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Posts Tagged ‘City Council Candidates’

Pollution a growing concern in Oakland’s District 3, still not a campaign focus for candidates

By Kenneth Kipruto | October 12, 2020 | 1

Just how seriously are candidates for District 3 city council elections taking the air pollution problem in West Oakland?

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Candidates for wealthy district 4 discuss equity

By Katey Rusch | September 18, 2018
District 4 city council candidates (from left to right) Matt Hummel, Charlie Michelson, Pam Harris, Nayeli Maxson, Sheng Thao, Joseph Tanios discuss racial equity at a panel discussion Thursday night.

City council candidates for district 4, one of Oakland’s wealthiest areas, discuss how they’ll make the city more equitable.

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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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“Love this town” Richard Raya: political newcomer pushes hard to join the council

By Theresa Adams | October 26, 2012 | 8

When Richard Raya talks about crime and poverty, in the political newcomer’s campaign for the Oakland City Council he often tells his own story, and that of the role model who helped turn his life around–his mother. Second in a series of profiles of the seven candidates campaigning for North Oakland’s District 1 seat.

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Environmental activist and District 1 candidate Dan Kalb aims to reduce crime

By Aaron Mendelson | October 24, 2012 | 15
City Council candidate Dan Kalb goes door to door in the Golden Gate neighborhood

The challenges of reducing crime, one central focus in the campaign of city council candidate Dan Kalb, took a personal note this month when Kalb was mugged in his own neighborhood. First in a series profiling each candidate for North Oakland’s District 1 seat .

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