We proudly endorse Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council, District 2!
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Organizations
- ACCE Action
- Alameda County Democratic Party
- Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
- Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) Action
- Block By Block Organizing Network
- Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 3
- Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County
- California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
- California Working Families Party
- Communications Workers of America Local 9415
- East Bay Democratic Socialists of America
- East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
- East Bay Young Democrats
- EBASE Action
- Evolve
- Green Party of Alameda County
- International Association of Firefighters Local 55
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 595
- International Federation of Professional and Technical Employees (IFPTE) Local 20
- International Federation of Professional and Technical Employees (IFPTE) Local 21
- John George Democratic Club
- Laborers Local 304
- Latine Young Democrats of the East Bay
- Latino Task Force
- Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club (MGO)
- National Union of Healthcare Workers
- Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
- Oakland Rising Action
- Oakland Tenants Union
- Our Revolution East Bay
- Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte (PPAMM)
- Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 342
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - United Healthcare Workers
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - United Service Workers West
- Sheetmetal Workers Local 104
- Sierra Club
- Sprinkler Fitters & Apprentices Local 483
- Teamsters Joint Council 7
- Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
- UNITE HERE Local 2
- United Food & Commercial Workers Local 5
- Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
Elected Leaders *
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta
- California Senator Nancy Skinner
- California Assemblymember Mia Bonta
- California Assemblymember Ash Kalra
- California Assemblymember Alex Lee
- California Assemblymember Phil Ting
- California State Controller Betty Yee
- California State Treasurer Fiona Ma
- California State Board of Equalization Member Malia Cohen
- Oakland Vice Mayor & Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan
- Oakland President Pro Tempore & Councilmember Sheng Thao
- Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife
- Oakland Councilmember Noel Gallo
- Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb
- Oakland Mayor Emeritus Elihu Harris
- Oakland Mayor Emeritus Jean Quan
- Oakland Councilmember Henry Chang, Jr. (Ret.)
- Oakland Councilmember Nancy Nadel (Ret.)
- OUSD Board Director Aimee Eng
- Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin
- Berkeley Mayor Emeritus Gus Newport
- Alameda County Supervisor & President Keith Carson
- Alameda County Supervisor Dave Brown
- Alameda County Supervisor Richard Valle
- Alameda County Tax Assessor Phong La
- BART Board Director Lateefah Simon
- East Bay Regional Parks District Director Dee Rosario
- San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim (Ret.)
Appointed Leaders *
- Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, Oakland Poet Laureate
- Michelle “Mush” Lee, Oakland Cultural Affairs Commission
- Andreas Cluver, Oakland Port Commission
- Michael Colbruno, Oakland Port Commission
- Vince Sugrue, Oakland Planning Commission
- Jahmese Myres, former Chair, Oakland Planning Commission
- Ellen Wu, Chair, Affordable Housing & Infrastructure Bond Public Oversight Committee
- Gary Jimenez, Affordable Housing & Infrastructure Bond Public Oversight Committee
- Saabir Lockett, Oakland Army Base Jobs Oversight Commission
- Kate O’Hara, Oakland Army Base Jobs Oversight Commission
- Jim Chanin, Police Commission Selection Panel
- Omar Farmer, Safety & Services Oversight Commission
- Mike Nisperos, former Oakland Police Commissioner
- Brian Hofer, Chair, Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission
- Jinhee Ha, Oakland Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
- Isaac Kos-Read, Oakland Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
- David Ralston, Oakland Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Commission
- Kimberly Aceves-Iñiguez, Oakland Fund for Children & Youth Planning & Oversight Committee
- Pecolia Hudson-Manigo, Oakland Fund for Children & Youth Planning & Oversight Committee
- Lisa Herrinton, Oakland Sugar Sweetened Beverages Community Advisory Board
- Brooke Levin, Oakland Civil Service Board
Community Leaders *
- Geraldine Alcid, Filipino Advocates for Justice
- Aimee Allison, founder She the People
- Angela Blackwell, founder PolicyLink
- Ray Bobbitt, African American community leader
- Keith Brown, Alameda Labor Council President, OEA President
- Josie Camacho, Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus of the Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Dave Campbell, bike advocate
