California
Two months after she was recalled as Oakland mayor, Sheng Thao has reportedly been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury, a blow to a city whose voters have made it clear they are fed up with crime and government dysfunction.
The three rescued cubs were relatively healthy but thin after it was determined the mother was absent for about two weeks before their rescue, zoo officials said.
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend and a father-son team who run the local recycling company were indicted Friday on federal bribery and conspiracy charges for an alleged pay-to-play scheme.
Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, who represented the East Bay in Congress for over two decades, announced plans to run for mayor of Oakland in a special election.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce that he will extend the California Highway Patrol deployment in Oakland as the city grapples with a leadership crisis.
In-N-Out owner says Oakland restaurant was ‘absolutely dangerous’ and police response for emergency calls was ‘alarming,’ which lead to its closure.
Sports
Rickey Henderson, a prolific lead-off hitter for the Oakland Athletics in the 1980s and 90s who became baseball’s all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65.
San Francisco on Tuesday asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction to bar Oakland’s airport from using the name San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.
Business
The Oakland Athletics have reached a tentative agreement to sell their half of the Coliseum to a private Black development group for $125 million.
Voters in Northern California will decide in the Nov. 5 election whether to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County Dist. Atty. Pamela Price.