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Need a refresher on the Sheng Thao and East Bay federal corruption probes? Look here
A sprawling federal probe into alleged corruption in East Bay politics began in Oakland in June 2024 and appears to have ...
Oakland Mayor Election Results So Far—Did Barbara Lee or Loren Taylor Win?
Loren Taylor has an early lead over Barbara Lee, the former Democratic U.S. House Representative, in the Oakland mayoral ...
Months after federal indictments, Oakland land deal for new recycling plant in limbo
David Duong, the embattled CEO of California Waste Solutions, recently missed a key filing deadline for his company’s ...
Special election for Oakland mayor too close to call, but Loren Taylor takes slim early lead
Former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee was long considered the front-runner in the race. But Loren Taylor, a former City Council ...
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Months after federal indictments, Oakland land deal for new recycling plant in limbo
In mid-January, federal prosecutors indicted David Duong, along with his son, Andy Duong, in an alleged scheme to bribe then-Mayor Sheng Thao and her longtime romantic partner, Andre Jones.
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Oakland Interim Mayor Fires Most Staff w/ Brandon Harami
Earlier this week, Oakland Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins announced the firing of former Mayor Sheng Thao’s city hall staff, starting with the canning of Leigh Hanson over an allegedly problematic ...
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A Congressional Outsider Becomes the Establishment Pick for Oakland Mayor
The city had a sudden vacancy at the top because voters ousted Mayor Sheng Thao in November, a sign of their frustrations with the city’s direction and with a dark legal cloud over Ms. Thao.
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Oakland mayoral race: Loren Taylor’s backers outspending Barbara Lee’s support in final days
The group got an additional $142,000 from another committee, Revitalize East Bay, which last year financed the recall campaigns against former Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney ...