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2022 General Election

Oakland Rising Action Endorses Pamela Price for Alameda County District Attorney in the 2022 General Election

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AUGUST 9, 2022 Media Contact: liz suk Executive Director, Oakland Rising Action Info@OaklandRisingAction.org Today, Oakland Rising Action, a community-led political organization focused on supporting candidates and issues that drive a progressive agenda for working-class, immigrant and communities of color living in the flatlands, announced their Read more…

By Oakland Rising Action, 3 yearsAugust 9, 2022 ago

2022 General Election

Oakland Fair Elections Briefing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knc3zUiPYSI “Across 2014, 2016, 2018, less than 1% of Oaklanders participated in contributing to Oakland candidates. It’s not because they don’t give, it’s because nobody asked them. Nobody knocked on their door to say, will you contribute? There’s an assumption that people of color, immigrant communities, formerly incarcerated people, don’t Read more…

By Oakland Rising Action, 3 yearsAugust 3, 2022 ago

2022 General Election

THE MERCURY NEWS: Change begins with good local government

The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe proves that our fundamental rights continue to be under attack. Most of us believe we should have the freedom to decide for ourselves whether and when we have children. That requires accessible abortion care – and a strong democracy. The same groups and individuals Read more…

By Oakland Rising Action, 3 yearsJuly 26, 2022 ago

2022 Primary Election

2022 Primary Election Debrief

Alameda County has a few remaining precincts to count all mailed-in ballots, however, we can with confidence announce Primary Election winners. As of June 15, of the 939,402 registered voters only 32.80% (296,184) submitted a ballot. The large majority of the ballots submitted (96%) were Vote by Mail compared to Election Read more…

By Oakland Rising Action, 3 years ago