Just days after she was elected to a full four-year term, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is shaking up the city’s top leadership.
On Friday, City Administrator Betsy Lake told employees announced that Director of Transportation Josh Rowan, Director of Human Resources Mary Hao and Assistant City Administrator Chuck Baker were leaving City Hall. Rowan and Hao were hired during former Mayor Sheng Thao’s administration and Lee hired Baker last year.
Sarah Henry, Lee’s communications director, did not answer a question about why Rowan, Baker and Hao were dismissed. She said that the personnel decisions were made by Lake, and supported by Lee, who “remains focused on ensuring that City Hall delivers faster, more efficient services for our residents.”…