Oakland mayor fires chief of staff amid backlash over note referring to Black people as ‘tokens’
Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins fired Leigh Hanson, his chief of staff, on Sunday over a note she wrote last year that ...
Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds for consultant owed money by campaign, new docs suggest
Sheng Thao’s chief of staff, indicated the mayor wanted to use $50,000 from her office budget to make good on her campaign ...
Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao directed top administrator to talk shop with alleged bribers
The revelation adds to an ever-emerging picture of alleged backroom dealing and political favoritism throughout Thao’s ...
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Docs seized by feds reveal inner workings of ex-Mayor Sheng Thao’s orbit
The records, newly released to the public, shed light on the events leading up to a bombshell corruption investigation ...
Thousands of Oakland docs seized by feds reveal inner workings of ex-Mayor Sheng Thao’s orbit
The records, newly released to the public, shed light on the events leading up to a bombshell corruption investigation ...
‘JFK' director Oliver Stone calls for a reinvestigation of Kennedy's 1963 assassination
Oliver Stone, director of the Oscar-winning film JFK, called Tuesday for a new congressional investigation into the ...
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Oakland Woman to Serve 33 Months for Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Using Stolen Identities
April 1, 2025 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Kari Marie Russo was sentenced on Monday to 33 months and one day in federal prison for submitting numerous fraudulent unemployment insurance claims using stolen ...