An Oakland City Councilwoman formally entered the 2022 mayor's race Wednesday, pledging to make change and bring the city together.
Sheng Thao, currently the mayor pro tem on the council, planned to make her announcement in West Oakland after her campaign sent out a news release.
She would be the second councilmember to announce a mayoral run. Mayor Libby Schaaf is termed out of office. Expected to attend the West Oakland event to endorse Thao's candidacy were Attorney General Rob Bonta, his wife, Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), former councilman Dick Spees, and leaders of the Oakland Firefighters Association and Alameda Labor Council. "My values, commitment to service, and drive to make a difference are rooted in where I come from,"