Bay Area voters will decide Nov. 5 if Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price should be recalled from office and replaced.
Proponents of the recall efforts say public safety is a primary concern in the community—with crime, homelessness, and drug addiction cited by some. Another issue is Oakland’s budget shortfall, estimated at about $177 million.
Supporters of the mayor, meanwhile, say that a successful recall risks plunging the city into political chaos and setting the city back.
The campaign to recall Thao is critical of the mayor’s decision to fire former Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong and what they say is a “crisis” of crime, including “open-air drug markets and chop shops” in the city….