Jenkins was born and raised in East Oakland. He is the son of two Oakland Unified School District employees, a graduate of Oakland High School and was first elected to the council in 2022.

Oakland City Council voted unanimously to appoint Kevin Jenkins to be President and interim mayor, the city's third mayor in two months, after the recall of Sheng Thao. Three new council members were ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland is getting another change of leadership. On Monday, the city council voted to elect Kevin Jenkins as the new president, who will then take over as mayor until a ...

In an eventful and somewhat convoluted day in Oakland's civic life, Councilmember Kevin Jenkins is now interim mayor and Councilmember Noel Gallo is temporarily council president. The chair ...

Kevin Jenkins chosen for Oakland interim mayor His District 6 seat will remain vacant until April 15th election Noel Gallo appointed President pro-tem to lead council OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland ...

In a complex leadership shuffle, Jenkins was elected council president and elevated to mayor, temporarily. Noel Gallo now becomes council president.

Oakland City Council voted unanimously to appoint Kevin Jenkins to be President and interim mayor, the city's third mayor in two months, after the recall of Sheng Thao. Three new council members ...

Time and time again, Oaklanders have faced our toughest obstacles by uniting to meet our challenges,” Lee said in a statement. “At this critical moment, we must not be a city ...

Oakland City Councilmember Kevin Jenkins has become the city’s new interim mayor – the third person to hold the city’s highest office in less than a month.

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is reportedly facing criminal charges nearly seven months after her home was raided by the ...