Voters in Oakland recalled former mayor Sheng Thao in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.

Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not ...

Early voting started Monday to determine who will be Oakland's next mayor. The process marks nearly a month before the ...

and the Duongs allegedly pledged political support to Thao in exchange for city contracts when she was elected mayor, according to federal prosecutors.

On top of the recall and prosecution of former Mayor Sheng Thao, the city is hurtling toward bankruptcy and reeling from rampant theft and widespread homelessness. It’s also been a target of ...

On a recent Tuesday night, at least 80 people crowded into a small room in the basement of Oakland’s main library for a workshop about the city’s biennial budget process. Prompted by a facilitator, ...

Oakland is currently without a permanent mayor because voters recalled Sheng Thao last November. In January, the City Council appointed Jenkins interim mayor — a position he will hold until residents ...

Credit: Natalie Orenstein Lauren Croll, who came to the farmers market with Wong, said she’d closely followed the dramatic news about last year’s FBI raids and subsequent indictment of former mayor ...

Fortunato Bas served as president of the Oakland City Council and as interim mayor for a few weeks after former mayor Sheng Thao lost a recall election and left office in mid-December. The new ...