Oakland City Council clashes with finance director as 37 police vehicles idle at dealership
Tensions have flared to the point that Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan likened the director’s decisions to a “pattern of lies.” ...
Oakland voters prepare for mayoral election as Barbara Lee, Loren Taylor campaign across city
As the special election on April 15 draws closer, the two front-runners, Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor, are actively engaging ...
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Oakland runs out of money to pay for City Hall security
The City of Oakland doesn’t have the money it needs to pay a security firm to guard City Hall through the end of the fiscal ...
Athletics get new beginning in Sacramento, but get blown out by Cubs in home opener
The A's had all of the pomp and circumstance like every other home opener in their history, but nothing was quite like this ...
Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.
Barbara Lee has avid fans in Oakland mayor’s race. But Loren Taylor is making it a contest
Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...
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Oakland has run out of money to pay for City Hall security
Guards who protect Oakland buildings and other city property might be the latest casualties of the ongoing budget crisis.
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Oakland Mayoral Candidates Seek to Evade Shadow of Recalled Mayor
Next month, voters will replace ex-Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled and then indicted. The two leading candidates both ...
Editorial: As Oakland finances teeter, elect Barbara Lee for mayor, Charlene Wang for council
Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not ...
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Barbara Lee has avid fans in Oakland mayor’s race. But Loren Taylor is making it a contest
OAKLAND — On a recent Saturday in March ... who is immersed in local issues and knows the inner workings of City Hall? Underscoring their differences are the slogans each has chosen: Lee ...
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Oakland Roots gear up for home opener at the Coliseum
On Tuesday, a rally at Oakland City Hall celebrated the Roots move back. It's especially significant for goalie Kendall McIntosh. "Just feeling that love and support and the love and support of ...