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Town Politics

by Oakland Rising Action

Are you hella tired of seeing the intentional negative news about Oakland? Are you trying to make sense of what's really happening in our community? Oakland Rising Action is bringing together local journalists, activists, community leaders, life and longtime residents together to create Town Politics -- A podcast for the Town. In this podcast we will uplift the solutions our community is championing while exposing the far right agenda and the people behind the dark money in our politics.This is the place to begin to get involved in the movement. Come find your political home!

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Episodes

  1. TOWN POLITICS — SEASON 2, EPISODE 1

    TOWN POLITICS IS BACK. OAKLAND, GET READY. What’s happening in politics right now? What’s happening in Oakland? And what does this moment mean for our communities? There’s a shift happening. Can you feel it? Town Politics is BACK and better than ever. Join your hosts Chaney and Pecolia as they...

  2. Protect our tax dollars!

    Episode 5 out now!

  3. Politics for the People | Town Politics Podcast – Episode 5 (Season 1 Finale)

    In the Season 1 finale of Town Politics, hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action sit down with Kimi Lee, Executive Director of Bay Rising Action and Bay Area Representative for the Working Families Party, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of progressive...

  4. Self Evictions out number 'legal' evictions in Oakland

    We're not over this episode! Our guest, Valarie Batchelor, was speaking facts on evictions!

  5. Housing for All | Town Politics Podcast – Episode 4

    In Episode 4, hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action bring together two brilliant powerhouse organizers Vanessa Riles and Valarie Bachelor, for a raw, real, and grounded conversation. Affordable, stable, dignified housing is becoming harder and harder to access for…

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  6. Serious About Safety

    What is real public safety—and who gets left out of the conversation? In Episode 3 of Town Politics, hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action dive headfirst into one of the most charged and misunderstood topics shaping our communities today: public safety. Joining them is...

  7. Town Politics Ep 2 Teaser

    What is the “doomloop narrative”? What actually keeps us safe? Who is Sam Singer? Who is behind the narrative that Oakland is going in the “wrong direction” due to progressive policies? For our second episode of Town Politics, "What We're Up Against - The Conservative Plot," our hosts Pecolia...

  8. What We’re Up Against - The Conservative Plot

    What is the “doomloop narrative”? What actually keeps us safe? Who is Sam Singer? Who is behind the narrative that Oakland is going in the "wrong direction" due to progressive policies? For our second episode of Town Politics, our hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action...

  9. What We’re About, Oakland’s Progressive Agenda Since the 90’s

    What do we do? Stand up, fight back! For our first episode of Town Politics, our hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action speak with longtime Oakland and Bay Area community members on what it means to be progressive in Oakland. Tune in to hear about the history of Oakland...

  10. Town Politics Ep 1 Teaser

    What comes to mind when you think of the history of Oakland politics? Is it the Black Panthers, the Riders, the gentrification of West and East Oakland? Oakland Rising Action is releasing a five-part podcast series on Oakland politics, from the 90s to today, called Town Politics.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Are you hella tired of seeing the intentional negative news about Oakland? Are you trying to make sense of what's really happening in our community? Oakland Rising Action is bringing together local journalists, activists, community leaders, life and longtime residents together to create Town Politics -- A podcast for the Town. In this podcast we will uplift the solutions our community is championing while exposing the far right agenda and the people behind the dark money in our politics.This is the place to begin to get involved in the movement. Come find your political home!

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Oakland Rising Action

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Are you hella tired of seeing the intentional negative news about Oakland? Are you trying to make sense of what's really happening in our community? Oakland Rising Action is bringing together local journalists, activists, community leaders, life and longtime residents together to create Town...

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