The Oaklandside on MSN6d
Campaign notebook: Misleading ads, including a fake Oaklandside headline
Plus: A crypto billionaire breaks out his checkbook, and city unions try tying Taylor to the scandal-plagued ex-mayor they ...
East Bay Times4d
Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
At times, their backers have appeared more concerned with escaping the shadow of Sheng Thao than taking on the opposing campaign. Thao, who was recalled by 61% of voters in November and more ...
Janesville Gazette5d
Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
At times, their backers have appeared more concerned with escaping the shadow of Sheng Thao than taking on the opposing campaign.
Los Angeles Times3d
Barbara Lee has avid fans in Oakland mayor’s race. But Loren Taylor is making it a contest
In a twist of fate that could end up re-energizing Lee’s political career, Oakland found itself in need of a new chief executive after voters in November recalled Mayor Sheng Thao. The ouster ...
Newsday5d
Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
Former Mayor Sheng Thao was ousted barely two years into her term. Voters in November also recalled Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, whose territory included Oakland, and Los Angeles ...