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

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

Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not ...

Oakland has long been the cheaper ... said she hopes voters will see beyond Lee's star power. "I did not recall Sheng Thao to have Sheng Thao 2.0 in office,” she said. But Carl Chan, a Chinatown ...

Former Mayor Sheng Thao was ousted barely two years into her term. Voters in November also recalled Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, whose territory included Oakland, and Los Angeles ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption are weighing whether to give the job to former U.S. Rep.