Following Thursday's FBI search of Oakland mayor Sheng Thao's residence, a longtime city council president and former candidate for mayor is speaking out.
OAKLAND -- In the wake of Thursday's FBI search of Oakland mayor Sheng Thao 's residence, a longtime city council president and former candidate for mayor is speaking out.Ignacio De La Fuente has been an Oakland resident for more than 50 years and he says he's never seen anything like this. He was frank about how Mayor Thao has handled her first year in office and how she's handling this situation now.Fuente ran for mayor and lost to Thao in 2022.
You're the highest-ranking elected official in the city.'As for city business, the mayor has already submitted her budget proposal. Now the city council has the power to approve budgets and allocate resources. While Mayor Thao says she is working from a remote location, the rest will be handled by Oakland's city administrator.'This city is run by the city administrator,' said Dan Lindheim, former Oakland city administrator.
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