Efforts to remove Mayor Sheng Thao from office are likely headed to the November election after city officials confirmed...around 40,000 petitions to the city far more than 24,644 valid signatures needed to compel a new election.
Organizers of the recall campaign...celebrated news of the validated signatures on social media. Thao's opponents have pilloried her and other local progressives for the perception that she is soft on crime and bad at managing public money.
Oakland saw a devastating spike in crime during the pandemic that has slowly begun to recede: total citywide crime was down 33% as of Sunday from year-to-date statistics in 2023.
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