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Abel Guillen
9,268 votes
55.5%
- Occupation: Public School Finance Advisor (2000-Present)
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Bay Area Youth Fund for Education (b.a.y. fund) (2006)
- Policy Advisor to Gore/Lieberman (2000)
- Coro Fellow in Public Affairs (1998-1999)
- Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellow (1997-1998)
- BA Sociology (1997), Masters in Public Policy (2000), UC Berkeley
- Priestly Award for "Leadership and Contributions to Student Welfare" (1997)
Priorities:
- Work with local employers to prepare students for higher paying jobs
- Involve students, staff and the community in decision-making process so that the colleges' priorities reflect the values of the community
- Establish clear, understandable benchmarks and accountability standards so that District funds, especially bond monies, are spent wisely & effectively
Alona Clifton
7,289 votes
43.7%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- BA - Golden Gate University - San Francisco
- AA - Merritt College - Oakland, CA
- Jack London Aquatic Center, Building Opportunties for Self-Sufficiency(BOSS), Vanguard Public Foundation
Priorities:
- Educational access for transfer all the residents served by the Peralta Colleges
- Economic Opportunities through vocational educational
- Creative Community Partnerships that enhance neighborhoods
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Events
League of Women Voters Candidates Forum
- Rebroadcasts of Forum Taped Friday, October 13: KTOP, Channel 10
Friday, November 3 at 8:30 PM
Saturday, November 4 at 3:30 PM
Sunday, November 5 at 1:00 PM
News and Analysis
Oakland Tribune
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