Even with strong mandates, the next mayor will have limited tools. Under Oakland's city charter - the city's governing document - the mayor lacks veto power and has little authority over legislation ...

Even with strong mandates, the next mayor will have limited tools. Under Oakland's city charter - the city's governing document - the mayor lacks veto power and has little authority over legislation ...

People in the city will vote for Oakland's new mayor after voters recalled Sheng Thao in November. Out of 10 candidates on the ballot, the two front-runners are former Oakland City Councilmember Loren ...

In December of 2024, the City Council placed the sales tax proposal, Measure A, on the ballot in an effort to help tackle Oakland's on-going budget shortfall, which is estimated at $280 million over ...

Former Representative Barbara Lee entered the campaign for mayor of the Bay Area city as the favorite. But her main ...

Polling stations are now open in Oakland ahead of Tuesday's special election. It will include electing Oakland's new mayor and its District 2 city councilmember, and will also decide the fate of ...

The documentary filmmaking class at College has two new documentaries about historic Charger moments premiering this coming ...

Former Oakland City Council member Loren Taylor shared his plans to bring change to the "struggling" Bay Area city in an ...

The death toll from a catastrophic Caribbean nightclub roof collapse is now in the hundreds with two former Major League ...

It’s infectious, the love “Freaky Tales” has for the Oakland, California, of the mid-1980s.