Nikko Fortunato Bas recently finished her first month in office as a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors after being elected in November to the seat representing District 5, which ...

Now Taylor’s challenge may be finding an identity for his campaign against a progressive heavyweight — former U.S. Rep.

Lee, who represented the East Bay in Congress for 25 years, opened her mayoral campaign headquarters in downtown Oakland on ...

The Port of Oakland just appointed its first ever woman executive director. Here's what you need to know about the agency's ...

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

Oakland mayor-elect Sheng Thao is greeted by supporters after speaking during a press conference at City Hall in downtown ...

Kevin Jenkins arrived at Oakland City Hall for a City Council meeting recently as a first-term council member still making a name for himself. He departed several hours later as the interim mayor of a ...

They have the top job and can hire and fire police chiefs and city administrators, but they're not the "strong mayors" some ...

Even if he won’t formally acknowledge this recall bid until and unless it qualifies for a vote, Newsom would be wise to take ...

An explosive report in November accused Sheriff Christina Corpus and her department’s leadership of misconduct.

A prominent Vietnamese American businessman is suing San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan for defamation after the two sparred in court last year — painting an alleged connection between San Jose and a ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend, and two Oakland-based businessmen were in federal court this week on ...