For more than three-and-a-half hours, supporters and foes of Oakland’s proposed gang injunctions went toe-to-toe, head-to-head and sometimes, mano-a-mano to argue their positions on the civil action, which could render a 450-square block of the Fruitvale ‘hood a "safety zone" replete with anti-gang provision.

As Oakland follows in the footsteps San Francisco took six years ago and switches to ranked-choice voting for this November's election, a diverse pool of organizations are heading voter education campaigns to boost county outreach efforts.