Former mayor says school and city leaders need to better consider impact of costly decisions that have long-term effects ...

It’s the final weekend leading up to Oakland’s April 15 mayoral election. Turnout is expected to be low and results will ...

OAKLAND - There are high stakes in Oakland's special election on April 15, which includes the mayoral race as well as the District 2 City Council seat that has six candidates vying to fill the ...

OAKLAND, California — Barbara Lee’s homecoming run for Oakland mayor had all the markings of a blowout: Political power players swiftly united behind Lee, a progressive icon in her staunchly blue town ...

But EBT attributes Oakland’s current indebtedness to unwise decisions by former Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf, so perhaps a ...

In 2018, 158,521 people in Oakland cast a vote for mayor in the election where Libby Schaaf handily won a second term. In ...

The endorsement bucks from near-unanimous support among Bay Area politicians for Taylor’s opponent, former Rep. Barbara Lee.

Another Storybook Personality was former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who played Raggedy Ann in 1975. “It taught me how to speak in front of large groups, to be on time, to work well with others ...

former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who succeeded Liccardo, is also backing Liccardo’s campaign. Calling all ...

Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not afford. When Schaaf left, the city was facing a massive structural budget ...