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Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao directed top administrator to talk shop with alleged bribers
The revelation adds to an ever-emerging picture of alleged backroom dealing and political favoritism throughout Thao’s ...
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Nearly 40 Calif. Police Cruisers Sit at Dealership over Pay Dispute
Last year, money was set aside to buy a fleet of 37 cruisers for the Oakland Police Department. But finance officials now say ...
Oakland City Council clashes with finance director as 37 police vehicles idle at dealership
Tensions have flared to the point that Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan likened the director’s decisions to a “pattern of lies.” ...
Months after federal indictments, Oakland land deal for new recycling plant in limbo
David Duong, the embattled CEO of California Waste Solutions, recently missed a key filing deadline for his company’s ...
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Oakland mayor’s chief of staff fired over private notes referring to Black people as ‘tokens’
“Effective Sunday, Leigh Hanson is no longer an employee of the City of Oakland,” City Administrator Jestin Johnson said ...
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Some laid-off Oakland workers get their jobs back
Oakland’s city administrator has rescinded about a third of the employee layoffs announced last month, Jestin Johnson told ...
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Oakland cut police overtime to help balance its budget. Is it working?
In December, City Administrator Jestin Johnson announced he was cutting OPD’s overtime budget by over $25 million, a little ...
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Former aide to woke Oakland mayor fired over note which used hugely offensive word to describe black supporters
City Administrator Jestin Johnson announced the firing over the weekend in a statement. 'Effective Sunday, Leigh Hanson is no longer an employee of the City of Oakland,' Johnson said Sunday.