Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend and a father-son team who run the local recycling company were indicted Friday on federal bribery and conspiracy charges for an alleged pay-to-play scheme.

OAKLAND — Federal authorities indicted four people including former Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, marking a stunning escalation in a sweeping grand jury inquiry that appeared to target the highest levels of the East Bay’s political scene.

OAKLAND — Federal authorities indicted four people including former Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, marking a stunning escalation in a sweeping grand jury inquiry that appeared to target the highest levels of the East Bay’s political scene.

j-hope, the rapper and dancer from the global K-pop group BTS, will embark on his first-ever solo world tour, “Hope on the Stage,” starting in February 2025. The 30-year-old artist, whose real name is Jung Ho-seok, will kick off the tour with three performances at the KSPO Dome in Seoul from February 28 to March 2.

BTS member J-Hope announces solo tour in North America and Asia - South Korean rapper’s tour starts in February

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The “Hope on the Stage” tour will kick off Feb. 28 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. He’ll do three nights there, before heading to Brooklyn, New York; Chicago; Mexico City; San Antonio; Oakland, California; Los Angeles; Manila, Philippines; Saitama, Japan; Singapore; Jakarta, Indonesia; Bangkok; Macau; Taipei, Taiwan; and Osaka, Japan.

NEW YORK (AP) — Smooth like butter, like a superstar about to hit the road. BTS member J-Hope will embark on his first solo tour next month. The announcement was shared to J-Hope’s social media accounts as well as on Weverse, an online fan platform owned by BTS management company Hybe.

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J-Hope ‘s latest solo project, Hope on the Street, has set the stage for an international run of shows on the forthcoming Hope on the Stage world tour. The BTS member will complete his first-ever solo tour between February and June with plans to perform two nights in all 15 cities on the schedule.

J-Hope opens the North American leg of his tour at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday 13 March. Two nights at the 22,000-seater Allstate Arena in Chicago follows with pre-sale ticket prices starting at $624.