- Dr. Art Chen
- Pamela Drake, Drake Talk Oakland
- Kin Folkz, East Bay Queer Arts Center
- lora jo foo, No Coal in Oakland
- Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement
- Joe Hawkins, LGBTQ community advocate
- Sherry Hirota, founder Asian Health Services
- Dr. Floyd Huen
- Lailan Huen, OUSD Director of Asian Pacific Islander Student Achievement
- Ken Jacobs, Chair of the University of California, Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education
- Russell Jeung, Stop AAPI Hate
- Ginger Jui, bike advocate
- David Kakishiba, founder East Bay Asian Youth Center
- Ken Katz, Splash Pad News
- Dana King, sculptor
- Kimi Lee, Bay Rising Action
- Anne Marks, Youth ALIVE
- Marily Mondejar, Filipina Women’s Network
- Greg Morozumi, EastSide Arts Alliance
- Kate O’Hara, East Bay Action
- Andrew Park, founder Trybe
- Arnold Perkins
- Steven Pitts, Black Work Talk podcast
- Pamela Price, civil rights attorney
- Ces Rosales, California Democratic Party Women's Caucus, Policy Issues Chair
- Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party
- Elena Serrano, EastSide Arts Alliance
- Rebecca Solnit, writer, historian and activist
- George Spies, bike advocate
- Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network Action
- Renia Webb, community organizer
- Billy Wilkes, past President of the Lake Merritt Breakfast Club
- Brooklyn Williams, youth advocate
Faith Leaders *
- Rev. Ken Chambers, Interfaith Council of Alameda County
- Rabbi David Cooper
- Rev. Sandhya Jha, Oakland Peace Center
- Rev. Kurt Kuhwald
- Saabir Lockett, Faith Alliance for A Moral Economy
- Minister Cherri Murphy
- Liza Rankow, Minister, One Life Institute
- Nicola Torbett, founder of Seminary of the Street
- Servant Brian K. Woodson, Sr., pastor/founder of the Bay Area Christian Connection
Business Leaders *
- Reem Assil, Reem’s California
- Penny Baldado, Cafe Gabriela
- Dr. Stewart Chen, Chiropractor
- Sandra Davis, Oeste
- Jose Dorado, Dorado Tax & Bookkeeping Services
- Joyce Gordon, Joyce Gordon Gallery
- Carol Knight, Lakeshore Avenue Business Improvement District
- Carol Liao, Chinatown business owner
- Allen Michaan, Grand Lake Theatre
- Tim Nugent, Shakewell
- Geoffrey Pete, Geoffrey’s Inner Circle
- Kori Saika Chen, Alkali Rye
- Rick da Silva, Board Member, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
- Ari Takata-Vasquez, Chair, Blue Ribbon Equitable Business Tax Task Force
- August Varlack
*All titles and organizations for identification purposes only.
District 2 Neighbors & Leaders (partial list)
Chinatown/Gold Coast/Jack London
- Sejal Babaria
- Dave Campbell
- Taylor Chambers
- Dr. Stewart Chen, Chiropractor
- James Chiong
- Sean Dugar
- Dr. Hal Gin
- Lailan Huen
- Rev. Sandhya Jha
- Rich Johnson
- Rabia Keeble
- Dylan Kievit
- Jennifer Li
- Carol Liao, business owner
- Linna Lin
- Arlene Lum
- Mr. Joseph Ma, Toisan Benevolent Association
- Jonathan Melvin
- Mark Miles
- Elaine Peng, Mental Health Association For Chinese Communities
- Alvina Wong, Asian Pacific Environmental Network Action
- Doug Wong, Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Cleveland Heights/Haddon Hill
- Janice Alpert
- Melanie Berzon
- Mylene Cahambing
- Lorenzo Canlas
- Lisa Castellanos
- Mike Chung
- Mike Flynn
- Tina Garcia
- Jinhee Ha
- Selam Haile
- Asha Hannah
- Lisa Herrinton
- Vivian Huang
- Navina Khanna
- Gala King
- Howard Kirsch
- Lori Kodama
- Sujin Le
- Aaron Lehmer
- Richelle Lieberman
- Ethan Long
- Maria Nakae
- Serene Ngin
- Dang Nguyen
- Dr. Mychi Nguyen
- Alicia Prilla
- Jim Ratliff
- Carol Shepherd
- Sarah Hines Stephens
- Anya Svanoe
- Julie Tinker
- Alex Tom
- Jeremy Wolff
- Jenn-Mei Wu
Bella Vista/Ivy Hill
- Nathan Benzschawel
- Diana Casanova
- Kitty Kelly Epstein
- Nischit Hegde
- Mimi Ho
- Roseli Ilano
- David Kakishiba
- Cliff Lau
- Tom Manley
- Andrew Park
- Cinthya Munoz Ramos
- Sandra Padilla
- Liza Rankow
- María Schindler
- Donna Willmott
- Doug Zhang
- Rui Bing Zheng
Eastlake/Lake Merritt/Clinton
- Amanda Amato
- Matt Chapman
- Quade Gallagher
- Monica Garcia
- Candida Haynes
- Josephine Hui
- Galen Mancino
- Christine Miller
- Daniela Nomura
- Christopher Rieder
- Kiernan Rok
- Ravahn Samati
- Anola Price Small
- Mari Rose Taruc
- Danny Thongsy
- Jesse Turner
- August Varlack
- Emily Wheeler
- David Wofford
San Antonio/Highland Park
- Russell Jeung, Stop AAPI Hate
- Timothy Huey
- David Kakishiba, East Bay Asian Youth Center
- Dana King
- Trinh Le
- Kent Lewandowski
- Sherri Liang
- Cecilia Lopez
- Mira Manickham-Shirley
- Greg Morozumi, Eastside Arts Alliance
- Andrew Park, Trybe
- Raymond Pisano, neighborhood safety leader
- Bruce Quan
- Laura Rivas, Garfield Elementary
- Elena Serrano, Eastside Arts Alliance
- Tac Song
Crocker Highlands/Trestle Glen
- Nilofer Ahsan
- Carol Campbell
- Dr. Arthur Chen
- Kori Saika Chen
- Miya Saika Chen
- Cristin Cooper
- Pamela Drake
- Mary Fierro
- Michael Hammond
- Liz Jacobs
- Kate Johnson
- Ken Katz, Splash Pad News
- Kathy Ko
- Emmanuel Medina
- Linnea Nelson
- Denise Nelson
- David Ralston
- