Oakland’s mayor is underpaid and would get a $75,000 raise under plan sent to council

As Oakland faces the largest budget deficit in its history, members of the City Council’s finance and management committee Tuesday endorsed a raise to the mayor’s salary that would bump Mayor Sheng Thao’s pay by around $75,000 annually.

Oakland’s Human Resources Department recommended the increase, noting that the mayor’s current salary is lower than the salaries for city managers in six California cities with similar populations to Oakland.