Sarah Ravani

Early election results showed Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on track to be recalled. Here’s what happens next.

Alameda County has long struggled with slow election returns. This year, lagging vote counts are keeping local government in limbo and citizens in the dark.

Oakland voters have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao by a wide margin only two years into her first term, according to figures released Friday.

Who will lead Oakland next remains unclear, but potential candidates include Rep. Barbara Lee, Loren Taylor, Allyssa Victory, Isaac Kos-Read and Marshawn Lynch.

Rowena Brown, a state legislative director, has won the at-large City Council seat in Oakland in a defeat over former police chief LeRonne Armstrong.

Oakland will have to declare a fiscal emergency if it doesn't make immediate spending cuts to deal with its budget deficit, according to a city report Friday.

Oakland officials raised the alarm Tuesday about the city's dire financial situation, warning that cuts to police and fire budgets are unavoidable and needed.

Adena Ishii, a newcomer to city politics, was elected Berkeley’s next mayor, beating out veterans of the city’s political scene, Sophie Hahn and Kate Harrison.

Oakland City Council president Nikki Fortunato Bas has declared victory in her race for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, clouding Thao succession plan.

A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed against Oakland and Mayor Sheng Thao by former police chief LeRonne Armstrong over First Amendment claims.