The idea that Mayor Thao was selling out Oakland even before she won the election, it speaks of arrogance and malicious ...

With crime high, police staffing short, bond rating sliding and a massive structural deficit, layoffs seem inevitable.

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Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee was long seen as the front-runner in Oakland's special mayoral election. But Loren Taylor had closed her lead in recent weeks by appealing to disillusioned voters ...