Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.
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Campaign notebook: Misleading ads, including a fake Oaklandside headline
Plus: A crypto billionaire breaks out his checkbook, and city unions try tying Taylor to the scandal-plagued ex-mayor they ...
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Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
Barbara Lee, a progressive icon and Black female trailblazer who ... partly over perceptions they are too soft on crime. Former Mayor Sheng Thao was ousted barely two years into her term. Voters in ...
These are the biggest donors to the Oakland mayor’s race
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are pouring into April’s mayoral election in Oakland, with supporters for the top two ...
Barbara Lee has avid fans in Oakland mayor's race. But Loren Taylor is making it a contest
Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...
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Oakland voters are deciding whether to elect former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a progressive icon, as their new mayor after recalling Sheng Thao over crime, homelessness, and corruption concerns.
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Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow
Three weeks before the April 15 special election for Oakland mayor, supporters of both Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are searching for the winning move that pushes their respective candidate to the ...
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Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
SAN FRANCISCO — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption are weighing whether to give the job to former U.S. Rep.