The city charter in Oakland contains an extensive set of laws, but it wasn’t exactly set up to address the aftermath of an ...
Fitch cut Oakland's credit rating to A from AA-, citing the city's budget troubles and an uncertain path to addressing them ...
Ranked choice voting is inherently undemocratic, needlessly makes vote counting take longer, and does not deliver better ...
Bas, a labor-backed politician and former progressive organizer, will end a six-year run as the City Council member in ...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is considered a potential candidate in the 2026 governor's race, held a press conference in San Francisco on Wednesday announcing his plan to safeguard the ...
Anti-camping ordinances and misleading rhetoric from leaders expose how systemic laws criminalize being homeless nationwide.
Oakland residents will pick the successor to recalled Mayor Sheng Thao. Under the city charter, a special election must ...