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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Oakland Voters Want to Know How the Next Mayor Would Fix the City’s Finances
As the city faces a major budget deficit, candidates are making their pitch about what they would do to improve the city's ...
The shadow looming over Barbara Lee’s Oakland mayoral run
The similarities between Lee and the late Mayor Ron Dellums, her longtime mentor, are plentiful. But the comparison carries ...
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How Oakland’s interim mayor wants to tackle unprecedented challenges
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 ...
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Pamela Price Unfiltered: Who Will Save Oakland? Mayor’s Scandal & the City’s Leadership Crisis
Oakland is at a crossroads. With Mayor Sheng Thao facing federal bribery charges and public safety concerns mounting, the city's leadership crisis has reached ...
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Campaign notebook: Misleading ads, including a fake Oaklandside headline
Plus: A crypto billionaire breaks out his checkbook, and city unions try tying Taylor to the scandal-plagued ex-mayor they ...
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Oakland City Council rejects bid to denounce Hamas as public speakers lacerate Israel
The Oakland council resolution focused on a permanent ... Before the meeting started, the JCRC held a vigil in front of City Hall for the estimated 240 people in Israel who were taken hostage ...
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An overarching structural deficit of nearly $140 million, however, continues to loom over City Hall, clouding the optimism around how Oakland’s finances will look for the next two years.