Barbara Lee And Loren Taylor Spar In Debate For Mayoral Race
Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and former Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor are vying in the April 15 election to replace former mayor Sheng Thao, who is currently facing federal corruption and ...
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Former Rep. Barbara Lee wants to be Oakland’s next mayor. What’s her platform?
Her platform also promises ethics, transparency and accountability, pointedly alluding to a corruption scandal involving former Mayor Sheng Thao. Lee, in the fall, had opposed the recall of Thao ...
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LA mayor ousts fire chief amid wildfire response criticism
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday ousted the chief of the city's Fire Department, weeks after blazing wildfires devastated the area. The mayor's office released a statement saying it was ...
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NY governor announces she will not remove Mayor Adams from office, at least for now
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday she will not use her executive powers to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office, at least for now, instead opting to propose a set of guardrails that aim ...
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Portmore mayor under investigation for alleged assault of women at contentious meeting
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police investigation is reportedly underway into allegations that Mayor of Portmore, the People’s National Party’s Leon Thomas, assaulted three women during a recent ...
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3 candidates running for Oakland mayor make case for their leadership
who worked as chief of staff for recalled mayor Sheng Thao when Thao was a city council member. Webb is currently an elementary school teacher. Each made a case for why they should lead the ...
KTVU22d
Oakland voters hear from three mayoral candidates
former city council member Loren Taylor who previously ran for mayor, and Renia Webb, former chief of staff for recalled Mayor Sheng Thao when she was a city council member.
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With NYC Mayor Eric Adams under fire, Gov. Kathy Hochul convenes top leaders to discuss his fate
New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces mounting pressure to step down following a wave of resignations Monday at City Hall. Gov. Kathy Hochul held meetings with key leaders Tuesday at her offices in ...
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Oakland's 3 main mayoral candidates speak on public safety, homelessness solutions
Taylor lost the last mayoral election to the now-recalled Sheng Thao by less than 1,000 votes and he's now running for mayor again. "As an Oakland resident frustrated and angry that Mayor Thao was ...
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Oakland Candidates for Mayor, City Council Speak at Forum Ahead of April Special Election
The special election, set for April 15, became necessary after voters recalled former Mayor Sheng Thao and elected former District 2 Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas to the Alameda ...
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Mayor, council slam business leaders for failing Cleveland in Browns stadium battle
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Councilman Brian Kazy publicly criticized the Greater Cleveland Partnership on Tuesday, saying the region’s chamber of commerce hasn’t had ...
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London mayor Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats 'Brexit was a mistake' and argue for stronger EU ties to fight Trump tariffs
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is to tell EU diplomats "Brexit was a mistake" and argue stronger ties with the bloc would help fight Donald Trump's tariff threats. He will say the UK's withdrawal ...