Apart from four relatives or friends of Thao, most of the people in the courtroom were journalists.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-08-06/ex-minneapolis-officer-faces-sentencing-on-a-state-charge-for-his-role-in-george-floyds-killing

Auckland Mayor Sheng Thao criticized the announcement and said the city was “pausing negotiations and moving forward” to other options.

Source: https://www.mutiny.in/the-oakland-as-agree-to-purchase-land-near-the-las-vegas-strip/

Cahill wrote that Thao "actively encouraged his three colleagues' dangerous prone restraint of Floyd" despite Minneapolis police training that the position could cause asphyxia.

Source: https://theweek.com/crime-and-punishment/1023168/ex-police-officer-convicted-of-aiding-george-floyds-murder

Mayor Sheng Thao has called on the Oakland Police Department Interim Chief Darren Allison to investigate the vandalism as a hate crime.

Source: http://davidsonian.com/2023/12/17/oakland-menorah-relighting-ceremony-in-defiance-of-alleged-antisemitic-vandalism/

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, did not show any repentance or admit any wrongdoing as he was sentenced Monday to 4 years and 9 months.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/08/07/ap-news-in-brief-at-1204-a-m-edt-1155/

Ted Thao didn't know the home he owned in St. Paul had a lead service line before the water utility called him, but the discovery came with good news — the line would be replaced, at no cost to him.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-is-spending-240-million-to-get-the-lead-out-of-your-plumbing/600278501/

Thao believes “international partners who support Vietnam’s energy transition need to set preconditions with the Vietnamese government before grants are made.”

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/11/major-international-financing-deal-to-get-vietnam-off-coal-moves-ahead-while-it-locks-up-climate-defenders/

Thao said that when he and Chauvin arrived, the other officers were struggling with Floyd.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/05/02/former-officer-thao-convicted-for-aiding-george-floyds-killing/

Thao was the last to have his case decided.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/08/08/ex-minneapolis-cop-sentenced-to-57-months-in-george-floyds-death/

The A's were banking on $395 million, and Nevada legislators are saying they'd offer $195 million, prompting Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao to say that there's still a chance the A's will stay in Oakland.

Source: https://sfist.com/2023/05/19/nevada-lawmakers-balk-at-oakland-as-dollar-ask/

The blame can’t entirely be placed on politicians like Mayor Thao and DA Price — the COVID pandemic has also had a lingering effect on crime.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/10/28/opinion/oakland-calif-is-falling-apart/

Unlike with Price, voters had no reason to suspect Mayor Thao would not be strong on crime.

Source: https://beyondchron.org/oakland-2023-the-year-in-review/