California is finally nearing the end of the ballot counting from its June 2 primary, a tediously slow process that is largely the result of multiple changes over the years.
The latest numbers in ranked choice voting show Barbara Lee with 52% of the vote compared to 47% for Loren Taylor in the race to be Oakland's new mayor.
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is facing up to 95 years in prison after pleading not guilty to federal bribery charges. Three others have also been indicted following a corruption investigation.
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's opponent in the mayoral race, Loren Taylor, told ABC7 News Friday there's no question he would have won if it wasn't for the negative fliers mailed out just days before the election.
The indictments on bribery charges sent shockwaves across Oakland with some of former Mayor Sheng Thao's colleagues responding, saying now the city must move forward and win its residents' trust back.
Federal agents raided the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three other locations on June 20, 2024 in a political corruption probe that's raising questions about power, influence, and fundraising in East Bay politics. Here's a timeline of events that followed those early morning federal raids.