Oakland leaders may soon settle a lawsuit claiming ex-Mayor Sheng Thao — who was recalled in November and now faces federal ...

The liberal-run city has had four different mayors in a four-month period after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled this November and subsequently indicted on eight counts of bribery. Oakland has been ...

The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland mayor ... voters recalled Sheng Thao from the mayor's ...

Jerry Brown and other previous Oakland mayors who said she was the seasoned, uniting presence the city needed after a divisive recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao in November. Thao was indicted on ...