Barbara Lee Announces Run for Mayor of Oakland As It Hasn’t Suffered Nearly Enough Lately

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Posted on 01/18/2025 3:34:43 PM PST by DFG

Former Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), who recently retired from the House of Representatives after 27 years on the Hill, has announced she is running for the freshly vacated Mayor of Oakland, California position. This comes on the heels of Oakland’s most recent mayor, Sheng Thao, who voters recalled in November 2024, facing an indictment filed on January 17, 2025, on federal bribery and fraud charges.

Lee strongly denounced Thao, albeit not by name, after the indictment’s announcement.

The allegations contained in the criminal indictment are devastating. There should be no tolerance whatsoever for secret pay to play schemes that erode the public trust. Oaklanders expect and deserve leaders who have only one agenda—honest, accountable leadership that serves the people of Oakland. Every individual is entitled to constitutional protections and a presumption of innocence, but City Hall must never be for sale. We need a fresh start in Oakland. Our local governance and political system must be beyond reproach. Every Oaklander deserves no less.

Exactly how electing someone who represented Oakland for 27 years constitutes a fresh start remains unexplained.

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1 posted on 01/18/2025 3:34:43 PM PST by DFG

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