Two days after announcing his retirement, San Leandro City Council member Bryan Azevedo pleaded guilty to two felony charges connected to a far-reaching corruption case intended to help a powerful East Bay family win city contracts in exchange for kickbacks.
Azevedo, who appeared in Oakland federal court Wednesday to change his plea, was the last defendant to be charged and the first to have their case adjudicated in what prosecutors described as a bribery scheme tied to recalled Oakland mayor Sheng Thao and leaders of a Bay Area recycling company.
Azevedo spoke in court only to enter his plea and respond to other procedural questions. He and his attorney declined requests to comment following the hearing…