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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao talks with a guest, left, and Elizabeth Echols, right, president of the East Bay Regional Parks District Board of Directors, during the election night watch party for ...
Former Oakland mayoral candidate Seneca Scott, right center, takes part in a press conference outside of City Hall calling for Mayor Sheng Thao to resign in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three others have been indicted by a federal jury following a corruption investigation, ...
Thao tweeted Monday night that she will be a "mayor for all of Oakland." "It's been a long journey, and I'm incredibly honored by the trust the voters have placed in me," Sheng said.
Mayor Sheng Thao has "gone dark on Oakland" amid the FBI investigation, according to Libby Schaaf's former communications director Justin Berton.
All of these factors have pushed Mayor Sheng Thao to the brink of losing her job less than two years after she was sworn into office. Ms. Thao, 39, is trying to survive the nation’s first recall ...
Rivals of recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao react to indictment 03:56. The federal corruption charges against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao did not come as a surprise to many of her political ...
Mayor Sheng Thao of Oakland, Calif., a Democrat, vowed on Monday to remain in office and fight against a recall attempt. Credit... Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press ...
Team Coverage: Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao denies wrongdoing after FBI raid, blasts recall campaign 09:54. A defiant Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao gave her first public comments on Monday following the ...