Oakland Recalled Its Mayor. Now What?

More than 60% of Oakland voters chose to recall mayor Sheng Thao last week, making her the first mayor to be recalled in the city’s history. Soon after the election is certified in December, Oakland will have four months to throw a special election for a new mayor. We’ll talk about what’s next for the city in the meantime. And we’ll check in with Oaklanders invested in the people, culture and functioning of the city about their hopes for the future of Oakland and what they’ll most be looking for from a new mayor. We want to hear from our Oakland listeners. Now that the old order has been tossed out, what do you want from a new one?

Guests:

Alex Hall, enterprise and accountability reporter, KQED

Liam O'Donoghue, host and producer, East Bay Yesterday

Nigel Jones, restaurateur, Calabash - an Afro-Caribbean and Jamaican restaurant, market and bar. Owned Kingston 11, which has now closed.

Noni Session, executive director and co-founder, East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative

Dorothy Lazard, author, What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World - Former Head Librarian of the Oakland History Center

Allison Brooks, executive director, Bay Area Regional Collaborative

Janet Heller, executive director, Chapter 510

Angela Glover Blackwell, founder in residence, PolicyLink, an Oakland- based non-profit dedicated to advancing economic and social equity.

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