Her platform also promises ethics, transparency and accountability, pointedly alluding to a corruption scandal involving former Mayor Sheng Thao. Lee, in the fall, had opposed the recall of Thao ...

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled Mayor Sheng Thao on November 5, 2024, with 60.6% voting in favor of her removal from office. This marked the first time in Oakland’s history that a mayor ...

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled Mayor Sheng Thao on November 5, 2024, with 60.6% voting in favor of her removal from office. This marked the first time in Oakland's history that a mayor ...

They are former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, former city council member Loren Taylor who previously ran for mayor, and Renia Webb, former chief of staff for recalled Mayor Sheng Thao when she was a ...

The three candidates at the forum were former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, former Oakland City councilman Loren Taylor, and former Sheng Thao chief-of-staff Renia Webb. Lee and Webb addressed public ...

The special election, set for April 15, became necessary after voters recalled former Mayor Sheng Thao and elected former District 2 Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas to the Alameda ...

campaigns that toppled San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin in 2022 and axed Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao last fall. All of which means that even if he won’t formally acknowledge this recall ...

The longtime progressive Democrat is seen as the frontrunner in the special election to choose a leader following the recall of former mayor Sheng Thao. Lee, who long represented Oakland and ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A procedural court hearing in the bribery and fraud case against Sheng Thao, her boyfriend, and the father-and-son duo who own Cal Waste Solutions turned a bit tense on Thursday ...

Port staff already have a recommendation for the CEO’s successor. Danny Wan is stepping down as chief executive officer at the Port of Oakland. The news was revealed in an agenda item slated to ...

Legendary 49ers quarterback Steve Young has a lot of faith in current San Francisco signal-caller Brock Purdy. Despite the team’s 6-11, playoff-less 2024 NFL season, Young believes Purdy -- once ...