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As the NSA ends, the conversation returns to Oakland (opens the original)
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Video clip 1. Oakland police’s federal oversight has ended. A federal judge lifted what has been more than two decades of federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, ending the longest-running oversight of a police force in U.S. history. (Video montage by Oakland Report)Editors’ note: This article was originally posted by Oakland resident Rajni Mandal on her Substack page. Oakland Report is republishing it with Mandal’s permission for our readers
Oakland school board profiles: Oaklandside put all the negatives on one candidate — the one the teachers union opposes (opens the original)
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<img alt="Oakland Report examines the data behind the headlines. In this third installment of our Media bias section, we look at The Oaklandside’s September 28 profile of the three candidates for Oakland school board District 4." class="sizing-normal" height="477.88
I got 5: Sheng Thao "catch and kill" story allegations admissible in trial, judge rules (opens the original)
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Oakland Report’s Newsstand is a daily roundup of Oakland news from across the spectrum — a one-stop destination for readers to keep abreast of what’s happening in The Town. “I got 5” features the top five headlines we found interesting or notable this week.Read all the headlines1. City drops another $3+ million to clear sunken boats
Oaklandside again checked one candidate's claims but not the other's — and the same side came out ahead. (opens the original)
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<img alt="Oakland city council member Charlene Wang is facing community organizer Nate Adams in the District 2 council race. (Photos from the candidates’ campaign websites)" class="sizing-normal" height="1205" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5T0o!,w_145
Oakland’s teachers union backs Jennifer Brouhard — and her own party doesn’t. Oaklandside's profile mentions neither. (opens the original)
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Video clip 1. “Who got the power? We got the power.” Oakland Education Association rallies behind its chosen candidates for Oakland school board — the incumbents who voted to approve their union contract’s pay and benefits. (Sources: Oakland Education Association;1 CBS News Bay Area;2 Adobe Stock; Public Enemy. Video montage
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