Shomik Mukherjee
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Oakland police are poised to exit federal oversight. Can they sustain ‘constitutional policing’? (opens the original)
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OAKLAND — Perhaps the most consequential court hearing in the Oakland Police Department’s recent history is next month, when city leaders will ask that a judge relinquish the embattled force from longstanding oversight by a federal court. Already, Michelle Phillips feels exhausted when she thinks about the big day. Her permanent gig as an assistant city administrator became more intensive late last year when Mayor Barbara Lee appointed Phillips to a newly created job intended to ensure “constitu
A guide to every witness listed in ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s criminal case (opens the original)
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OAKLAND — The criminal case involving Sheng Thao has extended through the former mayor’s entire orbit, leading federal prosecutors to name 68 witnesses who are expected to testify in the corruption case involving Thao and her romantic partner Andre Jones, along with father-and-son business partners David and Andy Duong. Thao, removed by voters in November 2024 — months before she was indicted for the alleged bribery scheme — has pleaded not guilty along with her three co-defendants. Their trial
Oakland Roots won’t be kicked out of Coliseum — yet — despite owing $1.4 million in rent (opens the original)
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OAKLAND — Coliseum officials will not immediately red-card Oakland Roots SC over $1.4 million in unpaid rent owed by the popular men’s soccer franchise after the team presented no firm repayment plan Friday. The franchise, one of Oakland’s few remaining professional sports teams, will play Saturday’s home game as scheduled on the stadium field after paying its fees, roughly $173,000 for a match, in advance. While they agreed Friday to seek a resolution without taking a formal vote, some official
Guilty plea, witness list reveal prosecutors’ case against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao (opens the original)
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OAKLAND — Federal prosecutors appear to be amassing a wide-ranging list of likely witnesses to take the stand in October when ex-Mayor Sheng Thao and three co-defendants face a criminal trial for charges of bribery and conspiracy. In court filings made public over the last few weeks, prosecutors revealed that a key FBI informant and East Bay political operative, Mario Juarez, had already pleaded guilty to conspiring with father-and-son business partners David and Andy Duong to bribe Thao and her
Why Oakland’s voter-approved $100 campaign vouchers will miss another election (opens the original)
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OAKLAND — Four years ago, city leaders rallied around a cause that both sides of Oakland’s political aisle could get behind: the creation of financing with public dollars that could help candidates in local elections compete against those backed by special interests. But despite 73% of voters approving a ballot measure that established that fund, called the Democracy Dollars program, it has never come to fruition. The money will not be available in November’s election, either. City leaders have
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