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Posts Tagged ‘2012 elections’

Amy Lemley cites public safety, youth issues as her campaign’s top priorities

By Debora Silva | November 1, 2012 | 1
Amy Lemley, the only woman among seven candidates competing for the District 1 seat, lists safety, the economy and education as some of her campaign’s top priorities. The Oakland Police Officers Association and the Chamber of Commerce are some of Lemley's endorsers.

Amy Lemley, the only woman among seven candidates competing for the District 1 seat, lists safety, the economy and education as some of her campaign’s top priorities. The Oakland Police Officers Association and the Chamber of Commerce are some of Lemley’s endorsers.

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Lawyer Craig Brandt’s city council campaign: more police, paid for by a parcel tax

By Steve Fisher | October 26, 2012 | 3

Craig Brandt, running a low-key but determined campaign for the city council seat, has pledged to take no donations from unions or businesses involved with the city of Oakland. One of a series profiling all seven candidates for the District 1 seat.

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City Council District 1 candidates debate police, gang injunctions and Oakland’s economy

By Ashley Griffin | August 28, 2012 | 12

At a candidate’s forum held Monday night at the College Avenue Presbyterian Church, six candidates for the City Council District 1 seat debated how to rebuild a shrinking police force, explored finding a middle ground on the controversial issue of gang injunctions and talked about how the city of Oakland could stimulate sluggish economic growth.

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