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Patricia Kernighan
8954 votes
65.6%
- Occupation: Oakland City Councilmember, 2005 to present
- Chief of Staff to Councilmember Danny Wan, 2000-2005
- Legislative Aide, Councilmember John Russo 1999-2000
- J.D., Hastings College of the Law
- B.A., University of Washington, Seattle
Priorities:
- Making our Neighborhoods Safe: We must find the funds to keep our Police Department fully staffed and provide violence prevention programs.
- Growing our local economy to provide good jobs to Oaklanders and strengthen our tax base.
- Making City government operate with efficiency, integrity and fiscal responsibility.
Jennifer S. Pae
4604 votes
33.7%
- Occupation: Non-Profit Executive
- Former President of the United States Student Association
- Current Member of the Oakland Community Policing Advisory Board
- In 2008, was the Obama Delegate for Congressional District 9
- Outreach Director, East Bay Asian Voter Education Consortium
Priorities:
- Foster local economic stability - encourage fiscal and socially responsible lending and investments in our local workforce economy.
- Create a community partnership with the School District to address high truancy and low graduation rates.
- Prioritize public safety by addressing the root causes of crime and supporting successful violence prevention and intervention programs.
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Official Information
- Ranked Choice Voting
Events
Candidate Forums
- Date: Monday, September 20
Time: 6 - 9 PM
Place: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, 14th & Broadway
Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
- The public is invited to attend and submit questions for the candidates
- This will be one of 4 forums occurring this evening. The others will be Oakland School Board - District 4; City Council - District 6; and City Auditor
- Date: Wednesday, October 6
Time: 7 - 9 PM
Place: Lake Shore Avenue Baptist Church, corner of Mandana & Lake Shore
Sponsors: Grand Lake Neighbors
KTOP Cable Channel 10 Rebroadcast of September 20 Forums
- Date:Thursday, October 28,
Time: 3:30 - 6:30 PM
- Date: Saturday, October 2,
Time: 5 - 8 PM
- Date: Friday, October 1,
Time: 7 - 10 PM
- Date: Thursday, September 30,
Time: 4 - 7 PM
- Date: Wednesday, September 29
Time: 6:30 - 9:30 PM
- The public is invited to submit questions for the candidates. See the Web Site for Grand Lake Neighbors
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