Oakland
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Oakland’s city administrator replaces three top executives days after Mayor Barbara Lee wins a full term
Transportation Director Josh Rowan, Human Resources Director Mary Hao and Assistant City Administrator Chuck Baker are leaving; the mayor’s office says City Administrator Betsy Lake made the decisions with Ms. Lee’s support, and it has not…
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Oakland Coliseum and Arena operator files notice to lay off 1,605 workers as the complex changes hands
Legends Global says the layoffs take effect Dec. 31, when its operating contract ends; unions say they are negotiating with the incoming owners, and a stagehands’ union official says the sale terms call for honoring union…
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In Sheng Thao’s corruption trial, the defense spends a day testing the government’s central witness
Mario Juarez, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and is cooperating with prosecutors, faced about six hours of cross-examination on Friday in the federal trial of the former Oakland mayor and three co-defendants.
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Oakland reaches tentative deals with two city worker unions, heading off a Nov. 5 strike
Oakland’s tentative three-year agreements with SEIU Local 1021 and IFPTE Local 21 would raise wages 9 percent without new employee pension or health contributions, ending a strike threat but adding costs to a budget the city…
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Barbara Lee asks Oakland for a full term, and for a stronger mayor’s office
Eighteen months after she was elected to finish a recalled mayor’s term, the Berkeley-trained social worker faces three challengers on Tuesday’s ranked-choice ballot alongside Measure EE, which would make Oakland’s mayor the city’s chief executive.
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Mario Juarez, the government’s central witness, takes the stand in Sheng Thao’s corruption trial
The Oakland political operative testified that the former mayor sought $300,000 in exchange for city help for a housing venture he formed with the Duong family, an account the four defendants, who have pleaded not guilty,…
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Supreme Court leaves in place Texas-Justice Department judgment ending administrative closure in immigration courts
The justices declined to pause a consent judgment that bars immigration judges from indefinitely shelving deportation cases, turning back a bid by an Oakland legal-aid group and three cities.
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Oakland’s 911 lines are back after cut cables, but the questions about its backups remain
Severed AT&T copper and fiber lines knocked out Oakland’s emergency and dispatch phones for about 36 hours. Police are treating the damage as a crime, and both of the city’s first fallback plans failed.
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Oakland’s $30 minimum wage initiative qualifies, putting the next decision before the City Council
County elections officials certified signatures for a measure that would raise Oakland’s minimum wage from $17.34 to $30 an hour by 2037, leaving the council to adopt it, send it to voters or order a 30-day…
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Inquirer Investigation: In Bay Area immigration arrests, court records and DHS offer competing accounts of force
The Department of Homeland Security says its officers use the minimum force necessary and face a surge in assaults; court filings and immigration lawyers describe broken car windows and hospital stays, and a federal judge has…