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Nov 14, 2024 | kqed.org | Dana Cronin |Alex Hall

Nov 14Failed to save articlePlease try againOakland Mayor Sheng Thao speaks with KQED reporter Alex Hall at the KQED offices in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2024. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)Last week, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao became the first mayor in the city’s history to be recalled from office, with more than 60% of voters in favor of her removal. Now, understandably, Oaklanders have some questions about what comes next. First, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters must certify the election results.

Nov 13, 2024 | kqed.org | Dana Cronin

Nov 13Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Alameda County Sheriff's Office in Oakland. Civil rights advocates reacted to the news that nearly four dozen sheriff's deputies had been hired despite failing their psychological exams, with some cases dating as far back as 2016. (Alex Emslie/KQED)A former Alameda County sheriff’s deputy will spend 50 years to life in prison for murdering a Dublin couple in their home in 2022, the district attorney’s office said.

Nov 12, 2024 | kqed.org | Dana Cronin

Nov 12Failed to save articlePlease try againDistrict 1 Supervisor Connie Chan speaks at a rally in front of San Francisco's Main Library on Larkin Street on April 9, 2024. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)Chan’s win breaks what one challenger called an “anti-incumbency wave” that took out one of her progressive colleagues, Dean Preston, who conceded the District 5 race to challenger Bilal Mahmood on Monday. District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar also managed to hold onto her seat, despite a close race.

Nov 11, 2024 | kqed.org | Dana Cronin

Nov 11Failed to save articlePlease try againState Superintendent Tony Thurmond speaks at a press event in front of the SFUSD offices in San Francisco on Oct. 21, 2024. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)“This is not a partisan issue,” he said. “This is an issue of continuing to assure that students have access to the resources that they are entitled to under the law. And we will continue to do that,” he said.

Nov 8, 2024 | kqed.org | Dana Cronin |Gilare Zada |Brian Krans

Nov 8Failed to save articlePlease try againRepublican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20, 2024. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)“We have thought through all of the possibilities of the attacks on our values, our people, our state, and we expect certain litigation to come or certain actions to come from the federal government and certain litigation that we will take in response,” Bonta said.