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 ...