The 37-year-old UC Berkeley alum and one-term city council member will succeed outgoing Mayor Libby Schaaf.
OAKLAND — The latest, and final, results in the city’s November election confirmed Monday whatThe 37-year-old UC Berkeley grad and one-term city council member will succeed outgoing Mayor Libby Schaaf, winning 50.3% of the ranked choice vote to narrowly edge out Councilman Loren Taylor, who received 49.7%.
What will be the new mayor’s first priority? She promised to roll out a comprehensive public safety plan on day one of her term — one that involves doubling down on violence prevention programs and filling vacancies in the police force. On Monday, the registrar’s office ran a full audit of the ballots, with workers manually counting 1% of the total votes cast to see if they matched what their machines have reported.
And she received a huge helping hand from ACLU attorney Allyssa Victory — almost 60% of Victory’s voters picked Thao as their second choice.
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