In race to replace Barbara Parker, we wish there were a candidate who stayed away from the political fray. There isn’t.
He brings 20 years of legal experience, including 10 working for Parker, and solid relations with the city’s elected officials that should provide him with credibility to steer them away from legal peril.
Richardson is running against Brenda Harbin-Forte, a judge for 28 years who retired from Alameda County Superior Court in 2019. For three years after, she served on the Oakland Police Commission and most recently has been a leader of the recall campaign against Mayor Sheng Thao. Unfortunately, in recent years, especially during Parker’s last term, the City Attorney’s Office has become more insular, making it hard for the public and press to get basic information. To his credit, Richardson says he wants to change that, to be more transparent when appropriate.
Richardson, for example, has taken a campaign contribution from, and been endorsed by, Jim Chanin, one of the attorneys who brought the still-ongoing litigation against the city that has led to more than two decades of federal court oversight. Editorial: No, California inmates should not be entitled to refuse to do chores in prison
For his part, Richardson insists he has made no promises to the groups backing him to win their endorsements. Perhaps not, but he didn’t win the solid support of the city’s labor-dominated political structure without signaling allegiances or sympathy.
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