But some in East Bay have questioned Tuesday’s press conference as a shameless attempt by Thao to quell a growing chorus of voters and other elected officials who want her out of office.

Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf told KQED in an exclusive interview on Friday that she is now supporting the campaign to recall Sheng Thao, the mayor who followed her into office. Schaaf said that ...

Sheng Thao’s political life is on the Oakland ballot this November. She’s not going down without a fight. Voters will decide next month whether to recall the embattled mayor, a push bankrolled ...

OAKLAND — For what could be the final time, Mayor Sheng Thao took stock of the city she’s led for two years, describing a place that looks markedly different from how her harshest critics ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- During her State of the City address Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao took time to talk about some of the city's most pressing issues. One top of mind was public safety.

Election Day is less than a month away, and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s anti-recall campaign is heating up. At a Tuesday press conference in the city’s Chinatown, dozens rallied in support of Thao, who ...

OAKLAND — The chips were down for Mayor Sheng Thao once before, when the upstart progressive was in a tight battle with a fellow first-term City Council member to become Oakland’s next mayor.