Bid to Recall Oakland Mayor Gains Enough Signatures to Make November Ballot

Voters will decide in November whether to oust Mayor Sheng Thao, who was elected in 2022 with 50.3 percent support.

Mayor Sheng Thao at City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 15, 2023. Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via AP

The effort to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has moved forward, as the Alameda County Registrar of Voters confirmed June 18 that proponents had garnered sufficient signatures.

Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) submitted more than 40,000 petitions ahead of the July 22 deadline, with the intent to place the recall on the November ballot.