What is Sheng Thao?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Sheng Thao | image = Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao.jpg | office = 51st [[Mayor of Oakland]] | term_start = January 9, 2023 | term_end = December 17, 2024 | predecessor = [[Libby Schaaf]] | successor = | office1 = President pro tempore of the [[Oakland City Council]] | term_start1 = January 4, 2021 | term_end1 = January 9, 2023 | predecessor1 = [[Dan Kalb]] | successor1 = Dan Kalb | office2 = Member of the [[Oakland City Council]]<br>from 4th district | term_start2 = January 2018 | term_end2 = January 9, 2023 | predecessor2 = Annie Campbell Washington | successor2 = Janani Ramachandran | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|07|18}} | birth_place = [[Stockton, California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[Merritt College]] ([[Associate of Arts|AA]]) <br>[[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''Sheng Thao''' (born July 18, 1985<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenthal |first1=Ken |title='Keep the Oakland A's in Oakland' — Q&A with mayor Sheng Thao on fighting for the team |url=https://theathletic.com/4681749/2023/07/12/oakland-mayor-sheng-thao-athletics-relocation/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=[[The Athletic]] |date=July 12, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>) is an American politician. She was the 51st Mayor of [[Oakland, California]] from 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= Sheng Thao is Oakland’s next mayor |url= https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Sheng-Thao-is-Oakland-s-next-mayor-17602918.php |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=November 22, 2022|date=November 21, 2022}}</ref> until 2024.<ref name = bye>{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Kiley |title=Bas takes reins as temporary Oakland mayor — but she will only hold the office until Jan. 6