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Rising crime in Oakland, California is keeping customers away and hurting sales — leading many small business owners to demand more action from the city and threaten a business tax boycott.
The 2025 Oakland mayoral special election will be held on April 15, 2025, to elect the next mayor of Oakland, California, following the recall of mayor Sheng Thao. The election will be held within 120 days of the Oakland City Council officially declaring a vacancy on December 17, 2024.
Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. [13]
Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods. This hills/flatlands division extends beyond Oakland's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay's urban core such as Berkeley, Hayward, San Leandro, and Richmond.
Oakland is interconnected with the diverse San Francisco Bay Area, a region known for its cultural richness, economic opportunities and scenic landscapes. Neighbors include San Francisco and Berkeley.
As Oakland Mayor, Jerry Brown continued his predecessor Elihu Harris' public policy of supporting downtown housing development in the area defined as the Central Business District in Oakland's 1998 General Plan. [1] [2] Brown believed that downtown area should attract people who leave it at the end of their workday. [3]
The tax collected from the municipalities represents the lion’s share of the annual county budget, which is $25.1 million for the fiscal year. York County approves $21.5M tax commitment: See ...
This was to be his first of two tenures as Mayor of Oakland. His pledge not to allow any tax rate above $1 was the downfall of his administration, as all city services suffered, and finally Davie was expelled from the Populist party. He ran for re-election as an Independent and champion of the small taxpayers, and narrowly lost to W. R. Thomas ...