Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D), who left the House after 27 years following a failed run for the Senate, has announced she is running for Mayor in the upcoming replacement race. Lee replaced Ron Dellums in Congress, who himself went on to serve as Oakland's Mayor. There are currently 15 candidates in the running.
In the meantime, the council had to select a new mayor to replace Nikki Fortunato-Bas. They chose Kevin Jenkins -- doesn't sound like he's running for mayor (which I think he would be allowed to, as he was first elected Council President. Under the law, the Council President can run, but if the President declines to serve as mayor, the candidate selected by the council cannot run for the position).
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