LaRussell and Richie Rich at The New Parish, the AfroComicCon International Film Festival, MF DOOM’s biographer at Bar Shiru, ...

The latest election results for Oakland and Alameda County including the mayor and district attorney recalls, City Council, OUSD board, ballot measures and more.

This story was originally reported by Mother Jones and republished with permission. I was doom-scrolling on X a few months ago when a video about Oakland, California, caught my eye: “Do you know your ...

This story is republished with permission of Mother Jones. I was doom-scrolling on X a few months ago when a video about ...

Morgan Taylor: “Definitely feeling nervous ahead of the election. On a national level, I have family in lots of different states, so I’m hearing not just the local bubble and the excitement around my ...

The Alameda County registrar of voters is the most important local official whom hardly anyone knows and yet everyone gets ...

Mia Guzman, 12, left, celebrates Día de los Muertos with her mother, Noemi Garcia, 45, and aunt, Ericka Garcia, 47, at the Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. The three ...

A mailer encourages voters to reject a slew of local and state propositions, including one supporting same-sex marriage.

A coalition of transit advocacy nonprofits solicited more than 160 Bay Area candidate’s responses before elections. Here’s a ...

Piedmont resident Philip Dreyfuss recently spent thousands on a mailer backing candidates for city attorney and City Council ...

Craig Murli’s pizza project soared briefly before authorities shut it down in 2021. Now, June’s is back with the right ...

You’ve probably received a pile of glossy mailers supporting or opposing Oakland candidates. Often they’re not what they seem ...