The city of Oakland is in the midst of a big election. There are ten people in the race for mayor. One of them is Cedric Troupe. He’s a swim coach and has a custom integration business where he designs multimedia systems.
"We have a lot of opportunity to make Oakland what it used to be."
As part of our series where we hear from all of the candidates, Troupe speaks with reporter Jeneé Darden. He tells her why he’s ready lead Oakland in a new and even better direction.
You can find Jeneè's interviews with all the Oakland mayoral candidates here.