With crime high, police staffing short, bond rating sliding and a massive structural deficit, layoffs seem inevitable.

The Oakland City Attorney’s Office declined to answer questions for this story. Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins didn’t respond to ...

Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins has fired several top staff members including Brandon Harami, director of community resilience, and Chief of Staff Leigh Hanson. The terminations come ahead of the city ...

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

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee hosted her first news conference after coming out on top with 52% of the vote in last week's ...

Former East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee will be the next mayor of Oakland after former City Councilmember Loren Taylor conceded the ...

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