A committee backing Taylor is flush with private-sector money, including from a tech founder with ties to Elon Musk.

Oaklanders will be able to vote early and in person in their city's April 15 special mayoral election this weekend, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters' Office announced Wednesday.

The sweep at the mayor’s office appeared to follow public backlash toward Leigh Hanson, the former top Thao aide who was ...

A mayoral race that was supposed to be an easy win for former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee has turned into a close contest ...

Former congresswoman Barbara Lee fights a close race against a moderate Democrat for what some have called “the toughest ...

Oakland residents may not know immediately who will be leading their city following the special April 15 special mayoral election.

All candidates were given several weeks to return a candidate questionnaire, except for Simpson, for whom contact information couldn't be found. Taylor, Lee, Liu and Pechenuk submitted answers, Webb ...

Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins announced the move a day after he fired his chief of staff following the release of a ...

Brandon Harami, a gay man who’s Oakland interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins’ community resilience director, was one of several ...

Oakland voters will go to the polls to elect a new mayor. But the mudslinging between the two favorites to succeed Mayor ...

Oakland voters recalled Thao from office back in November, but her legal troubles started in June when the FBI raided the ...