Now Taylor’s challenge may be finding an identity for his campaign against a progressive heavyweight — former U.S. Rep.

Lee, who represented the East Bay in Congress for 25 years, opened her mayoral campaign headquarters in downtown Oakland on ...

Former congressmember Barbara Lee told a crowd of supporters that she’s ready to lead Oakland as her mayoral campaign kicked ...

Kevin Jenkins arrived at Oakland City Hall for a City Council meeting recently as a first-term council member still making a name for himself. He departed several hours later as the interim mayor of a ...

They have the top job and can hire and fire police chiefs and city administrators, but they're not the "strong mayors" some ...

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Even if he won’t formally acknowledge this recall bid until and unless it qualifies for a vote, Newsom would be wise to take ...

An explosive report in November accused Sheriff Christina Corpus and her department’s leadership of misconduct.

This special print edition commemorates and honors those who were lost the previous months.

Night - Scattered showers with a 75% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 13 to 21 mph (20.9 to 33.8 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 58 °F ...

THE BUZZ: SAME CRIME, MORE PUNISHMENT — California Democrats — wary of appearing soft on crime after a rightward lurch by the ...

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