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Former Oakland mayor indicted on bribery charges

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been indicted on federal bribery charges stemming from an FBI investigation into an alleged payment scheme with a Bay Area trash hauler. Prosecutors allege that Thao promised the city would extend Oakland’s contract with a recycling company and purchase housing units from its politically-connected owners in exchange for financial benefits.

San Francisco Chronicle on MSN · 10h

Bribery charges against Oakland recycling kingpins put Bay Area contracts in spotlight

Three decades after David Duong won his first recycling collection contract in Oakland, the trash tycoon appeared in federal court, charged along with his son with giving former Mayor Sheng Thao and her boyfriend kickbacks in exchange for support in obtaining lucrative contracts.

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Former Oakland Mayor Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong. She pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.

Protests planned throughout Bay Area ahead of Trump’s inauguration

A smattering of protests and demonstrations are planned throughout the Bay Area this weekend ahead of President-elect Donald ...

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Transcript: Why Are There so Many Abandoned Military Bases in the Bay Area?

All around the edges of San Francisco Bay you’ll find reminders of a once robust military presence. The Presidio, Alameda ...

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Top California Bay Area Basketball Games for Weekend of January 17

Heading into a holiday weekend, the amount of elite basketball matchups throughout the San Francisco Bay Area of California ...

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Oakland mayoral candidate Taylor said he'd work with others to protect trans youth

Loren Taylor, the former Oakland city councilmember who officially filed Thursday for the special mayoral election in April, ...

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Recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao reportedly facing criminal charges in federal indictment

After months of maintaining her innocence, recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is facing criminal charges from a federal grand jury indictment that will be announced Friday morning, according to reports ...

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125th Anniv: Year-Long Celebrations Planned To Mark Swami Vivekananda’s Bay Area Visit

BERKELEY, CA – The Vedanta Society of Berkeley, in collaboration with the Consulate General of India in San Francisco, has ...

From Oakland to Saratoga, Los Angeles infernos are a reminder of Bay Area’s wildfire vulnerability

The fires ravaging Los Angeles — and the Oakland Hills fire 33 years ago — remind many in the Bay Area that such devastation ...

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This rural, spiraling railroad loop first connected the Bay Area with LA

The Tehachapi Loop in California's Central Valley is a 3,799-foot-long rail spiral that first allowed passenger trains to ...

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Recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao indicted on federal bribery charges

Federal law enforcement officials will hold a news conference Friday morning, where they are expected to give details on the ...

Daily Digest: Oakland Coliseum sale moves forward; S.F.'s economic ranking

Daniel Lurie on Jim Cramer, Alameda County supervisors agree to final talks over sale of Oakland Coliseum, S.F.'s dreary ...

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Bay Area fundraisers: Concert, car wash and small businesses helping L.A. fire victims

Bay Area residents are holding fundraisers to help the Southern California fire victims this weekend. There will be a car ...

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