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Podcast: The State of California
Episode: Former Rep. Barbara Lee hints at potential run for Oakland mayor
Description: Oakland has its third mayor in three weeks, and a big name politician is poised to try to take the job next.
Longtime Representative Barbara Lee, who just left Congress, seems ready to announce that she will run to replace recalled Mayor Sheng Thao.
For now, the interim mayor of Oakland is Kevin Jenkins, a young city councilmember and former Peralta College Board trustee, who was unanimously elected temporary mayor by the newly seated Council. That makes veteran councilmember Noal Gallo council president while Jenkins serves as Mayor, until the city can hold a special election in April. Sheng Thao...