When then-Hayward City Council Member Aisha Wahab was running for California State Senate for District 10 in last November's election, she says she faced a level of violence she hadn't seen before.
"You need a number to reach me at, b****? 911, cuz they're going to need to f****** come get your dead body!" says the caller.
"It is quite disgusting, and it's alarming. And the fact that people can threaten to rape you and leave you, as they said, 'in a body bag,' and much more -- those are all concerns for me. But more in particular, for my family, as well as the volunteers and staff that I have," said Wahab, the first Afghan and first Muslim woman ever elected to the California State Senate.
"It's very challenging when you start to see this right-wing rhetoric pop up in Oakland, California," Fife told ABC7 News in an interview two weeks ago. She is working with the Oakland police department and the California State Attorney General Rob Bonta's office regarding the threats.that tracks threats made to public officials, shows that women are targeted three times more than men.
On Monday, Feb. 6, at 9 a.m., several local city and state leaders, including Wahab, Fife and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao will hold a rally in front of Oakland City Hall, to stand against the increasing threats of violence and harassment faced by elected officials, who are women of color.
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