Sheng Thao may be out of office, but the former Oakland mayor — recalled in November and indicted this month — is going to loom over Oakland politics at a critical time for the city. That much ...

Sheng Thao's opponent in the mayoral race, Loren Taylor, told ABC7 News Friday said he would have won if it wasn't for the negative fliers mailed out.

City Councilwoman Sheng Thao, whose strong relationships with labor unions helped her earn support from progressives, has been elected Oakland’s next mayor after unofficial election results ...

Renia Webb, a former staffer for ousted Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, has filed papers with the city about her intention to run in the election to replace her.

Updated 3:43 p.m. Thursday A former staffer of recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said Thursday that she testified before a federal grand jury about her ex-boss, who has reportedly been indicted ...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is once again defending herself against calls for her resignation. This time from the Oakland Police Officers' Association.

A little more than a decade ago, Sheng Thao was living in her car and sleeping on strangers’ couches with her newborn son, unsure where she’d find her next meal. On Monday, she becomes the ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend and a father-son team who run the local recycling company were indicted Friday on federal bribery and conspiracy charges for an alleged pay-to-play ...

Frustrated voters will decide on Tuesday whether to oust Sheng Thao, the mayor of Oakland, Calif., because of high crime and other problems.

Oakland Mayor-elect Sheng Thao talks about her background, how she got into politics and what she plans to do as the city's new leader.