Thao recall receives enough signatures to appear on November ballot

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — An effort to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has received enough signatures for a measure to be on the November ballot, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters confirmed to KRON4.

A group called Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) said its petition received 40,595 signatures, much more than the 25,000 needed to force a recall election.

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“This historic achievement marks the first recall in Oakland’s history, with over 40,000 Oakland voters signing with a sense of urgency and purpose to recall this dishonest and incompetent mayor,” said retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte, who is also the president of OUST.

KRON4 reported in May that OUST had collected enough signatures to force a recall vote. OUST waited to get 40,000 signatures to file their recall petition because Thao received just 40,000 first-place votes during the first round of voting in November 2022.

After crossing 40,000, OUST submitted the petition, and the registrar of voters certified the signatures.

OUST has said that Oakland “has gotten worse” with Thao in office. Thao responded to this by pointing out that statistics show certain crimes are happening less frequently in Oakland.

OUST will hold a press conference on Wednesday at Frank Ogawa Plaza. The Oakland City Council will meet on July 2 to determine what is next.

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