A rogue's gallery: The players in oakland (photos)

["Vote to recall oakland’s asian mayor, Sheng Tao, succeeding; bLACKIE, San Fran mayor, London Breed, trailing Whitey, Daniel Lurie—so far—56-44%—“it’s over,” says one rag."]

By Nicholas Stix

hmong mayor Sheng Tao may be out, but there is no sign of improvement on the horizon for oakland, which has been a failed city for generations.

outgoing mayor Sheng Tao

retired judge Brenda Harbin-Forte led the campaign to remove mayor Sheng Tao from office, but was this really a reform movement, or a campaign to get their crooks out, and our crooks in?

mayor-in-waiting Seneca Scott--I strongly doubt he will follow the example of his immortal namesake