Organizers of campaign effort to recall Oakland mayor say they delivered petition to city

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News June 7, 2024June 6, 2024

FILE PHOTO: Oakland, Calif., Mayor Sheng Thao speaks at the launch of the professional baseball team, the Oakland Ballers (Oakland B’s), at a press conference behind the Laney College baseball field in Oakland on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)

Organizers of an effort to remove Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao from office say they have turned in a petition with more than 40,000 signatures to get a recall placed on a ballot.

Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) said they only need 24,644 valid signatures to qualify for an election and that they turned in the petition Wednesday, well before the July 22 deadline.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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