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> It just looks like the attorney general in this area has been asleep at the wheel.

Oakland mayor and progressive DA ousted amid crime complaints: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/09/oakland-mayor-progr...

As a Bay Area resident and someone who leans very far left - I was not surprised by the impact, and outcome of "policy by slogan".

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Not just ousted, former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao goes to trial for federal criminal corruption and bribery charges in October.

no kidding.

>The Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with agents from the Internal Revenue Service and United States Postal Inspection Service, raided Thao's home on June 20, 2024 as part of a corruption investigation

that's a nightmare group of people to be after you.

It looked like the mayor was getting railroaded at the time.

Look up her current scandal and FBI case involving the local garbage company.

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