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

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

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

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

As Oakland's special mayoral election approaches, campaign rhetoric is intensifying with about 30 days to go before the April ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- We are learning more about a wild shootout that may be connected to the federal corruption case involving former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. We're hearing from the man ...

Oakland voters will go to the polls on April 15th to elect a new mayor. Of nine candidates, two familiar names have risen to the top: Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Oakland City ...

The April 15 special election comes as Oakland faces an $89 million budget deficit that has already led to layoffs.

Former Mayor Sheng Thao was ousted barely two years into her ... and more strident about punishing wrongdoers, like many other Democratic cities in California where voters are exasperated over ...