Friday, September 22, 2017

A California Sunday Magazine Profile

English: Boston Sunday Post Magazine 1916 p 1
English: Boston Sunday Post Magazine 1916 p 1 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Of Libby Schaaf, the mayor of Oakland (my city)


Hoping to break the ice, I had asked whether she had any questions. “What do you want people to feel when they finish this article?” Schaaf had asked. I replied that I hoped people would appreciate how difficult it is to be mayor of Oakland. Schaaf’s face had fallen. Weeks later, when I mentioned that exchange, Schaaf remembered it. “Your answer made me sad,” she began....

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