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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.
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.
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.
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.
Chargers
Many Chargers remember blowing a 27-point playoff lead to Jacksonville and the Raiders scoring 63 points to cost their coach a job. Has the journey helped?