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.

Tuesday is Election Day in Oakland, when voters will choose a mayor to serve out the rest of recalled Mayor Sheng Thao’s term, a new City Council member and decide whether to raise sales taxes to help ...

Ten candidates are on the ballot for mayor, but the real contest appears to be between former longtime Congresswoman Barbara ...

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 ...

Despite the high stakes, the Alameda County Deputy Registrar says less than 20% of voters had returned their ballots so far.

Now, the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, or AASEG, has received another year to square away its purchase of both the city’s half of the Coliseum and the other half that the county was ...

Standing in an empty lot near 22nd and Broadway, Oakland elected officials and economic boosters planted the proverbial flag ...

While the main focus of Tuesday's special election in Oakland is on the mayor's race, Measure A would increase Oakland's ...

One will find those teams at the top of the first round. In addition to finishing last in the AFC North in 2024, the Browns ...

Watch the Detroit Free Press' Breakfast Club with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, hosted by Free Press columnist and "Michigan Matters" host Carol Cain.

The New York Mets spent most of the winter preparing for life without Pete Alonso. Now, they've spent the first 13 games of the season wondering where they'd be without him. The slugger will look to ...

Hundreds of school districts around the U.S. may have to abandon plans to acquire electric buses after the EPA froze the ...