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Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Endorses Sheng Thao Recall, and Maybe Never Liked Thao That Much Anyway

Previous Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf came out swinging in favor of recalling current mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, which may not be surprising, as Schaaf had always endorsed Thao’s rival Loren Taylor.

Day Around the Bay: Libby Schaaf Fined Thousands for Ethics Violations

Former Oakland Libby Schaaf is being fined for campaign ethics violations; two suspects have been arrested in connection to last month's assault at Dublin High School; and Prop 22 is now in bureaucratic limbo.

In the Wake of Three Highway Shootings, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Wants Cameras on I-80

There have been three fatal shootings in three months on Oakland highways, so Mayor Schaaf says it's time for cameras. The problem? It’s not her decision.

Oakland City Council Approves Additional Police Academies to Staff Up Amid Spike In Violence

The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted to authorize two additional police academies over the next two years in order to help fill vacancies and address attrition in the police department.

Vandals Tag the Hell Out of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s House

Messages of "Cancel Rent," "Defund OPD," and "Wake Up, Libby" were among the less profane messages in a 2 a.m. graffiti and fireworks hit job on Libby Schaaf’s house.

Emails Show Oakland Fire Officials Considered West Oakland Building A Known Fire Hazard

With Oakland's second deadly fire in four months, new evidence shows that a fire captain called to have the building at 2551 San Pablo Avenue shut down for safety reasons as of January

As New Oakland Police Chief Is Sworn In, Officers Are Ordered To Report All Unpermitted Parties

After an order was given, rescinded, and then re-issued last week by Oakland's assistant police chief David Downing, Oakland Police officers are now being instructed to report all unpermitted events and gatherings that

Day Around The Bay: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Issues Order About Illegal Warehouse Dwellings

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Oakland Hires Its First Female Police Chief, Anne Kirkpatrick

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has hired the city's first female chief of police, as multiple news sources are reporting this morning, and that is Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of Spokane's police department

Newly Released Records Show Oakland Officials Told Prior To Fire That Ghost Ship Warehouse Was Converted To Housing

As the names of the confirmed dead continue to be released in what feels like an agonizing trickle, newly released records show that the city of Oakland was told multiple times that the

Hundreds Gather At Lake Merritt To Mourn Victims Of Ghost Ship Fire

Several hundred people gathered last night around a white pagoda adjacent to Oakland's Lake Merritt to mourn the confirmed 36 people lost in Friday's Ghost Ship warehouse fire. Friends and family members of

Longshot Campaigns Launch To Recall Both Mayors Ed Lee And Libby Schaaf

Discontented voters in both San Francisco and Oakland are gathering support for recall campaigns for the mayors in both cities, largely due to what is seen as their inaction or lack of leadership

Activists Now Want To Oust Newly Elected Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Over Police Scandals

The drama continues across the Bay as anti-police-violence activists raise a call for the ousters of Mayor Libby Schaaf, saying that the cycle of three fired police chiefs in the last two weeks

Why Was The Interim Oakland Police Chief Canned So Quickly?

There is a lot of instability right now in our community which is bringing us together on the issue of gun... https://t.co/T9EzHvpiOW— D Mendoza Consulting (@Champ4Justice) June 16, 2016 Yesterday's

Oakland Police Sex Scandal Blows Up Further With Details From Formerly Underage Prostitute

News arrived late Thursday that Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent was being forced to resign amidst a sex scandal, even though Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf billed the resigned as being for "personal reasons.

Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent Resigns Amidst Officer Sex Scandal

Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent tendered his resignation Thursday night, in the midst of a strange and sordid sex scandal allegedly involving his officers and a police dispatcher's young daughter. News of Whent's

Libby Schaaf Breaks Hand, Blames Oakland's 'Crumbling Infrastructure'

And here's MC Hammer and the Mayor of Oakland riding a giant fire-breathing snail, just because. pic.twitter.com/mTO3cwKdHF— LOLKNBR (@LOLKNBR) June 19, 2015 When three people were shot near the Golden

Oakland Cops Didn't Even Bother With 100-Person Protest Last Night

Though there was a protest Wednesday night in downtown Oakland to protest Mayor Libby Schaaf's new strictures on nighttime protests, the Oakland police, perhaps wisely, just decided to pretend it wasn't happening. The

Oakland's New Mayor To Be Faced With Another Big Demonstration Friday Over Her Protest Crackdown

If you've been in the Bay Area more than a minute you should already know that Oakland loves a protest or, should I say, protesters really like to shake shit up across the

Oakland Protestors March In Defiance Of Mayor's Ban On Nighttime Demonstrations

Oakland police detained 52 protestors on Saturday night as they marched in the streets in defiance of Mayor Libby Schaaf's new ban on nighttime protests. Demonstrators were allowed to march from City Hall

Arts & Entertainment

If The Warriors Win It All, Does Oakland Or SF Get To Host The Parade?

We're a little spoiled with the victory parades around here, but this is a good question: If the Warriors succeed in winning their first NBA championship in 40 years, which "home" city gets

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Issues Mea Culpa Following May Day Vandalism Spree

Newly elected Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and her police chief Sean Whent admitted in a press conference Saturday that they weren't exactly prepared for the level of destruction that was wrought around downtown

A 5 A.M. Protest At Oakland Mayor's Doorstep And Monday March Cap Off Weekend Of Protests

Newly inaugurated Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and her family were not permitted to sleep in this morning since a group of about 50 protesters gathered at her home to scream at her to