I'm honored and humbled by the endorsements for my campaign to serve as your next District 2 Oakland City Council Member.

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Endorsements

East Bay Express

"We think the former nonprofit leader is one of the smartest and impressive council candidates in this election. We also think she'll be stronger than [the incumbent] in pushing for tenant protections and tougher rent control in Oakland if Proposition 10 passes and will be a powerful advocate for affordable housing."

Organizations

• Alameda Labor Council AFL-CIO
• Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action
• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 192 - AC Transit
• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1555 - BART 
• Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Alameda County Chapter
• Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) Action
• Bay Rising Action
• Block by Block Organizing Network (BBON)
• BWOPA - PAC (Black Women Organized for Political Action - PAC)
• California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) PAC
• Center for Popular Democracy Action
• Democracy for America
• East Bay Express
• El Mundo
• Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Joint Council 7 (#2 endorsement) 
• International Federation of Professional & Technical Employees (IFPTE) Local 20
• International Federation of Professional & Technical Employees (IFPTE) Local 21
• International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 16
• John George Democratic Club
• National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
• Oakland Justice Coalition
• Oakland Post
• Oakland Rising Action
• Our Revolution - East Bay
• Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte (#2 endorsement) 
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021
• Transportation Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO - California State Conference 
• UNITE HERE! Local 2850
  
• Vox Publica
• Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
• Working Families Party

Elected & Appointed Leaders

• Hon. Rob Bonta, Assemblymember, California State Assembly
• Hon. Nate Miley, Supervisor, Alameda County Board of Supervisors
• Hon. Richard Valle, Supervisor, Alameda County Board of Supervisors
• Hon. Rebecca Kaplan, Councilmember At-Large, Oakland
• Hon. Jean Quan, former Mayor of Oakland
• Hon. Jane Brunner, former Councilmember, Oakland
• Hon. Nancy Nadel, former Councilmember, Oakland
• Hon. Jovanka Beckles, Councilmember, Richmond
• Hon. Melvin Willis, Councilmember and Vice Mayor, Richmond
• Hon. Lateefah Simon, BART Board of Directors
• Hon. Julina Bonilla, Peralta Colleges Board of Trustees and District 2 neighbor
• Hon. Karen Weinstein, Peralta Colleges Board of Trustees
• Hon. Shanti Gonzales, Director, Oakland Unified Board of Education
• Hon. Dee Rosario, East Bay Parks District Board of Directors and District 2 neighbor
• Hon. Marguerite Young, East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors
• Hon. Maria Poblet, Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner & co-founder of Causa Justa|Just Cause
• Hon. James Chang, Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner
• Hon. Jane Kim, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
• Hon. John Avalos, former San Francisco Board of Supervisors
• Hon. Eric Mar, former San Francisco Board of Supervisors
• Hon. Rebecca Saldaña, Senator for Washington State
• Hon. Gus Newport, former Mayor of Berkeley
• Hon. Jim Prola, former Mayor of San Leandro
• Hon. Jose Esteves, former Mayor of Milpitas
• Hon. Glenn Sylvester, former Mayor and City Councilmember of Daly City 
• Hon. Malia Vela, Vice Mayor, City of Alameda
• Hon. Ray Buenaventura, Vice Mayor of Daly City
• Kathy Neal, Alameda County Democratic Party, 15th Assembly District, Vice Chair
• Jahmese Myres, Chairperson, City of Oakland Planning Commission
• Nischit Hedge, City of Oakland Planning Commission and District 2 neighbor
• Jazy Bonilla, Former City of Oakland Planning Commissioner and District 2 neighbor
• Mike Nisperos, City of Oakland Police Commission
• Sokhom Mao, Former Chairman of the Citizens’ Police Review Board of the City of Oakland
• Bella Comelo, Senior Commission, City of San Leandro

*all titles and organizations for identification purposes only

Community Leaders (partial list)

