Oakland officially has a new, temporary mayor in Nikki Fortunato Bas, who is taking over for ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, whose last day in office was Tuesday.

A political shake-up is about to take place in Oakland. Tuesday is Mayor Sheng Thao’s final day in office after being recalled in the November election.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao prepares to leave office amid numerous challenges, despite a charitable toy drive at the end of her term.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's last day is Tuesday; she was recalled by voters last month. Labor and progressive groups bolstered Thao as she ran for mayor in 2022, and she won that election over Loren Taylor by a razor-thin margin: only 622 votes.

Last month, voters approved a recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. KRON4’s Stephanie Lin sat down with Thao ahead of Tuesday, the recalled mayor’s final day in office. Thao spoke on the firing of the OPD chief,

Oakland officially has a new, temporary mayor. Nikki Fortunato Bas has taken over for ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, whose last day in office was Tuesday.

As Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao prepared to leave office Tuesday, she spoke with KTVU's Jana Katsuyama about her proudest moments in office and said she has no regrets about her actions while in office, despite being recalled in the November election.

Following the recall of Sheng Thao in last month's election, Nikki Fortunato Bas was sworn in as Oakland mayor on Wednesday. Fortuanto Bas will serve until she is sworn in on the Alameda Co. Board of Supervisors next month.