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

Oakland had a sudden vacancy at the top after voters ousted former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was federally indicted on bribery, corruption, and fraud charges.

Ranked choice — in which candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated and their supporters’ backup picks get a boost — was critical to the 2022 mayoral contest. Taylor narrowly lost to Sheng Thao, ...

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

Loren Taylor has tried to tie Barbara Lee to former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled by angry voters in Oakland, California ...

Lee tells theGrio she is concerned about Black and brown communities being used as “pawns in the Trump administration’s ...

With less than 48 hours remaining before Oakland’s special election for mayor, the city’s two leading candidates, former U.S.

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

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 ...

Oakland's special election for the hotly contested mayor's race saw early voter turnout at just 18.9% of the 250,000 ballots sent to registered voters, according to the Alameda County Deputy Registrar ...