Keith Carson

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Keith Carson
Keith Carson, 2007
Member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors from District 5
Incumbent
Assumed office 1993
Preceded by	Warren Widener
Personal details
Born	Berkeley, CA
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Maria
Residence	Oakland
Website	http://www.keithcarson.org

Keith Carson is a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in Alameda County, California for District 5. Carson has served on the board of supervisors in Alameda County, California since 1993, after being subsequently re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2010.

Personal life

Carson is a native of Berkeley, CA. After attending Berkeley High School, Carson attended Merritt College. He transferred to UC Berkeley from 1969-1971 where he graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Social Sciences. Carson went on to receive his Masters Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Hayward (now California State University, East Bay.^[1] Carson and his wife, Maria, have two children and three grandchildren.

Political career

He represents the Fifth District which includes the cities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, and the West Oakland, North Oakland, Rockridge, Grand Lake, Fruitvale, and Dimond District neighborhoods.

Carson is chair of the Alameda County East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) and the Finance Committee for the Bay Area World Trade Center (BAWTC). He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the statewide organization representing supervisors in the state's 58 counties. He also served on the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA), before the body was merged with the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency. He now serves on the new Alameda County Transportation Commission.^[2]

Issues

Carson is asking the California Attorney General and the United States Attorney’s Office to investigate the shooting of Oscar Grant III, an unarmed black man who was shot by BART Transit Police on New Year's Eve.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Smart Voter, November 2, 2004
↑ ACERA - Alameda County Employees Retirees Association
↑ New York Times, Oakland Simmers After Night of Violence
↑ Lee, Henry K.; Bulwa, Demian (2009-10-17). "Mehserle trial to be moved in BART shooting - SFGate". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-03-15.

External links

Keith Carson's Website

Preceded by Warren Widener	Alameda County Board of Supervisors 5th District January 1993–present	Incumbent

v t e Alameda County

Board of Supervisors	District 1: Scott Haggerty District 2: Richard Valle District 3: Wilma Chan District 4: Nate Miley District 5: Keith Carson

Agencies	Health System Public Library Sheriff's Office Superior Court Water District

National Historic Landmarks	First Church of Christ, Scientist Joaquin Miller House Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge Paramount Theatre Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of California US lightship Relief (WAL-605) USS Hornet (CV-12) USS Potomac (AG-25)

Culture and history	Arts Commission Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge Key System Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Mountain View Cemetery NAS Alameda Oakland Museum of California Vallecitos Nuclear Center

Businesses	Alibris Clorox Golden State Warriors Kaiser Permanente NUMMI/Tesla factory O.co Coliseum Oakland Athletics Oakland Raiders Oracle Arena Peet's Coffee & Tea Pixar Safeway Inc.

Parks and protected areas	County Fairgrounds Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge East Bay Regional Park District Eden Landing Ecological Reserve

Education	California State University, East Bay Mills College University of California, Berkeley

Transportation	AC Transit Bay Area Rapid Transit Hayward Executive Airport Livermore Municipal Airport Oakland International Airport

Related	Altamont Pass Wind Farm Santa Rita Jail

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Name	Carson, Keith
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