east bay elections

OAKLAND — Former school principal Jorge Lerma has a substantial lead in the race for a vacant Oakland Unified school board seat, but later returns on Thursday indicated that opponent Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez is cutting into it. Lerma now has…
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OAKLAND — Jorge Lerma, a candidate with relatively little financial backing, is in front of Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez in the race for a crucial swing seat on the politically divided, cash-strapped Oakland Unified School District board. In…
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OAKLAND — The special election next week for a key Oakland school board seat features two candidates, but only one will get a flashy mailer delivered to voters’ mailboxes in the coming days — thanks to a hefty dose of labor spending. It’s a…
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OAKLAND — The immediate future of the Oakland Unified School District could be heavily influenced by a special election in November for a crucial swing seat on the divided school board. The two candidates, Jorge Lerma and Sasha…
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