Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is facing three opponents in the Nov. 3 election who have never held political office before — community activist Brenda Grisham, serial candidate Mindy Pechenuk and former bank executive Julius Robinson.
Lee won the job in an April 2025 special election to replace Sheng Thao, who lost a recall election and is now embroiled in a federal corruption trial.
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