Oakland has been struggling with high crime rates, increased homelessness, a sluggish post-pandemic recovery, and a budget ...

Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato-Bas has been declared the winner for a vacant Alameda County Supervisor’s seat ...

Omar Torres San Jose City Council members decided this week to call a special election to fill the District 3 vacancy created ...

Voters in San Jose, Alameda County and Oakland deserve the final say in the selection of their representatives.

The major city is facing a severe financial crisis caused by reckless overspending and fire and police departments that have ran tens of millions of dollars over budget.

CORRECTION (Nov. 12, 2024, 10:31 a.m. ET) A previous version of this article mischaracterized the FBI raid on Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home. She has not been accused of corruption, charged ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is fighting a self-funded philanthropist for reelection while in nearby Oakland, Mayor Sheng ...

Voters in Oakland, California, have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao just two years after she narrowly won office to lead the liberal San Francisco Bay Area city. The Associated Press called the race Monday.

It was too early to call either the reelection bid of San Francisco Mayor London Breed or the recall effort of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao ... Haas when Daniel was a child. Peter Haas was a longtime ...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao addresses the media during an election night gathering at Fluid 510 in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) AP U.S. News ...