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Nikki Fortunato Bas sworn in as new Oakland mayor

By Miles Cooper
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December 19, 2024
Nikki Fortunato Bas sworn in as new Oakland mayor
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(BCN) — Oakland formally has a brand new, short-term mayor in Nikki Fortunato Bas, who’s taking up for ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, whose final day in workplace was Tuesday.

Bas moved from the Metropolis Council dais to the mayor’s workplace after councilmembers voted to just accept the outcomes of the Nov. 5 election, which featured a recall that Thao misplaced by roughly 21 proportion factors.

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Bas was appointed interim mayor for simply the subsequent few weeks due to her function as council president, which town constitution identifies as the one that fills the mayoral place within the occasion of a emptiness.

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The council additionally set April 15 because the date of a particular election to interchange Thao in addition to Bas, who’s shifting on to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors after beating Emeryville Metropolis Councilmember John Bauters within the election to interchange retiring Supervisor Keith Carson.

As a result of Bas’ Metropolis Council seat is now vacant, the council at its Jan. 6 assembly will swear within the three new, incoming councilmembers — to interchange outgoing councilmembers Dan Kalb, Rebecca Kaplan and Treva Reid — and vote to nominate somebody to briefly take her place on the dais.

In her remaining remarks as a councilmember, Bas urged that the Metropolis Council appoint Kaplan to interchange her till the April election.

Nikki Fortunato Bas sworn in as new Oakland mayorOakland, Calif. Metropolis Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, second from left, is joined by Oakland Chief Assistant Metropolis Legal professional Ryan Richardson, far left, metropolis spokesperson Sean Maher, second from proper, and Metropolis Administrator Jestin Johnson, far proper, throughout a briefing on town’s plan to interchange recalled Mayor Sheng Thao on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Kiley Russell/Bay Metropolis Information)

“As you know Councilmember Kaplan is retiring, she is willing to serve in this interim capacity, she is a resident of District 2 in Jack London, will not run for the seat in the special election and I believe that she is uniquely qualified to jump in and immediately help to serve our District 2 residents, as well as key projects moving forward, and of course helped lead the city’s biennial budget process,” Bas mentioned.

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Whoever wins the mayoral and District 2 elections in April will solely serve till the present phrases expire on Jan. 4, 2027, which suggests each seats will once more be up for grabs within the subsequent commonly scheduled election.

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