The signature gathering required to bring Thao’s recall before voters was bankrolled by a single Piedmont resident, Farallon Capital hedge-fund manager Philip Dreyfuss, who poured at least $1.9 million into the Alameda County elections this past year.

Veronica Macias reports on voters overwhelmingly supporting the recalls of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao says she has no regrets after being overwhelmingly being recalled by voters. With 100% of the precincts reporting, voters approved her ouster 65 -35%. “I know there’s a lot of frustration in regards to crime being on the rise because of the pandemic,