Matthew Green

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Apr 23Failed to save articlePlease try againA housing development in the hills of Antioch, California, on March 4, 2013. A Concord-based housing developer and his son allegedly offered thousands of dollars to an unnamed Antioch city councilmember last year, according to a federal indictment.

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Apr 22Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Federal Courthouse in Oakland on Aug. 16, 2023. This week, Solomon Howard, the former head of the East Oakland Boxing Association is expected to plead guilty of embezzlement in court.

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Apr 22Failed to save articlePlease try againOakland Mayor-Elect Barbara Lee greets supporters at a press conference in Oakland on April 21, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)But that couldn’t compete with Lee’s steadfast backing in the flatlands — including lower-income neighborhoods in West Oakland and East Oakland — that helped the progressive stalwart eke out a win over her moderate opponent in the race to finish out the term of ousted former Mayor Sheng Thao.

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Apr 18Failed to save articlePlease try againOakland Mayoral Candidates Loren Taylor and Barbara Lee. Former Oakland City Councilmember Taylor held a slim lead over former U.S. Rep. Lee in early results. An update is expected by Friday evening. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED; Beth LaBerge/KQED)The Alameda County Registrar of Voters, which has come under fire in the past for its slow vote counts, is expected to release its next update by Friday evening. This table will be updated accordingly.

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Apr 17Failed to save articlePlease try againSan Francisco State University students, faculty and staff rally at Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall in San Francisco on April 17, 2025, to demand reinvestment in public higher education. The demonstration follows a day of organizing on campus led by the SFSU community in response to proposed budget cuts.