Frustrated voters in Oakland, California, chose to oust Mayor Sheng Thao earlier this month, making her the nation’s first mayor of major city in more than a decade to get the boot.
In a desperate bid to keep her job, Thao argued that removing her would not only cost the cash-strapped Democratic city millions but also throw it into chaos.
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