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New documents shed light on Sheng Thao’s behind-the-scenes boyfriend
On the day Sheng Thao was sworn-in as Oakland’s new mayor in January of 2023, she was flanked on stage by her family, ...
Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds for consultant owed money by campaign, new docs suggest
Sheng Thao’s chief of staff, indicated the mayor wanted to use $50,000 from her office budget to make good on her campaign ...
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Oakland mayor’s chief of staff fired over private notes referring to Black people as ‘tokens’
OAKLAND — The former chief of staff to ex-Mayor Sheng Thao has been fired over a reference to Black people that she wrote down during a meeting last year in which Thao’s supporters organized ...
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Was a wild Oakland shootout tied to former Mayor Sheng Thao corruption case?
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 ...
Thousands of Oakland docs seized by feds reveal inner workings of ex-Mayor Sheng Thao’s orbit
The records, newly released to the public, shed light on the events leading up to a bombshell corruption investigation ...
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Oakland mayor fires all remaining staff from former Thao administration
OAKLAND — Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins on Monday fired all remaining office staff who had worked for recalled Mayor Sheng Thao, a day after dismissing Thao’s former chief of staff over a note ...
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Oakland interim mayor fires most of staff hired under previous administration
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins announced Monday he will be firing most of his staff that were hired under previous Mayor Sheng Thao. Jenkins says that the staff will ...