{"id":19119,"date":"2025-04-13T12:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T12:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/a-congressional-outsider-becomes-the-establishment-pick-for-oakland-mayor\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T12:23:07","slug":"a-congressional-outsider-becomes-the-establishment-pick-for-oakland-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/a-congressional-outsider-becomes-the-establishment-pick-for-oakland-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Congressional Outsider Becomes the Establishment Pick for Oakland Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When former Representative Barbara Lee announced that she would run for mayor of Oakland, Calif., many considered her victory to be a sure thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After all, Ms. Lee had represented the city for more than a quarter-century in Congress and in the State Legislature before that. She gained national fame as a progressive lawmaker who was the only member of Congress to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/14\/us\/politics\/barbara-lee-war-powers.html\" title=\"\">reject the use of force<\/a> after the Sept. 11 attacks, reasoning that it gave the president too much war authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">To Ms. Lee\u2019s supporters, her return home was seen as a worthy bookend to her career, with a chance to rescue her hometown from its doldrums and political decay. Oakland, a city of 436,000 residents across the bay from San Francisco, has suffered mightily since the pandemic as it has faced soaring crime rates, the departure of its last major sports team and a yawning budget deficit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The city had a sudden vacancy at the top because voters ousted Mayor Sheng Thao in November, a sign of their frustrations with the city\u2019s direction and with a dark legal cloud over Ms. Thao.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Ms. Lee, 78, is no longer considered a shoo-in to win Tuesday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Loren Taylor, a former Oakland City Council member, has gained traction with voters as a moderate candidate who has pledged to fix potholes, reduce crime and shorten 911 response times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Lee is still considered the heavy favorite in the field of 10 candidates. But Mr. Taylor, 47, recently surpassed her in fund-raising and landed the endorsement of the editorial board at The San Francisco Chronicle. \u201cOakland is broken,\u201d Mr. Taylor often says on the campaign trail, a message that has resonated with some voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Taylor\u2019s momentum serves as the latest indication that residents in the liberal San Francisco Bay Area are giving greater emphasis on quality-of-life concerns than before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Voters in November ousted Pamela Price, the progressive district attorney in Oakland and surrounding Alameda County, who had sought reductions in criminal sentencing. In San Francisco, voters last year elected a business-friendly moderate, Daniel Lurie, as their new mayor. The City Council in nearby Fremont, Calif., this year tried to make it a crime to help people living on the streets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Taylor described himself a \u201cpragmatic progressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe have to focus on results, and we can\u2019t just be resting on ideological sort of values, regardless of the impact on people\u2019s lives,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s where, frankly, the far left progressive movement has gone astray.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Just over a year ago, Ms. Lee was campaigning to replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate, which was the reason she did not run for a 14th full term in the House. In that race, she trailed in fund-raising and endorsements but drew support from progressives for her willingness to buck the establishment. She finished a distant fourth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Back in Oakland, Ms. Lee has had a role reversal: She is now the establishment candidate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Over the past three months, Ms. Lee has secured a diverse slate of endorsements from high-profile groups and leaders, including the Oakland Chamber of Commerce; labor unions; state legislators; four former Oakland mayors; and seven of the eight members of the Oakland City Council. Jim Ross, a political consultant in Oakland who is not involved in the race, called it \u201cthe most impressive group of endorsements\u201d in a California mayor\u2019s race that he could recall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Much of her <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/677831d7ee817b16ccf67e54\/t\/67f45f71ea17a13614fd83b2\/1744068466138\/100Days.Plan.Final.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">plan in the first 100 days<\/a> doesn\u2019t prescribe solutions but calls for collaboration. She wants to bring together police and business leaders. She hopes to convene C.E.O.s. She wants to appoint a task force of good government experts to modernize city government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cBecause I have a history of bringing different sides of views and issues together to find common ground, that is exactly what I will do as mayor,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Oakland, Ms. Lee and Mr. Taylor do not have material differences in their stated values, and they seem to agree on what the city\u2019s biggest problems are. If there is a contrast, it is that Mr. Taylor has more eye-catching specifics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He has called for bringing city employees back to the office four days a week. He wants to publicize how long each building permit has been delayed through a \u201cshot clock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Taylor\u2019s recent traction seems to have come from his positioning as a pragmatist who could usher in a new generation of Democrats, as well as change a city in disarray.