Oakland may pay $208,000 to settle lawsuit over ex-Mayor Sheng Thao's 2022 run for office

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her lawyer Jeff Tsai leave the Federal Building after appearing at the Federal Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., for her indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges by federal prosecutors on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Also, her boyfriend, Andre Jones, California Waste Solutions owners, Andy Duong, and his father, David Duong, were indicted. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

By Jakob Rodgers | jrodgers@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

UPDATED: May 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM PDT

The lawsuit also accused city officials of being late in responding to records requests.

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Originally Published: May 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM PDT

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Oakland may pay $208,000 to settle lawsuit claiming ex-Mayor Sheng Thao shouldn’t have been allowed to run for office

The lawsuit was filed in 2023 by the Alameda County Taxpayers’ Association

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