Sheng Thao won't ask to move criminal case out of Oakland

Lawyers for former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao told a federal judge that they won't be asking to move her criminal bribery case out of Oakland, something they had brought up as a possibility at a prior court hearing.

Union backs Thao recall; as recall opponents blast wealthy donor

Protesters who oppose the recall of Oakland mayor Sheng Thao performed a skit outside the Piedmont home of Philip Dreyfuss, a donor who has put money into the recall effort of Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.