22 statement posted on the social media platform X\u003c/a>, Taylor said his campaign’s Google Ad linking to the KQED story did not replace its headline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every political campaign uses Google Ads to advertise. And Google Ads do not replace headlines but instead allow for captions similar to social media posts. Our caption is not meant to replace KQED’s headline — and there is no intention to misrepresent that to voters,” Taylor wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement went on: “If the design of Google’s advertising platform is causing confusion with KQED’s original headline, that should be taken up with Google,” he added. “Our campaign will continue to monitor to confirm if there’s actual confusion versus an overblown issue by supporters of Lee and adjust accordingly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033384\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033384\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00603_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00603_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00603_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00603_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00603_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00603_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00603_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loren Taylor takes notes ahead of a public forum hosted by Greenbelt Alliance, Housing Action Coalition and East Bay for Everyone in downtown Oakland, California, on Feb. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Taylor’s campaign isn’t the only one purchasing Google ads and linking them to news sites to influence voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A group called Supporters of Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor \u003ca href=\"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR00300604778226909185/creative/CR06927962791693254657?region=US&topic=political\">began running an ad on Thursday\u003c/a> that read, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5uvWdo6uMAxVjkcMCHRoBDbUQ0Qx6BAgAEAE\">EB Times: No on Loren Taylor” and “\u003c/a>We found that Loren Taylor is surprisingly unprepared in his campaign for Oakland Mayor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR00300604778226909185/creative/CR01537716987684192257?region=US&topic=political\">Another ad\u003c/a> included the text, “Loren Taylor has failed to build a coalition to govern effectively. No to Loren Taylor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both ads linked to an \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/22/editorial-oakland-elect-barbara-lee-mayor-charlene-wang-council/\">\u003cem>East Bay Times\u003c/em> editorial\u003c/a> endorsing Lee for mayor and Charlene Wang for Oakland City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A separate ad that appeared in Google search results for “Loren Taylor” on Friday displayed the text, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwi_2q7ZhK2MAxUVz8IEHa1oOUYYABABGgJwdg&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1GkaGvJ49uPfXsuzg4LYxfYoh9vzbe8HnMXZbbS6WRkTlJWpQPsQrAaAryTEALw_wcB&sig=AOD64_1xCmPoq60bu1Y0OIhZracvGnHnLA&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwizrqrZhK2MAxVBFjQIHa4iCQkQ0Qx6BAgWEAE&nis=7\">Loren Taylor Isn’t Change” and “\u003c/a>Vote No on Loren Taylor — Loren Taylor & Sheng Thao got us into this mess in the first place.”[aside postID=news_12032042 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/14772659073_f7e7f00d0a_k_qed-1020x765.jpg']The ad \u003ca href=\"https://notthechangeoaklandneeds.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZm_BhDrARIsAAEbX1GbjLREGIl57dV5RW7Wxa4sq02liUnuHIY-JGAOdrZjRGogXpcxAYUaAjajEALw_wcB\">linked to a website\u003c/a> describing Taylor as an “ineffective city hall insider who got us into this mess in the first place.” The website disclosed it was paid for by an independent expenditure group, Supporters of Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor 2025, A Coalition of Business, Labor and Public Safety Organizations for a Better Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mailers with similar messaging paid for by the same committee were recently sent out to Oakland voters. KQED contacted a law firm whose phone number is listed on the committee’s campaign finance filings but did not receive a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Google spokesperson said that it’s common for advertisers to link to external websites, including news sites, in the text of their ad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The ads in question are explicitly labeled as ‘Sponsored’ so that they’re easily distinguishable from Search results and they also include ‘paid for by’ disclosures so it’s clear to users who paid for them,” Michael Aciman, a company spokesperson, said in an email. “For this type of ad format, the advertiser provides the text in their ad and the ad also links to the original news article in full.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ads may have markers indicating that a campaign paid for them, but that doesn’t mean they’re not misleading, said Subramaniam Vincent, director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/journalism-and-media-ethics/\">Journalism and Media Ethics program\u003c/a> at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Google user seeing the ad, he said, “may or may not notice that the headline on the KQED story and the framing and the thrust of the story and the findings in the story and the scope of the story are actually different from the conclusion in the campaign headline.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Vincent said, misrepresentative ads are a reality of political campaigning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Misrepresentation is kind of the name of the game,” he said. “Politicians are engaged in making claims against their opponents because their speech is protected.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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