Recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao leads in early returns
The effort to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is now in the hands of voters, less than two years since she assumed office.
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The effort to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is now in the hands of voters, less than two years since she assumed office.
With the recall behind them, many Oaklanders hope new leadership will bring needed change.
With the recalls of both Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price apparently headed for voter approval, East Bay officials are looking at the next steps they could be taking.
People on both sides of the Oakland mayor recall race made the final push to turn out the votes Friday, with Mayor Sheng Thao and recall supporters holding separate events.
Local leaders on Friday morning acknowledged major progress in making Oakland's streets safer.
Voters in Alameda County will be deciding whether to recall two women from high-profile public offices - Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
Crime has been the number one topic in the city of Oakland, and Mayor Sheng Thao is facing a possible recall because of it.
In Oakland Tuesday, the city's budget woes and a pending recall vote were in the spotlight as supporters and opponents of Mayor Sheng Thao held dueling rallies a short distance apart ahead of her "State of the City" address.
In Alameda County, the ballots have been sent out and people could begin mail-in voting as of Monday. But in Oakland, rather than selecting people to put into office, this election is dominated by efforts to kick people out of office.
It is an understatement to say that the stakes are high when it comes to the city of Oakland's sale of the Coliseum site.
A new policy just announced in Oakland could lead to the city clearing out more of the city's encampments sheltering unhoused residents.
Oakland will be making a more aggressive push to clear homeless encampments in the city following an executive order issued by Mayor Sheng Thao.
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The Oakland Police Officers' Association in a Tuesday news conference urged Mayor Sheng Thao to resign immediately and allow others to vie for her post in the November election.
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao touted her deal to sell the city's share of the Oakland Coliseum Tuesday morning.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao offering details on the city's sale of its share of the Coliseum.
City officials confirmed Oakland's efforts to sell its half of the Oakland Coliseum site took a big step forward Monday.
There hasn't been a lot of public support for Oakland mayor Sheng Thao after the FBI raided her home but she is seeing some as she fights for her political career. Da Lin reports. (7-26-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Local progressive organizations held a press event in Oakland on Friday to oppose the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's new lawyer on Friday released a statement blaming federal authorities for unfairly influencing voters in Oakland's upcoming mayoral recall.
Oakland mayor Sheng Thao's new lawyer is blaming the feds for unfairly influencing voters in the mayor's recall election. Anne Makovec reports. (7-12-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
In an interview on CBS News Bay Area Thursday, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said the effort to recall her from office is a "disservice to our democratic process" and "a significant waste of taxpayer money" while declining to comment on the current FBI investigation that involved a raid on her home.
A federal grand jury is demanding the City of Oakland turn over a trove of documents following last month's FBI raid on Mayor Sheng Thao's home.
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Wednesday dismissed the claims of her partner's role in her administration as "rumors and innuendo" when CBS News Bay Area interviewed her for the first time since the FBI raid on her home June 20.
Ryan Yamamoto spoke with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao about a week after she first publicly spoke after the FBI raided her home. Mayor Thao says she is not the subject of the raid and would like to focus on the state of Oakland and recall efforts against her. (07-03-2024) Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
