Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and District Attorney Pamela Price will face a recall vote in November.
The city clerk confirmed that the push to recall Thao had enough verified signatures.
The group behind Price’s recall got enough verified signatures in April.
“This historic achievement marks the first recall in Oakland’s history, with Oakland voters signing with a sense of urgency and purpose to recall this dishonest and incompetent mayor,” stated OUST President, Retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte.”Thao’s actions have pushed Oakland to the brink, but the community is saying, ‘NO MORE. We want Thao gone.”
Recall Thao listed its grievances. Most are connected to crime:
Thao tried to brag that crime rates have fallen, but her statistics didn’t include robbery and home invasions. Anything to look good:
But it’s also notable what the mayor didn’t report. According to Oakland police figures, robberies are up 40% year to date compared to the same time frame last year, with home invasions going from 8 to 18 so far this year – a 125% increase.And stats aren’t of any comfort to crime victims. At Temescal Alley, a trendy North Oakland shopping spot where burglars recently broke into five businesses, merchants are frustrated, with some complaining Oakland police didn’t show up for hours.
The city will lose a Catholic school because of crime and human trafficking.
Pirates. Pirates have plagued Oakland, too.
Oakland police told people to use air horns to alert neighbors to intruders.
Oakland lost its only In-N-Out and Denny’s. Employees at a pizza restaurant had to fight off robbers to fend off a fourth robbery.
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