Dan Kalb
| Dan Kalb | |
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| Member of the Oakland City Council from District 1 | |
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In office 2013 – incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Jane Brunner |
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| Political party | Democrat |
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Dan Kalb represents District 1 on the Oakland City Council, a position he has held since 2013.[1][2] Kalb has spearheaded[3][4][5] a proposal to strengthen the Oakland Public Ethics Commission to be voted on in the general election of November, 2014. In 2016, the same Public Ethics Commission opened an investigation into Kalb and other members of the Oakland City Council, regarding the alleged improper use of game tickets provided to Council members. The commission released a draft report on their findings in March 2017 which identifies multiple ethical and legal breaches by Kalb and other Oakland officials.
Previously Kalb was California Policy Director at the Union of Concerned Scientists.[6][7] Before joining UCS in 2003 he worked as director of a Sierra Club chapter and for California Common Cause, Media Alliance and CalPIRG.[8]
In 2004 Kalb ran unsuccessfully to represent District 5 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In 2001 he won a vote for a seat on a proposed Municipal Utility District, which itself was defeated.[9]
In 1982 Kalb received an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Conservation of Natural Resources. In 1988 he received a master's degree in Public and Non-Profit Administration from the University of San Francisco.[7]
References
- ↑ Charlie Mintz (2013-08-07). "Rookie Oakland City Councilmembers face their first six months on the job". KALW.
- ↑ Angela Hart (2013-01-08). "Newly sworn-in Oakland City Council says resources should be shifted to public safety". Oakland North.
- ↑ Matthew Artz (2014-07-16). "Oakland voters to decide fate of property tax, political watchdog commission". San Jose Mercury News.
- ↑ Dan Kalb (2014-07-09). "My Word: Oakland needs independent, fully funded Ethics Commission". San Jose Mercury News.
- ↑ Chip Johnson (2014-07-15). "Let Oakland voters decide Public Ethics Commission funding". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ "Conversation: Dan Kalb on the Future of Climate Legislation". The Nation. 2010-11-12.
- 1 2 Aaron Mendelson (2012-10-24). "Environmental activist and District 1 candidate Dan Kalb aims to reduce crime". Oakland North.
- ↑ "Expert profile at Union of Concerned Scientists".
- ↑ "Rumors Behind the News". Noe Valley Voice. 2001.
External links
- Oakland City Council member profile
- Articles about Kalb at East Bay Express, Oakland Local, Oakland North, and Oakland Post
- Kalb at Oakland Wiki
- Ethics Commission report on misuse of City resources