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Oakland mayor’s chief of staff fired after referring to black people as ‘tokens’ in resurfaced note: reports
A high-ranking Oakland city official has been fired after a note she wrote last year that appeared to refer to black people ...
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Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins fires more top staff ahead of special election
Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins on Monday fired several top staff members a week before the city’s special mayoral ...
Oakland mayor cleans house, fires all remaining staff from former Thao administration
The sweep at the mayor’s office appeared to follow public backlash toward Leigh Hanson, the former top Thao aide who was ...
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Oakland may not know who the mayor is for a while after the special election
Oakland residents may not know immediately who will be leading their city following the special April 15 special mayoral election.
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Oakland interim mayor fires most of staff hired under previous administration
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins announced Monday he will be firing most of his staff that were hired under previous Mayor Sheng Thao. Jenkins says that the staff will ...