A traveling exhibit at the Palace of Fine Arts has an immense “ball pit” with balloons, and other curious art.

Lawyers for former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and other defendants said prosecutors are taking too long to produce discovery. Prosecutors said they've already given the defense 400 gigabytes of ...

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 ...

The special election filled the leadership vacuum left by the removal of former Mayor Sheng Thao. See a mistake? Let us know Former Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of Oakland, taking a ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee will be Oakland’s next mayor, taking over a city she represented for decades at a time of deep political turmoil and economic uncertainty.

It's Taylor's second time losing the mayoral race after he lost to ousted former Mayor Sheng Thao in 2022. Lee's win comes after Thao, now indicted on bribery charges, was recalled from her ...