a political operative accused of bouncing a check to pay for election mailers that benefited ex-Mayor Sheng Thao — flyers federal prosecutors now say were part of a larger scheme by waste ...

Mario Juarez had been charged over election mailers that are now at the center of an alleged criminal conspiracy by Oakland’s ex-mayor and a rich and influential family that owns a waste ...

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 of a ...

The city of Oakland has agreed to settle a lawsuit seeking a restraining order against a local political activist who has ...

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“We ran a fair, clean campaign,” Taylor said. “If not for the corruption and political misdealings of Sheng Thao and those who supported and endorsed her, we would have a different ...

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 ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend, and two Oakland-based businessmen were in federal court this week on ...

THE BUZZ: SAME CRIME, MORE PUNISHMENT — California Democrats — wary of appearing soft on crime after a rightward lurch by the ...

Joy in Four Chapters,” a dark comedy about Sichuan cuisine featuring “Stranger Eyes” star Lee Kang-Sheng. The lineup marks several directorial debuts, including Indonesian actor Reza ...

When not testing the latest phones, he can normally be found with his camera in hand, behind his drums or eating his stash of home-cooked food. Sometimes all at once. Lisa Eadicicco covered mobile ...