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Oakland City Council Race Look Before Election Day

In this Oakland News you know it’s just 48 hours before election day when on Saturday night, you see Nyesha DeWitt’s campaign truck parked on Broadway at 10 PM. Have to admit, this blogger’s never seen a U-Haul used to get out a candidate’s vote, but that was the case here: So with that, let’s assess the Oakland City Council races, starting with a video interview I conducted with Lynette McElhaney, who’s running for the Oakland City Council’s District Three seat and another one with comments I made while talking with her at the new Lakeview Cafe on Lakeshore next to Lake Merritt (say that three times real fast). The rest at Zennie62.com here: Oakland News: Oakland City Council Races 48-hrs Before Election Day

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