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East Oakland Council Member Treva Reid said Tuesday that she is running for mayor —...

Coalition of faith, civic and business leaders declare support for Johnson in bid to lead Oakland from COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, address rising crime and homelessness Derreck Johnson has announced his candidacy for mayor of Oakland. As an entrepreneur and community leader, Derreck has spent the last 30 years creating jobs and hiring from Oakland, […]| Coalition of faith, civic and business leaders declare support for Johnson in bid to lead Oakland from COVID-19 pandemic, economic r...

Derreck Johnson, a gay Black man and former restaurant owner, announced Tuesday he will...

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Mayor Libby Schaaf rated unfavorably by 54% of voters, while only 37% were favorable

Some Oakland residents said they are seeing emboldened thieves breaking into vehicles in broad daylight even with witnesses around to see.

I grew up in Missouri, next to McBaine, Missouri, where I rode Bus 57 to school. On Bus 57, there is no Missouree–there is only Mizzou-rah. Riding this bus required learning to understand a little bit of rural Missouri redneck culture—to survive. If there is anything good to be said about redneck rhetoric, it’s that straight talk was generally appreciated and valued. Indeed, Missouri is still called “The Show-Me State” referring to the native demands for actual evidence to back up an...

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Currently the Federal Government is assisting small businesses with PPP grants and Johnson wants to make sure business owners don’t miss a prime opportunity to keep their doors open.