Oakland leadership shuffle: Jenkins becomes interim mayor, Gallo temp council president

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News January 7, 2025January 6, 2025

IN AN EVENTFUL and somewhat convoluted day in Oakland’s civic life, Councilmember Kevin Jenkins is now interim mayor, Councilmember Noel Gallo is temporarily council president and Barbara Lee filed papers to run in the upcoming special mayoral election.

The chair shuffling started soon after the City Council’s three newest members — Zac Unger, Rowena Brown and Ken Houston — were sworn in during a special meeting Monday morning.

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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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