In first Oakland mayoral debate, Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor finally come toe-to-toe
The gloves first came off when moderator Dave Clark, a news anchor for KTVU, asked the candidates to address the specter of ...
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Video: Oakland mayoral candidates wrestle with city budget, crime and arts funding
Candidates present were Barbara Lee, Mindy Pechenuk, Suz Robinson, Eric Simpson, Elizabeth Swaney, Loren Taylor and Renia Webb. Around 900 people tuned into the forum remotely on Zoom. A portion of ...
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A cheat sheet for The Oaklandside’s mayoral candidates forum
Nine people are currently vying for the job: President Cristina Grappo, Barbara Lee, Peter Liu, Mindy Pechenuk, Suz Robinson, Eric Simpson, Elizabeth Swaney, Loren Taylor, and Renia Webb.
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Oakland mayor candidates: a close look
“There are some great leaders in Oakland, but Oakland needs fresh leadership,” Swaney said. “So I think it’s just, why not ...
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The winner of the Oakland mayor’s forum is the candidate who walked out
I’m confident in declaring Renia Webb the winner of an Oakland mayoral forum held Wednesday — but only because she walked out of the event 21 minutes early, saying she was tired from a long day of ...
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Lee and Taylor have raised a combined $600,000 in Oakland mayor’s race so far
The money Loren Taylor and Barbara Lee are spending isn’t unusual by historical standards. The other seven candidates have ...