Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and ...
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If approved, Measure A would impose a half-percent extra cost on numerous goods sold in Oakland, raising roughly $30 million ...
The shadow looming over Barbara Lee’s Oakland mayoral run
The similarities between Lee and the late Mayor Ron Dellums, her longtime mentor, are plentiful. But the comparison carries ...
Barbara Lee confronts a cautionary tale in Oakland mayoral bid
The similarities between Lee and the late Mayor Ron Dellums, her longtime mentor, are plentiful. But the comparison carries baggage.
Pistons' Motor City Cruise trades for Oakland basketball NCAA tournament hero Jack Gohlke
The Motor City Cruise, the Detroit Pistons G League affiliate, acquired Oakland basketball NCAA tournament hero Jack Gohlke on Friday.
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How would Oakland’s proposed sales tax measure address its budget problems?
OAKLAND — Voters here will have the chance ... An argument against the measure, authored by City Hall gadfly Gene Hazzard, calls the ballot language “misleading” and rails against a lack ...
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Pamela Price Unfiltered: Who Will Save Oakland? Mayor’s Scandal & the City’s Leadership Crisis
Oakland is at a crossroads. With Mayor Sheng Thao facing federal bribery charges and public safety concerns mounting, the city's leadership crisis has reached ...
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Things to do in metro Detroit, March 21 and beyond
• Tales from the D-Dennis Coffey: March 21, Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit, hosted by Detroit ...
Future Hall of Famer Terry Francona 'born again' as Cincinnati Reds manager
Francona, raised in a baseball clubhouse as the son of 15-year veteran Tito Francona, is usually the first to arrive and last ...