.Oakland Has a New Sheriff

Oakland, like other cities, is supposed to only have one mayor at a time, but for as along as anyone can remember, it’s had as many as eight or nine. The reason is that Oakland City Councilmembers have sometimes acted as de facto mayors of their individual districts, directing city staff and resources to their own pet projects. Although such actions are often illegal under Oakland’s City Charter, no one has done anything about it. Previous mayors and city administrators have either been disinterested in what councilmembers were doing, or too afraid of what would happen if they tried to stop them. But that appears to finally be changing.

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