Early voting is already underway in the Oakland mayor's race.

And while nine candidates are officially on the ballot, two appear to have pulled away from the pack.

One is former Representative Barbara Lee and the other is former councilmember Loren Taylor, who lost a close race to now-impeached Mayor Sheng Thao.

Does anyone else have a chance catching up to these two?

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.