Two mayoral candidates in the upcoming April 15 special election went toe-to-toe on the issues important ... case involving former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. At least one person was critically ...

A sprawling federal probe into alleged corruption in East Bay politics began in Oakland in June 2024 and appears to have ...

Oakland mayoral race: Loren Taylor’s backers outspending Barbara Lee’s support in final days Oakland mayor’s chief of staff fired over note with racist reference Sheng Thao considered using ...

Oakland mayoral race: Loren Taylor’s backers outspending Barbara Lee’s support in final days Oakland mayor cleans house, fires all remaining staff from former Thao administration Sheng Thao co ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...