- Occupation: Litigation Attorney/Councilmember
- Councilmember District 2, since 1995
- Bell, Rosenberg & Hughes: December 1995 - Present / Litigation Attorney
- National League of Cities: Oakland's Representative to Conference of Delegates, 1996 - 2000
- League of California Cities: Executive Board, 1998 - 2000
- Association of Bay Area Governments: Executive Board, 1996 - 2000
- East Bay League of Conservation Voters: Board of Directors, 1992 - 1993
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Create a "neighborhood law corps" of attorneys that work full time in our neighborhoods to demand code compliance and fight blight.
- Aggressively pursue gun merchants, drug dealer and sex offenders who endanger our children.
- Reform the City Attorney's Office. I'll clean up mismangagement, save money and finance legal programs that benefit the people of Oakland.
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- "The law can and should be used as a tool to help our citizens. I'll create a Neighborhoods Law Corps to Fight Blight."
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I started my careet as a Legal Aid lawyer specializing in consumer fraud. I believed then, as I do now, that attorneys have an obligation to use their expertise and training to serve the public.
- "I will implement reforms in the City Attorney's Office so that it operates professionally and serves the public trust."
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The City Attorney's Office has missed at least two court dates this year.
- It's irresponsible to spend taxpayer dollars on expensive, out-of-town attorneys when the City Attorney's Office already has a large staff of lawyers.
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"I'll ensure that the City of Oakland receives the finest legal representation available while using our in-house attorneys as often as possible."
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- Jerry Brown, Oakland Mayor
- Don Perata, State Senator
- Audie Bock, State Assemblywoman
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