Do you want to find the Mayor of Oakland? Go to any significant Warriors function and Libby Schaaf will likely be there. Unlike her mentor, former Oakland Mayor and current California Governor Jerry Brown, Schaaf is seems to care deeply about what happens to sports teams in Oakland.
She was present for a ceremony honoring Rick Berry at the top of the iconic I. Magnin building in downtown Oakland a few weeks ago, and she was sitting in the front row, just a few chairs away from Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob, during Steph Curry’s MVP award ceremony.
When Curry cited the Oracle Arena crowd as the best fans in the NBA, Schaaf let out a loud, “Woo!