It's been a tough week for Oakland's mayor.

Yesterday the F-B-I raided Mayor Sheng Thao's home.

Earlier this week... city officials said an effort to recall her from office had gathered enough signatures to get a question on whether she should go - on the November ballot. 

Federal law enforcement officials have not shared details on what was behind Thursday's raid.

It does... however... follow  years of investigations into suspected illegal campaign contributions … to Thao and other Oakland lawmakers.   

 To help us break this all down, we’re joined by Darwin Bond Graham, editor with The Oaklandside. Hello!

It's been a tough week for Oakland's mayor.
Yesterday the F-B-I raided Mayor Sheng Thao's home.
Earlier this week... city officials said an effort to recall her from office had gathered enough signatures to get a question on whether she should go - on the November ballot. 
Federal law enforcement officials have not shared details on what was behind Thursday's raid.
It does... however... follow  years of investigations into suspected illegal campaign contributions … to Thao and other Oakland lawmakers.   
 To help us break this all down, we’re joined by Darwin Bond Graham, editor with The Oaklandside. Hello!

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