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 ...

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

Alameda County has agreed to negotiate the sale of its share in the Oakland Coliseum Complex to the African American Sports ...

Oakland’s fire chief and council members spoke to fears about the temporary closures of fire stations during a town hall ...

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 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 ...

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

African American Sports and Entertainment Group aims to redevelop 112-acre sports complex into housing, hotels and ...

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 ...