Critics take issue with Schaaf’s track record as her 8 years as Oakland mayor nears end

by Keith Burbank, Bay City News October 7, 2022October 5, 2022

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf appears in a video promoting the availability of RISE investment grants benefiting small business owners of color. While Schaaf sums up highlights of her eight years in office, some critics claim the Black community has suffered under her leadership. (Image courtesy of Mayor Libby Schaaf/Twitter)

The three biggest issues facing Oakland now are crime, homelessness and blight, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said at a State of the City address this week.

Schaaf spoke to the public and city councilmembers at a special City Council meeting Tuesday morning. She is leaving office following two consecutive terms, which is the maximum an Oakland mayor can serve.

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Keith Burbank, Bay City News

Keith Burbank is currently a fulltime reporter covering Alameda County and Oakland news for Bay City News. He has also worked on the Data Points project for Local News Matters, finding trends and stories about the region through data. In 2019, he was a California Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, producing a series about homeless deaths in Santa Clara County. He worked as a swing shift editor for the newswire for several years as well. Outside of journalism, Keith enjoys computer programming, math, economics and music.

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