Education Blog
August 5, 2012
Written By Katy Murphy

Two years ago, I wrote about how few people were running for school board in Oakland. It’s much different this year. Below is a list of 13 candidates that have announced at some point that they were running for seats 1, 3, 5, or 7. I’ve learned of a number of new candidates since my blog post in late May.

Friday, Aug. 10 is the filing deadline. You can see for yourself who’s supporting whom and who’s filed on the City of Oakland’s online campaign portal. If you want to see all the filings, select “search filings by date.”

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