• Dana King, former broadcast journalist, sculptor and District 2 neighbor
• Rebecca Solnit, writer, historian and activist
• Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter
• Cat Brooks, community activist and Oakland mayoral candidate
• Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party
• Dr. Tolbert Small, founder of the Black Panther Party's first free health clinic
• Dr. Art Chen, physician
• Dr. Floyd Huen, physician
• Shirley Gee, longstanding community activist
• Steve Phillips, founder of Color of Democracy
• Quinn Delaney, founder of Akonadi Foundation
• Lillian Galedo, founder of Filipino Advocates for Justice
• Lailan Huen, co chair of Oakland Chinatown Coalition* and District 2 neighbor
• Lora Jo Foo, co-coordinator, No Coal in Oakland*
• Pamela Drake, Drake Talk Oakland and District 2 neighbor
• Elena Serrano, Program Director, EastSide Arts Alliance* and District 2 neighbor
• Carroll Fife, community organizer and District 2 neighbor
• John Jones III, community organizer
• Rabia Keeble, Muslim community organizer and District 2 neighbor
• Josie Camacho, secretary-treasurer emeritus of the Alameda Labor Council AFL-CIO
• Tom Rankin, president emeritus of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
• John Stead-Mendez, Executive Director, SEIU Local 1021
• Debra Grabelle, Executive Director, IFPTE Local 21
• Nicole Lee, youth advocate
• Alvina Wong, housing advocate
• Pecolia Manigo, parent & student advocate
• Eveline Shen, reproductive justice advocate 
• Jakada Imani, social justice advocate
• Gabriel Haaland, labor organizer
• Antonio Diaz, environmental justice organizer
• Michael Green, environmental health advocate
• Joel Ramos, transit advocate
• Jessamyn Sabbag, Executive Director, Oakland Rising Action
• Kimi Lee, Executive Director, Bay Rising Action
• Miya Yoshitani, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Environmental Network Action
• Zachary Norris, Executive Director, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights*
• Angela Blackwell, Founder of PolicyLink* and District 2 neighbor 
• Carlo Gomez Arteaga, Executive Board Member, Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club
• Charles Sanchez, Treasurer, Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club and former Oakland Library Advisory Commissioner
• Dan Siegel, civil rights attorney
• Anne Weills, civil rights attorney
• Dr. Steven Pitts, PhD, Economist & Associate Chair of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research*
• Alicia Caballero-Christenson, Department Chair of Ethnic Studies at Laney College*
• Abraham Ignacio, author and curator

*titles and organizations for identification purposes only

Faith community

• Reverend Daniel Buford, Prophetic Justice Ministry at Allen Temple
• Servant Brian K. Woodson Sr., pastor/founder of The Bay Area Christian Connection
• Reverend Kurt Kuhwald, Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy, Decade Zero Ministries
• Reverend Sandhya Jha, Director, Oakland Peace Center*
• Rabbi David Cooper
• Liza Rankow, Minister, One Life Institute
• Deb Avery, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Hayward

*titles and organizations for identification purposes only

Local businesses

• Allen Michaan, owner, Grand Lake Theatre
• Penny Baldado, owner, Cafe Gabriela
• Joyce Gordon, owner, Joyce Gordon Gallery
• Geoffrey Pete, owner, Geoffrey's Inner Circle
• August Varlack, owner, Mohari Wellness and District 2 neighbor
• Kenneth Boozer & Kevin Pete, co-owners, Family of Choice Homecare and District 2 neighbors
• Reem Assil, restaurant owner, Reem's California and Dyafa
• Sandra Davis, restaurant owner, Oeste
• Jeff Perlstein, owner, Solespace
• Chaney Turner, owner, Town Biz
• Design Action Collective
• Kim Huong, restaurant owner, Kim Huong Vietnamese Cuisine
• Veronica Anaya, owner, Aloha Market
• Connie Perdomo, restaurant owner, Connie's Cantina
• Lynn and Lu's Escapade Cafe
• Hyun Sook Lee, owner, Samurai Sushi Boat
• Babas Waseem, owner, Grand Lake Sew & Vac
• Marco Cuerdo, owner, Grand-Piedmont Liquors
• Lien Truong, owner, Sun Hop Fat Market and District 2 neighbor
• Casa Vallarta Restaurant
• Flo Marte, owner, Marte Automotive and District 2 neighbor
• Amir Shabaz, owner, Keez Designs
• Billy Thrush, owner, Billy's Lawn & Building and District 2 neighbor

