SF Politics Barbara Lee Takes Lead In Oakland Mayoral Election Vote Count With about 45,000 more votes counted than had been tallied on Election Night, former Congresswoman Barbara Lee has moved into a solid lead in the race to become Oakland's next mayor.
SF Politics Loren Taylor Leads In Early Tally of Oakland Mayoral Election — But It's Ranked Choice and Quite Close Former City Councilmember Loren Taylor had a small early lead over Barbara Lee in the initial ranked-choice tally in Tuesday's special election for Oakland mayor, but this may not mean anything.
SF News Oakland Mayoral Candidate Loren Taylor Reveals He Had Liver Transplant In December Six weeks before the special election to replace former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, candidate Loren Taylor has disclosed that he had a life-threatening liver condition last year, and had a transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.
SF Politics Candidates Running to Replace Sheng Thao Face Off In First Oakland Mayoral Forum Three candidates running to replace the recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao had a mayoral forum Tuesday night, as that April 15 special election is starting to heat up between Barbara Lee, Loren Taylor, and Renia Webb.
