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Oakland Mayor’s Race: Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Why Leadership Matters

2025/3/31
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Barbara Lee: 我拥有丰富的经验和人脉,能够团结奥克兰,解决其面临的严峻挑战,例如预算赤字、无家可归问题、公共安全问题和经济发展问题。我获得了许多市议员和社区组织的支持,这将使我能够迅速开展工作,并推动城市向前发展。我将采取多方面措施来平衡预算,包括增加收入和控制支出,但削减服务将作为最后手段。我将与劳工和商业界合作,以找到解决问题的方案。我将简化审批流程,加强公共安全,并解决服务不足的问题。我将促进社区赋权和经济发展,并为社区团体提供更多物质支持。我将采取全面的公共安全战略,包括增加警力、加强社区警务和犯罪预防工作,并解决人口贩卖和卖淫问题。我将提高政府的透明度和问责制,并改善城市服务,以提高公众的信心。我将利用我的经验和人脉来为奥克兰争取更多的资金和资源,并确保城市提供居民应得的服务。 Alexis Madrigal: 作为主持人,我提出了关于奥克兰市政面临的挑战和机遇的问题,并引导了与芭芭拉·李的讨论,涵盖了公共安全、预算、无家可归、经济发展、社区参与等多个方面。我向芭芭拉·李提出了听众提出的问题,并就其回答进行了深入探讨。

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee, with a long career in the East Bay, is running for Oakland mayor due to the city's critical state and her ability to unite opposing sides. She highlights the need for collaboration and a city reset to address challenges and opportunities.
  • Barbara Lee's extensive experience in Congress.
  • Oakland's current state of divisiveness and need for unity.
  • Emphasis on collaboration and consensus-building.

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In a special election on April 15, Oakland voters will choose a candidate to finish the term of recalled mayor Sheng Thao. In the second of our interviews with the two frontrunners in the race, longtime East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee joins us to share her vision for the city and take your questions. Lee says she’s the only candidate in the Oakland Mayor’s race with the relationships and track record to unite the city and solve its toughest challenges.

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**Barbara Lee, **candidate for mayor of Oakland; U.S. congressmember representing California's 13th district from 1998-2024

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