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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
CA lawmakers seek to change CEQA (again)
WhatMatters is taking Monday off to honor Cesar Chavez and will be back in your inboxes Tuesday. A handful of legislators ...
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Nearly 200 dogs seized from ex-NFL star in dogfighting case
(AP) — Former NFL player Leshon Johnson has been indicted for allegedly operating a large dogfighting venture that resulted in authorities seizing 190 dogs — considered the most ever taken from one ...
Man arrested in shooting at house of potential Oakland corruption probe witness
Hermelindo Olber Ramosramos, 25, was taken into custody in East Oakland, about a week after Alameda County prosecutors ...
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Michigan educators, parents brace for federal education changes
The specific effects of gutting the federal department that distributes billions in federal dollars to schools and colleges and manages the federal student loan portfolio might not be known for ...