The outgoing Oakland mayor failed to build a political operation and now leaves labor in complete control of the city.
Her name wasn’t on the ballot, but the 2022 Oakland elections were a disaster for outgoing Mayor Libby Schaaf, the culmination of her eight-year fall from grace.
To be sure, Schaaf shouldered more blame than she deserved for the city’s homelessness, rising gun violence and troubled municipal finances. In Oakland’s weak-mayor governance structure, the mayor can propose a financial and policy agenda, but the ultimate power rests with the eight-member City Council. The mayor has only a seldom-used tie-breaking vote.
In any big city, the key to successful policymaking begins with effective politicking. The mayor cannot press an agenda without the votes on the council. But, as Schaaf stood by passively, Oakland labor leaders over the past eight years built a potent campaign organization that financially and organizationally dominated the 2022 election.
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