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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Makes Surprise Endorsement of Loren Taylor for Oakland Mayor

March 28, 2025 2:45 amMarch 28, 2025 2:46 am

In a surprise press conference on Thursday, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan endorsed former Oakland City Councilman Loren Taylor over former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, marking the latest event showing his turnaround this month in the Oakland Mayoral special election race....

Top Two Oakland Mayoral Candidates Have Raised $550,000 Combined So Far

March 25, 2025 1:38 pmMarch 25, 2025 1:38 pm

According to the latest campaign filings reported over the weekend, around $550,000 has been raised so far by the top two candidates in the Oakland mayoral special election so far, on track to set a new record for mayoral election...

Opposition Grows Against Barbara Lee In Oakland Mayoral Race

March 17, 2025 2:14 pmMarch 17, 2025 2:15 pm

Former Congresswoman and current Oakland Mayoral candidate Barbara continued to see growing opposition movement against her campaign this week, with recall supporters of former Mayor Sheng Thao now joining the movement against her. Last year, the Sheng Thao recall movement,...

Oakland Mayoral Candidates Answer Questions at First Public Forum

February 19, 2025 12:35 pmFebruary 19, 2025 12:36 pm

The three front runners in the 2025 Oakland Mayoral Special election met for the first Tuesday night in Oakland at a forum, answering questions ranging from homelessness to housing. Following the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in November, Mayoral candidates...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee Returns Donations From Family Linked to Sheng Thao Scandal

February 11, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 11, 2025 2:46 am

Former Congresswoman and current Oakland Mayoral candidate Barbara Lee handed back $5,000 in donations on Monday given to her by Andy and David Duong, the recycling business owners who were recently indicted in the same scandal involving former Mayor Sheng...

Back In Court: The Continued Fall Of Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

February 8, 2025 6:00 amFebruary 8, 2025 4:44 pm

The past few years have not been kind to disgraced former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. After narrowly defeating fellow Councilmember Loren Taylor in 2022, Thao went on to have a hard time addressing crime and public safety concerns, as well as...

Judge Ursula Jones Dickson is New Alameda County District Attorney

January 28, 2025 8:11 pmJanuary 28, 2025 8:13 pm

Wow! The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted and announced a new district attorney Tuesday night – and it wasn’t the candidate that California Attorney General Rob Bonta was pushing on the Alameda Board. The board chose Judge Ursula Jones...