Sheng Thao will be Oakland’s next mayor. The 37-year-old progressive edged out city council member Loren Taylor by a razor-thin 682 votes. The results were announced by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters yesterday.

As KCBS Radio's Jeffrey Schaub reports, Thao promises to tackle violent crime and create more jobs.

<p>Sheng Thao will be Oakland’s next mayor. The 37-year-old progressive edged out city council member Loren Taylor by a razor-thin 682 votes. The results were announced by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters yesterday.</p>
<p>As KCBS Radio's Jeffrey Schaub reports, Thao promises to tackle violent crime and create more jobs.</p>

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