Oakland mayor-elect Sheng Thao won over opponent Loren Taylor by less than 700 votes after ranked-choice vote tabulations, but Taylor supporter's demands for a recount will not proceed, according to the county.
KQED's Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer sat down with newly elected Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao to discuss her background, the election and what she hopes to accomplish in Oakland.
It took two weeks of vote-counting, but Oakland City Councilmember Sheng Thao has eked out a razor-thin, 682-vote victory as of Monday night over fellow Councilmember Loren Taylor, and ranked-choice voting tabulations eventually handed her the victory.
The Oakland Public Ethics Commission is investigating a complaint from a former staffer who claims Councilmember Sheng Thao required employees to work on her mayoral campaign while on city time.
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