Meet Oakland's mayor-elect Libby Schaaf

By Ben Trefny

Published October 20, 2014 at 6:18 PM PDT

After fourteen rounds of ranked-choice eliminations, Oakland voting officials confirmed early Wednesday morning that Libby Schaaf will be Oakland's next mayor.

Libby Schaaf was born and raised in Oakland. She got into politics and worked with Ignacio de la Fuente and Jerry Brown before being elected to the city council, where she currently represents District 4 – which includes Montclair and Redwood Heights.

Learn more about Oakland's mayor-to-be in this pre-election interview conducted by KALW's Ben Trefny.

SCHAAF: We are Oakland. We'll always be a center of demonstration and protest and free speech. That's just who we are.

To hear the full interview, please click on the audio player above.

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Ben Trefny

I joined KALW in 2004. As Executive News Editor and then News Director, I helped our news department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. I've also helped create numerous training programs — for teenagers, incarcerated people, and early-career journalists — and have taught hundreds of audio producers. I served as interim Executive Director for nearly two years. My work is currently focused on creating original live events, programming, and building partnerships with like-minded organizations.

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