Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Confronts Onslaught of Troubles

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🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao spoke publicly on Monday for the first time since the FBI raided her home last week. Thao, who faces a recall election in November, said she does not plan to step down or be “threatened out of this office.” Since coming into office in January of 2023, the mayor has dealt with a flood of criticism for her handling of property crime, homicide rates, police staffing levels, and a major budget deficit. We’ll talk about what the FBI raid could mean, the various controversies the mayor is facing, and why she’s being asked to resign. Guests: Darwin BondGraham, news editor, Oaklandside Annelise Finney, reporter, KQED Dan Lindheim, policy scholar and urban affairs expert, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy; former City Administrator of Oakland under Mayor Ron Dellums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.0	It's never good when the FBI raids a mayor's home.
0:51.0	That's what happened last week to Oakland mayor Shangt Tao. And there has been so much head-shaking
0:56.5	since. It's not yet clear why the FBI carted away so many things from Tao's home. And in a fiery
1:03.2	speech this week, she defended herself. I have done nothing wrong. I can tell you with confidence
1:10.0	that this investigation is not about me.
1:13.8	We'll talk with veteran reporters and you about the situation right after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:36.7	Man, what a couple weeks for Oakland.
1:38.8	There was a mass shooting on June 10th and the FBI rated Mayor Shantau's home, all while the city's budget
1:46.0	remains deeply in the red. You all know this. I love Oakland. And on the civic life level,
1:52.5	it is very tough right now. So we've got two reporters, got a former Oakland City administrator
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