Thao, a progressive politician, was elected in 2022 and became the city’s first Hmong mayor. After her election, she promised to bring the city together to tackle Oakland’s most pressing ...

Lots has unfolded since the feds burst into the homes of Sheng Thao and the Duongs on June 20, 2024. But more questions ...

All three cities are dealing with similar problems of vacant offices and homelessness, including enormous budget shortfalls ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is facing up to 95 years in prison after pleading not guilty to federal bribery charges. Three others have also been indicted following a corruption investigation.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao talks with a guest, left, and Elizabeth Echols, right, president of the East Bay Regional Parks District Board of Directors, during the election night watch party for ...

Rivals of recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao react to indictment 03:56. The federal corruption charges against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao did not come as a surprise to many of her political ...

Embattled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao blasted the federal investigation that led to the FBI raiding her California home last week — claiming if she was rich and went to an elite school she wouldn't ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The effort to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao officially got underway on Saturday when a notice of intent was sent via certified mail to the mayor by retired Alameda ...

Federal investigators are also requesting documents related to the 2022 Oakland mayoral election, when Thao was elected as the first Hmong mayor of a major U.S. city. California.

Former Oakland mayoral candidate Seneca Scott, right center, takes part in a press conference outside of City Hall calling for Mayor Sheng Thao to resign in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, June 23, 2024.