Oakland NAACP Chapter Joins Push To Oust Mayor Sheng Thao In Recall Election

CBS Bay Area

October 8, 2024

In Alameda County, the ballots have been sent out and people could begin mail-in voting as of Monday. But in Oakland, rather than selecting people to put into office, this election is dominated by efforts to kick people out of office.

One of them is Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Just a month into office, she suspended Chief LaRonne Armstrong of the Oakland Police Department and later fired him.

Armstrong's firing enraged many in the Black community and on Monday, the Oakland branch of the NAACP announced they were officially supporting the recall effort.

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