Mayor Barbara Lee marked her first 100 days in office by prioritizing transparency and data-driven communication. She declined to reveal personal preferences such as a favorite restaurant while noting heavy job demands. She expressed frustration with outdated internal systems and emphasized the need for technological upgrades. She convened a group to study power distribution within Oakland's mayor-council government structure. Public safety indicators have improved, crime has declined, and the disruption from a prior corruption scandal has eased. Tension with the federal administration persists after recent National Guard deployments and related warnings.
RELATED: Mayor Barbara Lee has a new plan for solving homeless crisis in Oakland and it has major financial backing She was, however, happy to elaborate on what so far has frustrated her about the city's top political job, a position many around Oakland were surprised Lee even wanted, but which she won after a special election held in April, following the recall of ex-Mayor Sheng Thao.
I don't want to communicate X, Y and Z if the data isn't showing it. Some of these systems are very old and we need to upgrade them, she said in a sit-down interview on Wednesday a day before the 79-year-old former congresswoman's 100-day milestone at City Hall. Improving the city's internal technology is not the splashiest endeavor for the East Bay progressive icon.
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