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CA council candidate left to fend for herself after homeless woman robs her of $1K in donations
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1:36Now PlayingAn Oakland City Council candidate who wants to fix the city’s crime and homelessness crises was left to fend for herself when she was robbed of $1,000 in donations by a homeless woman following a campaign event.
Charlene Wang lost the campaign cash after the thief walked off with a donation bag and refused to give it back on Sunday in the beleaguered California city.
Video obtained by KGO showed Wang, 33, and her staff attempting to reason with the woman who appeared to be spiraling.
“I very much tried to have a de-escalatory conversation with her to convince her to hand over the bag,” Wang told the station.
“Offer her a warm meal at the grocery store, even give her money in exchange for the bag but that did not work out.”
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