Oakland leaders may soon settle a lawsuit claiming ex-Mayor Sheng Thao — who was recalled in November and now faces federal bribery charges — was ineligible for the 2022 mayoral election that ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her lawyer Jeff Tsai leave ...

“I want our space to be a place where everyone feels invited.” Sheng Vang and her husband, Vang Thao, opened Vang’s Plants and Succulents for one simple reason: They love plants. While their ...

A colorful sign reads, "Mini Print Vending Machine." Underneath art depicting a single fried egg, a strawberry, and other food items reads a promise: "4 quarters = 1 surprise print." In the video ...

Lee must go further. She must own this budget. Lee was elected to fill the remainder of recalled Mayor Sheng Thao’s term, which runs through 2026. So this budget could cover the entirety of the ...

on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The following Oakland mayor will replace former mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled last Nov.. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) The proposal comes at a turbulent time ...

Lee will replace Jenkins, who is standing in for former mayor Sheng Thao, who was ousted in a November recall election. Wang will replace former councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas, who was elected ...

Members of the Oakland NAACP branch excoriated two of Sheng Thao’s former staffers at a news conference Monday morning and showered praise on Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins for firing them.

IT’S DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT just when all of this began to unravel, but Oakland’s downturn coincided roughly with Sheng Thao’s entry onto the political scene. Commercial shipping ceased to be ...

Lee, who won a special April 15 election to replace ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, said she has formed a transition committee to help implement her agenda in the first 100 days of her administration.