O-Score proof
Election Day: Oakland voters back "strong mayor" Measure EE in early results as Mayor Barbara Lee leads for a full term (unofficial)
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of about 2:05 a.m. ET, Nov 4 · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published as breaking news
- Breaking period ends (24 hours) (scheduled)
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Checked within hours of the first returns, through Google News/Bing site searches only, by listing headline (articles not opened). Candidate headlines were about other stories or were state/race results pages (AP Oakland mayor results, CNN/Fox/NPR California results pages), which are not counted as stories. Recheck due.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 2:05 AM ET · search window: 10 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:apnews.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:apnews.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:apnews.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:reuters.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:reuters.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:reuters.com" Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:nytimes.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:washingtonpost.com" Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:wsj.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:wsj.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:wsj.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:cnn.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:cnn.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:cnn.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:foxnews.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:nbcnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:cbsnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:abcnews.go.com" Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:npr.org" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:npr.org" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:npr.org" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:npr.org" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:npr.org" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:npr.org" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:usatoday.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Oakland Measure EE site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Oakland strong mayor site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Barbara Lee Oakland mayor site:bloomberg.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: checked through Google News and Bing News site: searches (could not use) |
Related coverage, not counted
AP: Oakland Mayor results (2026-10-31). Live results page, not a story about Measure EE
Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 2:05 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Oakland Measure EE”, “Oakland strong mayor”, “Barbara Lee Oakland mayor”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.