Developer Behring Companies and Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife defended a proposed data center at 415 20th St. in downtown Oakland, saying it differs from typical large-scale AI facilities. T…
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee broke a tie vote by the City Council to send her proposal to strengthen mayoral powers to the November ballot. The measure would grant the mayor veto power over city policies…
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is pushing a ballot measure to transform the city's governance into a strong-mayor system, granting her veto power over council decisions and control over department heads. T…
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee secured a 5-3 City Council vote to advance a ballot measure that would grant her office veto power over legislation and control over hiring and firing department heads, signi…
Oakland voters will decide in November whether to grant Mayor Barbara Lee and future mayors sweeping new powers over city government, including veto authority over council decisions and control over h…