A special election, prompted by the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao and the election of former District 2 Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, is scheduled for April.

Three of the ten candidates for Oakland mayor were invited to speak at a forum in downtown Oakland on Tuesday night. They are former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, former city council member Loren Taylor who previously ran for mayor,

Some of the Oakland Mayoral candidates spoke to a sold-out crowd in downtown on Tuesday night. This comes as they prepare for a special election happening on Apr. 15 Loren Taylor, Renia Webb and former congresswoman Barbara Lee spoke out during a forum.