Three of the ten candidates for Oakland mayor were invited to speak at a forum in downtown Oakland on Tuesday night. They are ...

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

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

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

Vietnamese family drama 'The Real Sister' is headed to international screens following its breakout success at home.

Mario Juarez had been charged over election mailers that are now at the center of an alleged criminal conspiracy by Oakland’s ex-mayor and a rich and influential family that owns a waste ...

Mario Juarez had been charged over election mailers that are now at the center of an alleged criminal conspiracy by Oakland’s ...

Jones, well-connected in Oakland politics, first began dating Thao in the early 2010s when he was chief of staff for ...

A gay former aide to recalled Oakland mayor Sheng Thao has settled his restraining order against an Oakland man who was ...

THE BUZZ: DISASTER-ERA DÉTENTE — Gavin Newsom ’s more than 90-minute meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office yesterday ...

The Public Ethics Commission helped break two major scandals last year involving Oakland mayors. But budget cuts and a ...

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