Thao recall backers claim enough signatures to qualify for ballot, call on mayor to resign

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News June 20, 2024June 21, 2024

Members of the group Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao hold a news conference on the steps of City Hall on June 19, 2024, to announce that they have enough signatures to place a recall on the November ballot. The group wants Thao to resign, arguing that the petition campaign received more signatures than the first-place votes Thao received in her 2022 mayoral election. (Kiley Russell/Bay City News)

Organizers of the effort to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao say they have enough valid signatures to place her ouster on the November ballot and are calling on her to resign.

Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao leaders said they received a notice from the city Tuesday that a sampling of the 40,595 signatures they turned in shows enough are valid to place the recall on a ballot.

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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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