*titles and organizations for identification purposes only

District 2 neighbors and leaders (partial list)

Chinatown

• Doug Zhang
• Dylan Kievit
• Emily Ja-Ming Lee
• Francis Calpotura
• Jesse Turner
• Rabia Keeble
• Sanjay Garla
• Sejal Babaria
• Veronica Anaya

Cleveland Heights/Bella Visa

• Alex Tom
• Anya Svanoe
• Brian Auerbach
• Bryan Odamar
• Camilo Zamora
• Carol Shepherd
• Carrie Harvilla
• Cinthya Muñoz Ramos
• Dang Nguyen
• Deborah Cooper
• Diana Casanova
• Donna Willmott
• Gala King
• Janice Albert
• Jen-Mei Wu
• Joyce Ellis
• Katie Loncke
• Kenneth Boozer
• Kevin Pete
• Kevin Christensen
• Lailan Huen
• Lisa Castellanos
• Liza Rankin
• Mychi Nguyen
• Mylene Cahambing
• Navina Kanna
• Nischit Hedge
• Rui Bing Zheng
• Sandra Padilla
• Sarah Hines Stephens
• Sujin Lee
• Terry Bautista
• Thomas Manley
• Tina Garcia
• Vivian Huang

Clinton/Merritt

• An Huynh
• Anola Price Small
• Billy Thrush
• Elena Serrano
• Emily Wheeler
• Eric Saijo
• Jazy Bonilla
• Julina Bonilla
• Kieran Rok
• Lien Truong
• Mari Rose Taruc
• Monica Garcia
• Sean Gillane
• Sherry Liang
• Stephanie Alcid
• Thinh Le

Crocker Highlands/Trestle Glen

• Adriane Armstrong
• Amado Uno
• Andrea Lee
• Angela Blackwell
• Art Chen
• Blake Johnson
• Carol Campbell
• Christopher Cooper
• Connie Hector
• Dee Rosario
• Dennis Quirin
• Doug Smith
• Jaison Smith
• Jennifer Black
• Kamila Flores
• Kathy de Rosas
• Ken Pratt
• Kevin Wilson
• Keyvan Kashkooli
• Linnea Nelson
• Lori Furman
• Mary Fierro
• Mark Gagliardi
• Meena Palaniappan
• Michael Hammond
• Mike Heim
• Miya Saika Chen
• Nicole Marisa Beren
• Nilofer Ahsan
• Pamela Drake
• Peggy Saika
• Rich Johnson
• Ruby Smith
• Sandra Adams
• Shane Safir
• Sherry Congrave-Wilson
• Steve Fox
• Terry Feder
• Theresa Cisson
• Tom Walsh
• Vijay Merotra
• Vivian Chang

Grand Lake/Lakeshore/Rose Garden

• Andrea Dehlendorf
• Andrea Lee
• Angelica Jongco
• Beth Trimarco
• Bradley Cleveland
• Bonnie Lockhart
• Carol Jan Lee
• Diane Ward
• Eddie Iny
• Jane Birek
• Jane Freeman
• Leon Sykes
• Lynn Greenberg
• Molly Glockner
• Nancy Friedman
• Sandra Davis
• Susan Rovetta
• Suzi Goldmacher
• Ted Franklin
• Tess Hoover

Highland Park/San Antonio

• Carroll Fife
• Cecilia Lopez
• Dana King
• Debra Moore
• Emily Wheeler
• Flo Marte
• Greg Morozumi
• Leslie Griep
• Linda Lee
• NTanya Lee
• Roseli Ilano
• Timmy Lu
• Tim Huey