A former chief of staff for Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said the mayor should resign following the FBI raid at her home Thursday.
While the FBI hasn't linked Thao to any kind of wrongdoing, Renia Webb -- a former confidante and chief of staff for the mayor -- is speaking out about pay-to-play allegations. She made those accusations as far back as February 2023. She has also been interviewed by FBI agents.Webb worked closely with and had access to Thao that few people had for a year and four months. Webb served as Thao's right hand person working as chief of staff when Thao was the District 4 councilmember.
You're going to be making close to $200,000. Just ignore it.' And it just hurt my heart. I just looked at her and told her 'I don't care about the money.''After Thao won the election in November, Webb said she resigned on New Year's Eve 2022. She said in early 2023, she complained to the city council and the Public Ethics Commission about the pay-to-play allegation. She said the council ignored her complaint.
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