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Recall Election Of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Approved for Ballot

June 19, 2024 12:14 pmJune 19, 2024 12:14 pm

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced late on Tuesday that enough signatures have been approved to officially put the recall vote against Mayor Sheng Thao on the ballot, with Thao becoming the first Mayor in Oakland history to ever...

Recall Effort Against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Collects Enough Signatures For November Ballot

May 29, 2024 8:00 amMay 29, 2024 8:01 am

The movement to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, led by the Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) group, announced on Sunday that they have collected 30,000 signatures to place a recall vote against Thao on the November ballot, 5,000...

Oakland Athletics Announce Temporary Move To Sacramento

April 4, 2024 7:33 pmApril 4, 2024 7:33 pm

The Oakland Athletics announced on Thursday that they will be moving to Sutter Health Park, the AAA minor league stadium of the Sacramento River Cats, for the 2025, 2026, and 2027 MLB seasons while a stadium for them is built...

Oakland Athletics, City Of Oakland Fail To Reach Stadium Lease Extension Deal

April 3, 2024 12:20 pmApril 3, 2024 2:26 pm

The Oakland Athletics and the City of Oakland failed to reach a temporary lease deal regarding the Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday, paving the way for a quicker exit of the team to a temporary home after the 2024 MLB season....

Recall Effort Against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Gains Traction

January 30, 2024 2:35 amJanuary 30, 2024 2:36 am

The recall effort against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao continued to grow this week despite continuing insistence from the Mayor’s office that the recall effort won’t work. The recall effort officially began on January 7th when recall organizers submitted 250 signatures...

MLB Team Owners Unanimously Approve Oakland A’s’ Relocation To Las Vegas

November 16, 2023 11:47 amNovember 16, 2023 11:47 am

All 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) team owners voted for the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas on Thursday, paving the way for the team to leave in the next few years. Since the early 2000’s, the Oakland...

Did Oakland Mayor Kill Any Chance For The Athletics To Remain In Oakland?

September 2, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 2, 2023 2:31 am

Following comments made this week that if the Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics were to stay in the city past their 2024 lease expiration at the Oakland Coliseum, the city would keep the name and be allowed to have a...