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Oakland mayoral race tightens up as Loren Taylor turns up the heat on Barbara Lee
A mayoral race that was supposed to be an easy win for former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee has turned into a close contest ...
Staffers with ties to recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao fired in city hall shake-up
Oakland voters recalled Thao from office back in November, but her legal troubles started in June when the FBI raided the ...
Oakland mayoral race: Loren Taylor’s backers outspending Barbara Lee’s support in final days
A committee backing Taylor is flush with private-sector money, including from a tech founder with ties to Elon Musk.
Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds for consultant owed money by campaign, new docs suggest
Sheng Thao’s chief of staff, indicated the mayor wanted to use $50,000 from her office budget to make good on her campaign ...
Oakland mayoral candidates make final push ahead of special election
In the final days on the campaign trail for Oakland City Mayor, former Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Oakland City ...
Times-Herald3d
Oakland mayor fires all remaining staff from former Thao administration
The sweep at the mayor’s office appeared to follow public backlash toward Leigh Hanson, the former top Thao aide who was ...
Courthouse News Service3d
Personality, not policy, could decide Oakland’s next mayor
Former congresswoman Barbara Lee fights a close race against a moderate Democrat for what some have called “the toughest ...
Washington Examiner3d
Oakland mayoral race tightens up as Loren Taylor turns up the heat on Barbara Lee
Lee, a well-known progressive politician who was against the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao, has been forced to defend her positions by her more centrist opponent Loren Taylor, who has tapped ...