After coming up just short in the 2022 race to be the city’s mayor, Loren Taylor tried to keep himself busy. He helped launch ...

A California judge on Friday refused to dismiss a check fraud case tied to an Oakland businessman at the center of a federal ...

Former congressmember Barbara Lee told a crowd of supporters that she’s ready to lead Oakland as her mayoral campaign kicked ...

Constitutional crisis | Wake up | Institutions crumble. East Bay Times reader letters to the editor for Jan. 7, 2025.

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was back in federal court Thursday morning for a status hearing in the criminal fraud case against her and three other defendants.

The city will repeat its “I Do Still” ceremony from 2-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, at the historic Longacre ...

Jeff Tsai introduced Thao to U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers as the mayor of Oakland. Gonzalez Rogers ...

The ex-mayor, her romantic partner Andre Jones and father-son business duo David and Andy Duong are accused of coordinating a ...

"I would do it again today." Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf reflects on her decision during Pres. Trump's first ...

Special election heats up as Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor file for candidacy and recalled Mayor Sheng Thao is indicted.