Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Suspect in Oakland shootout with witness in Sheng Thao corruption probe speaks out
He claims it was self-defense, but a man admits shooting at a key witness in the federal corruption case against former ...
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Oakland Mayoral Candidates Seek to Evade Shadow of Recalled Mayor
“I voted for the recall of Sheng Thao,” an unnamed woman identified as an Oakland “grandma” says in the ad’s voice-over, ...
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Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
Former Mayor Sheng Thao was ousted barely two years into her term. Voters in November also recalled Alameda County District ...
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Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
At times, their backers have appeared more concerned with escaping the shadow of Sheng Thao than taking on the opposing campaign. In tight race to lead Oakland, Loren Taylor gets surprising ...
Suspect in shootout with Sheng Thao corruption probe witness speaks
He claims it was self-defense, but a man admits shooting at a key witness in the federal corruption case against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and others. But he says, it was all a mistake. "I go to ...
Alameda County Democratic Party tells Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor to stop using its logo in campaign materials
In the final weeks of Oakland's special mayoral election, the Alameda County Democratic Party is crying foul over the use of ...