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cUnder any normal circumstances, the people of Oakland would be throwing rose petals at Barbara Lee\u2019s feet, but these aren\u2019t normal times,\u201d said Dan Schnur, a political analyst who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley. \u201cThe level of resentment and anger is off the charts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Though San Francisco has drawn the most national attention since the pandemic for its property crimes, fentanyl deaths and store closures, Oakland has suffered far more. Long regarded as a less expensive, gritty alternative to San Francisco, the city has lost population along with its optimism in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In November, voters ousted Ms. Thao less than two years after she took office. While the city\u2019s woes made her vulnerable, an F.B.I. raid on her home last summer as part of a corruption investigation made political survival difficult. Then in January, Ms. Thao was indicted on federal charges of conspiracy and bribery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The political fallout has persisted even after her departure. City documents that were under investigation by the F.B.I. included one note written by Ms. Thao\u2019s chief of staff that referred to Black people as \u201ctokens\u201d that could be used to ward off the recall threat last year, The San Francisco Chronicle <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/eastbay\/article\/leigh-hanson-oakland-20261051.php\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reported this month<\/a>. Soon after the revelation, the aide, Leigh Hanson, was fired from the same chief of staff role she was performing for the interim mayor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Whoever wins Tuesday\u2019s election will finish out Ms. Thao\u2019s term through the end of 2026. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Taylor, who narrowly lost a mayoral race in 2022 to Ms. Thao, has positioned himself as a challenger who will bring the kind of shake-up that Oakland needs by navigating the city bureaucracy and politics with expertise from years on the City Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019ve been on the ground working through our most difficult challenges with the community, whereas Congresswoman Lee has been in Washington, D.C., for the past 30 years,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Ms. Lee said her congressional experience would be an advantage as mayor, vowing to fight to get the city the resources it needs from her connections. \u201cIt\u2019s important to have a mayor who\u2019s going to fight for whatever there is left with the federal government,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When pressed about the competitive nature of the race, Ms. Lee directed the conversation toward what she would do rather than address Mr. Taylor specifically. She thought Oakland residents were still more aligned with her than her opponent\u2019s moderate approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Lee said that she thinks her goals \u2014 investing more in public safety, reducing poverty, building more affordable housing \u2014 remain in line with voters here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIn Oakland,\u201d she said, \u201cwe have Oakland values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But there are factors also working against Ms. Lee. In a special election such as this one, fewer voters turn out, and they tend to skew more moderate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Voters in Oakland are divided. Some say the city needs the stability of a longtime member of Congress like Ms. Lee after the recent turmoil at City Hall. Others believe that Mr. Taylor, as the change candidate, would set the city on a better path.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Whitney Johnson, a dentist who has lived in Oakland for decades, said he was primarily concerned with crime. At night, he walks in the middle of his street instead of on the sidewalk, he said, so he can avoid being cornered by someone who might mug him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Holding a cup of coffee and walking his dog through the city\u2019s charming Rockridge neighborhood Thursday, he pointed to shop after shop where he had seen storefronts shattered or cars parked with their windows smashed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He said he admired Ms. Lee\u2019s record in Congress, but planned to vote for Mr. Taylor for one simple reason: \u201cHe\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">David Moore, 62, said he cast his mail-in vote last week for Ms. Lee because she\u2019s a trusted voice. He said that he doesn\u2019t know if any mayor will have the power to change Oakland\u2019s problems, but he hopes Ms. Lee can guide the city with an experienced hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Moore had one suggestion for Ms. Lee, should she win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cDon\u2019t have the F.B.I. come after you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a 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