Candidate for
Councilmember; City of Oakland; District 2

Organizations

• Alameda County Central Labor Council
  
• Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
  
• Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County
  
• California State Council of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  
• East Bay ILWU Legislative Council
  
• Green Party of Alameda County
  
• International Longshore and Warehouse Union, local 6
  
• Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance
  
• Oakland Education Association (OEA)
  
• Oakland Tenants Union
  
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - UHW (United Healthcare Workers)
  
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) local 1877
  
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) local 24/7
  
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) local 535
  
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) local 616
  
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) local 790
  
• Sierra Club
  
• United Auto Workers (UAW) -- Region 5

• Chris Daly, Member, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco
  
• Dan Siegel, member, Oakland Unified School District Board of Education
  
• Dona Spring, member, Berkeley City Council
  
• Gayle McLaughlin, member, Richmond City Council
  
• Gregory Hodge, member, Oakland Unified School District Board of Education
  
• John Selawsky, Member, Berkeley School Board
  
• Keith Carson, President of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors
  
• Kriss Worthington, member, Berkeley City Council
  
• Leonard McNeil, member, San Pablo City Council
  
• Lew Tremaine, City Councilmember and former Mayor, Fairfax (Marin county)
  
• Ross Mirkarimi, member, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco

• Ben Visnick, President, Oakland Education Association
  
• Greg Jung Morozumi, EastSide Arts Alliance
  
• Judy Young, founder of 17X NCPC for East Park
  
• Mari Rose Taruc, Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
  
• Rodney Brooks, Chief of Staff for Supervisor Keith Carson
  
• Walter Riley, Vanguard Public Foundation, board chair; civil rights attorney; community activist
  
• Wilson Riles, Jr., former member, Oakland City Council
  
• Aaron Baluyot, Grand Lake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Aaron Jackson, Oakland resident
  
• Alton Jelks, Special Assistant to the Chancellor, Peralta College
  
• Ann Dichow, Oakland resident
  
• Anthony Rivera, Oakland resident
  
• Aparna Shah, Bella Vista neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Arnita Dobbins, Oakland resident
  
• Asia Patterson, Grand Lake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Barbara Becnel, anti-death penalty activist
  
• Betsy Merzenich, Community Network for Youth Development, Grand Lake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Bill Balderston, Executive Board Member, Oakland Education Association (OEA); State Council Member, California Teachers Association (CTA)
  
• Billy Trice, Jr., Oakland resident
  
• Bishara Costandi, Oakland resident
  
• Bruce Mast, former Mayor, Albany
  
• Burrill Hansen, Board Member, United Seniors
  
• Catherine Hourcade, registered nurse
  
• Cathy Green, Grand Lake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Chloe Lietzke, Oakland resident
  
• Chris Collins, Sierra Club, Oakland resident
  
• Chris Kavanagh, elected commissioner, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
  
• Christina Chung, Oakland resident, teacher, Met West HS
  
• Christy Calame, Oakland resident
  
• Claire Greensfelder, Executive Director, MLK Jr. Freedom Center
  
• Clarence Thomas, Executive board, ILWU local 10; Co-chair, Million Worker March
  
• Claudette Begin, Board member, Coalition of University Employees (CUE) local 3
  
• Conor Dixon, Berkeley resident, Green Party of Alameda County
  
• Cyrus Saghebi, Oakland resident
  
• Dale Gieringer, Public Policy Advocate
  
• Dan Hamburg, former U.S. Congressman, 1st District, California
  
• Daniel Borgstrom, Oakland resident
  
• Darrel Carey, East Bay Small Business Council
  
• Darryl Cobb, Oakland resident
  
• David Barrows, Oakland resident
  
• David Makofsky, Oakland resident
  
• Dima Hart, Oakland small business owner
  
• Donna Ricketts-Ajike, Oakland small business owner
  
• Enrique Palacios, educator; Oakland resident
  
• Forrest Hill, PhD, Marine Ecology, Oakland resident
  
• Fred Hosea, Oakland resident
  
• Garrett Lambrev, Oakland resident
  
• Gene St. Onge, Oakland resident
  
• Geoffrey Pete, Oakland business owner, Crocker Highlands neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Greg Jan, Council member, Green Party of Alameda County; East Lake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Gretchen Mackler Lipow, President, East Bay Coalition of Labor Union Women
  
• Henry Hutchins, Grand Lake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Howard Wallace, San Francisco Labor Council; US Labor Against the War
  
