Oakland Mayor's Race: list paired from 13 to 10

Don Perata 

In the Oakland Mayor's Race there were as of Tuesday, 13 candidates: Tim Brown, Terrance Candell, Arnold Fields, Sharika Gregory, Greg Harland, Marcie Hodge, Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, Don Macleay, Niki Okuk, Don Macleay, Councilmember Jean Quan, Joe Tuman, and Larry Lionel Young Jr.

But now, according to The Oakland Tribune, that list has been paired from 13 to 10, as Tim Brown, Sharika Gregory, and Niki Okuk, did not have enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Wait. You mean we get to vote for Arnold "Arnie" Fields? Unbelievable. (Just joking, Arnie!)

And as of this writing, it's unclear if the Sierra Club, down to just two official candidates (and given a message I just got, down to one, but stay tuned), will still have its planned forum on Wednesday, August 25th.