At a public forum, the three main candidates for Oakland Mayor—Barbara Lee, Loren Taylor, and Renia Webb—discussed their plans and perspectives. Lee proposed a universal basic income program aimed at aiding those experiencing homelessness. Public safety was a central theme, with all candidates emphasizing the need for comprehensive strategies to tackle crime and ensure community cleanliness. Taylor criticized the current administration for alleged corruption, while Webb highlighted her stance against unethical practices during her tenure as chief-of-staff to former Mayor Sheng Thao, framing herself as a whistleblower seeking to restore trust in governance.
I want to make sure that our public safety issues Measure NN becomes the reality of the public safety strategy, a comprehensive public safety approach.
We have to get control of the crime and the dirtiness in the street. We all deserve to live in safety and peace.
As an Oakland resident frustrated and angry that Mayor Thao was not only failing the city, but demonstrating the corruption... we have to restore trust in government.
I'm the one that stood up to her and said, 'I'm not going to be corrupt and I'm not going to sell out Oakland.'
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