Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's bribery trial kicks off October 13th. Co-defendant Andy Duong allegedly filmed politicians in sexual situations to use as blackmail. Some evidence is being unsealed, but "sensitive recordings of uncharged politicians" stay buried. Which means we'll never know which other officials were caught on tape getting leverage held over their heads. The videos prosecutors are describing: several people drinking and dancing sexually, plus footage of four people engaged in explicit activity. All sealed. All protected.