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

Thanks to government unions, Oakland voters chose to continue on the path of decline by electing establishment candidate ...

This is the lowest turnout in recent years. For the 2022 mayoral election of Sheng Thao, 52 percent of voters cast a ballot.

Nine mayoral candidates filled the ranked choice ballot, but the focus of the race turned to two front leaders: former U.S.

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee declared victory in the race to finish former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao's term on Saturday, ...

OAKLAND — Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins on Monday fired all remaining office staff who had worked for recalled Mayor Sheng Thao ...

Barbara Lee elected mayor of Oakland after close ranked-choice vote. Her victory follows the recall of Sheng Thao and rising ...

The city of Oakland will give a group of investors more time to close a $125 million deal to buy its half of the Oakland ...

Lee and Taylor are among the candidates running in the special election called after the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao.

A special election for a new mayor had to be called in Oakland after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled in 2024 after a federal public corruption inquiry.

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee will be Oakland’s next mayor, taking over a city she represented for decades at a time of deep political turmoil and economic uncertainty.