Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Suspect in Oakland shootout with witness in Sheng Thao corruption probe speaks out
He claims it was self-defense, but a man admits shooting at a key witness in the federal corruption case against former ...
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They recalled Oakland’s mayor. Who are they backing now?
A network of people organized, funded, and campaigned for Sheng Thao’s removal. With some exceptions, they want Loren Taylor ...
These are the biggest donors to the Oakland mayor’s race
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are pouring into April’s mayoral election in Oakland, with supporters for the top two ...
Early voting kicks off in Oakland for new mayor, District 2 city council and Measure A
Early voting started Monday to determine who will be Oakland's next mayor. The process marks nearly a month before the ...
Barbara Lee has avid fans in Oakland mayor’s race. But Loren Taylor is making it a contest
Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...
Editorial: As Oakland finances teeter, elect Barbara Lee for mayor, Charlene Wang for council
Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not ...
Oakland mayor recall supporters target Barbara Lee in ad as election nears
As Oakland's special mayoral election approaches, campaign rhetoric is intensifying with about 30 days to go before the April ...
Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.
Crime and Public Safety
OAKLAND — The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office recently filed charges in a 2024 shooting outside the house of a ...
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Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
“They must have gone through a lot of video from council meetings to find that image,” he said in an interview about the photo of him and Thao together. Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao appears ...
Suspect in shootout with Sheng Thao corruption probe witness speaks
He claims it was self-defense, but a man admits shooting at a key witness in the federal corruption case against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and others. But he says, it was all a mistake. "I go to ...