Mayor Jacob Frey’s vow to veto the City Council’s rejection of a cabinet appointment could push the boundaries of the mayor’s power under the city’s charter, even under the “strong mayor” system the ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's charter reform proposal hinges on buy-in from the very officials who stand to lose authority - ...

Thirteen months ago, we launched the Oakland Charter Reform Project by publishing an op-ed in this newspaper, “Broken Oakland needs more than a new mayor.” In that piece, we laid out the four ...

OAKLAND — Oakland has long stood out among major metropolitan cities for how little power its mayor holds, a problem that critics blame for an often dysfunctional political climate. That could change ...

Texas City operates under a strong mayor model, where executive authority is concentrated in the mayor’s office, including ...