Assistant City Administrator Harold Duffey has left Oakland to take a job with the city of Brentwood.

The move caps a dramatic tenure in Oakland for Duffey, who, during his stint as a high-ranking city staffer and briefly the interim city administrator, helped navigate a ransomware attack, saw former mayor Sheng Thao taken down in an alleged bribery scheme, and battled with a local activist in court.

Duffey’s last day with Oakland was Sept. 26, according to city spokesperson Jean Walsh. Duffey’s role was eliminated in the city’s budget that was approved by the council in June.

Duffey told The Oaklandside he was recently interviewed by the city of Brentwood, which is in Contra Costa County. Duffey said the Brentwood City Council still has to approve his contract in a public session sched

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