Oakland's interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins fired Chief of Staff Leigh Hanson after a note using "tokens" to reference Black people surfaced.

Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins fired Leigh Hanson, his chief of staff, on Sunday over a note she wrote last year that appeared to refer to Black people as “tokens.”  Hanson, who was previously ...

A high-ranking Oakland city official has been fired after a note she wrote last year that appeared to refer to black people ...

OAKLAND — The ... that appears to refer to Black people as “tokens.” At the time, Hanson was chief of staff to Sheng Thao, who was facing a recall election. (city of Oakland) In the full ...

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came under fire this past week after the note containing the reference to Black people was publicly released among thousands of pages of Oakland city documents seized by federal prosecutors ahead ...

DAYS AFTER HER closest opponent conceded and she declared victory in the race to become Oakland’s next leader, Mayor-elect ...

Social media users condemned an Oakland City staffer after a handwritten note leaked referring to Black people as “tokens.” Leigh Hanson, chief of staff to interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins has fired his chief of staff. "Effective Sunday, Leigh Hanson is no longer an employee of the City of ... to refer to Black people as ...

A high-ranking city official in Oakland, California, has been fired over a resurfaced note that showed her referring to black people as “tokens,” according to reports. Chief of staff Leigh ...