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.

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 ...

Councilmember Kevin Jenkins is now the city's interim mayor, and Councilmember Noel Gallo takes over as city council president. Jenkins said he's already looking to take action on one of the city ...

After a tumultuous few weeks since the Nov. 5 election, the winners and losers in the Oakland and Alameda County races are all but certain. The Registrar of Voters has said the final results ...

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

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 ...