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About $342,500, a little less than half of the approximately $705,000 raised in the race so far, has come from just 30 sources. By Zack Haber Nine candidates are running to represent District 5 on the Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors. District 5 covers West and North Oakland and includes Emeryville, Berkeley, Piedmont and Albany.

Voters should elect Emeryville councilman to replace Keith Carson; no good choice in race for Nate Miley's seat

Nine candidates have filed to run for the Alameda County District 5 Board of Supervisors seat in the March 2024 primary election race to replace current chair Keith Carson who announced his retirement in December. Carson has held the Board position for over 30 years and initially intended to run for re-election but later expressed in a statement that it was time for him to move on from the job. | By Magaly Muñoz Nine candidates have filed to run for the Alameda County District 5 Board of Superv...

Longtime Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson will not run again for his seat in 2024.

Longtime Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson will not run again for his seat in 2024, announcing his decision Friday.

Dramatic infighting of the Oakland Police Commission came to a head this week when the body's chair, Tyfahra Milele, lost her bid to keep her spot for a second term and announced she's suing the attorney who heads up the panel that selects the new round of commissioners. 

"The Oakland Police Commission was proud to work with community members and OPD (Oakland Police Department) to unanimously pass a first of its kind, progressive policy on the treatment of armed and unresponsive citizens such that the Hoggs and Pawliks of the world may never again have to pay with their lives," commission Chair Regina Jackson said in a statement. The policy calls for a police response that is centered on preserving human life, including police, members of the public and the unre...