
Newsletter and voter guide empowering Oaklanders to vote for the future they want.
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Oaklanders pay the highest taxes per capita of any major city in California. Since 2020, voters approved more than $150M in new annual tax revenue, which was promised to improve public safety, libraries, parks, and city...
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When we launched in 2023, Empower Oakland was a handful of volunteers who believed Oakland deserved better — a city serious about public safety, good schools, housing people can afford, and a government that actually fo...
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This week, a subset of city council will meet to discuss a proposal that could reshape how Oakland oversees its police department, including who gets to hire its next police chief.
Oakland’s public safety appar...
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At Oakland’s city council meeting on Tuesday morning, council members will vote on a new Encampment Abatement Policy (EAP), a proposal that has been debated and delayed for nine months. This is likely...
During the 2024 election, Empower Oakland was the most used voter guide in Oakland. With the June 2 primary election around the corner, we’re back with endorsements on a number of very important local ballot measures and races.
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