Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...

Next month, voters will replace ex-Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled and then indicted. The two leading candidates both ...

Barbara Lee’s critics claim she will be beholden to city unions that are spending big to get her elected. Unions say their ...

A network of people organized, funded, and campaigned for Sheng Thao’s removal. With some exceptions, they want Loren Taylor ...

MLB Opening Day is almost here and as baseball fans return to favorite ballparks, they're in for a culinary treat with major ...

Six Globe writers are offering up their predictions for the season — each one believes the Red Sox make the postseason for ...

Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.

Major League Baseball's 2025 Opening Day is less than a week away. As such, it is never too early to keep tabs on each team's ...

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

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.

Plus: A crypto billionaire breaks out his checkbook, and city unions try tying Taylor to the scandal-plagued ex-mayor they ...