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Oakland Democratic Mayor Sheng Thao will now face a recall on November’s ballot, after community organizers garnered nearly double the requisite number of signatures needed to force the proviso, according to multiple reports.
Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) submitted its petition two weeks ago, and on Wednesday, officials in Alameda County confirmed they had met the threshold of 25,000 voter signatures.
Retired Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte, who spearheaded the recall, told local media Thao has “blood on her hands” amid rising crime, grand theft auto and instances of people being robbed on the street.
“Businesses were not leaving Oakland at this pace before she came into office,” Harbin-Forte told the local ABC affiliate.
OUST also took issue with what recall supporters called the “dismantling” of the Oakland Police Department under Thao’s watch.
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Fox News Digital was unable to reach Harbin-Forte for further comment, but she was reported to have told the local FOX affiliate KTVU that the recall is a “historic achievement” and provides voters with “a sense of urgency and purpose to recall this dishonest and incompetent mayor.”
Fox News Digital also reached out to Thao’s office but did not receive a response by press time.
One opponent of the recall, Council member Noel Gallo, told KGO it could create more divisions within city government but that he supports the ability for voters to have a right to voice their concerns.
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