Oakland Measure W: The Fair Elections Act

KALW | By Alia Taqieddin Published October 27, 2022 at 10:44 PM PDT This is a 2-minute summary of Oakland’s Measure W on the November 8, 2022 ballot. This measure would give Oakland residents who are eligible to vote a chance to donate to campaigns they...
10.24.22 Monday Meals: Getting Ballot Ready

10.24.22 Monday Meals: Getting Ballot Ready

Thank you Ndidi Love from East Bay Anti-Displacement Collective for joining us on Monday Meals to talk about the how, where, when, why to vote. As Ndidi shared, “I always knew that my vote was the vote for my family’s subsistence and keeping that legacy alive. My...
NEW POLL: OAKLAND VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT MEASURE W

NEW POLL: OAKLAND VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT MEASURE W

74% of registered voters favor the transparency and good governance ballot measure. OAKLAND –  A new poll shows huge support for Measure W, the Oakland Fair Elections Act, among voters. After reading the question on the ballot, 74% of registered voters indicated...
10.11.22 Monday Meals: Addressing Harm in the Town

10.11.22 Monday Meals: Addressing Harm in the Town

What does public safety in our neighborhoods look like? Oakland Rising’s IVE Team Leader Vernetta Woods and East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economies’ Director of FAME Saabir Lockett join us in conversation. In response to a recent shooting in her...
10.03.22 Monday Meals: Know Your Board of Supervisors

10.03.22 Monday Meals: Know Your Board of Supervisors

“The Board of Supervisors, there’s only 5 of them, that’s it, 5. And they represent a broad, diverse, geographical area. Each vote is really important, and Alameda County has an annual budget, they just voted on it, it’s $3.8 billion.” – Jose Bernal Jose Bernal...