• Jack Perialas, Oakland resident
  
• Jackie Thompson, Oakland resident
  
• Jan Arnold, member (ret.), AFGE local 3172, San Antonio neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Janet Kobren, Oakland resident
  
• Jeanne Diller, Oakland resident
  
• Jesse Townley, Berkeley Disaster Council Commissioner
  
• Jessie Muldoon, Site Representative, Oakland Education Association (OEA); Oakland resident
  
• Jim Freese, Teacher; Oakland resident
  
• Joe Castro, Oakland resident
  
• Joel Tena, Bella Vista neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• John DeMello, PhD, clinical social worker; member, SEIU local 535; Oakland resident
  
• John Rizzo, Envornmental Activist
  
• Jonah Zern, Oakland resident
  
• Jonathan Nack, Grand Lake Neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Jonathan Wright, Oakland resident
  
• Joseph Liesner, Oakland resident
  
• Juanita Lerma, Oakland small business owner; Oakland resident
  
• Karla Brundage, Oakland resident
  
• Kay Eisenhower, Chair, Vote Health
  
• Kevin Reilly, Board member, Alameda County California Nurses Association (CNA), region 11; Oakland resident
  
• Kim Cardoso, Oakland resident
  
• Kirsten Cross, Former co-director, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), San Antonio neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Krissy Keefer, Founder, Dance Brigade
  
• LaNiece Jones, Oakland resident
  
• Laroy McDonald, Oakland resident
  
• Larry Shoup, Steering Committee, National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981; Delegate to Alameda County Central Labor Council; Oakland resident
  
• Laura Wells, Grand Lake nieghbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Leonard Murphy, Oakland resident
  
• Lindsay Vurek, Oakland resident
  
• Lorie Hill, Teacher, Oakland Unified Schools
  
• Lucia Gilbertson, Oakland resident
  
• Mamie Chow, Bella Vista neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Marivel Baluyot, Berkeley resident, Business professional
  
• Mark Pandapas, Oakland resident
  
• Marshall Sanders, Oakland resident
  
• Matt Corwin, Bella Vista resident, Oakland District 2
  
• Matt Gonzalez, former President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  
• Medea Benjamin, Founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink
  
• Mehul Thakker, Oakland resident
  
• Michael Eisenscher, US Labor Against the War, Oakland resident
  
• Michael Rubin, Assistant Regional Director, CA State Employees Association -- Bay Area Region, San Antonio neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Michael-David Sasson, Former President, Coalition of University Employees (CUE) local 3, San Antonio neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Michelle Deiro-Hickling, Oakland resident, teacher, Met West HS
  
• Moki Macias, Oakland resident
  
• Pasquale Cinquegrano, owner, Five Grain Graphics
  
• Patricia St. Onge, Oakland resident
  
• Perrine Kelly, Oakland resident
  
• Peter Brady, Grand Lake businessman, Oakland District 2
  
• Phillip Santos, Oakland resident
  
• Richard Lee, Oakland business owner
  
• Robert Garcia, Oakland resident
  
• Rodney Brooks, Chief of Staff to Supervisor Keith Carson
  
• Roseann Torres, Oakland resident
  
• Rowena Jackson, Grand Lake nieghbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Russell Wadbrook, Oakland resident
  
• Sandra Acker, Oakland resident
  
• Snehal Shingavi, Oakland resident
  
• Steve Bloom, author, Alameda County Recycling Law; San Antonio neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Steve Willett, Oakland resident
  
• Steve Wright, Grand Lake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Stuart Flashman, former President, East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD); Oakland resident
  
• Susan Schacher, Oakland Tenants Union
  
• Sylviaette Gamble Hill, Trestle Glen neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Tahan Jones, Gulf War Resister, Oakland resident, activist
  
• Tim Wohlforth, Oakland resident
  
• Todd Chretien, US Senate Green Party candidate; Oakland resident
  
• Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Bay Area Housing Rights Activist
  
• Van Jones, National Executive Director, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
  
• Van Wang, Grand Lake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Vi Huynh, Oakland resident
  
• Victoria Ashley, Board Secretary, Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute
  
• Ward Roundtree, Executive Director, California Teachers Association; Eastlake neighbor, Oakland District 2
  
• Wei-Ling Huber, Organizer, UNITE/HERE local 2850
  
• Wendy Carson, Development Program Coordinator, Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO)
  
• William Charneau, Oakland resident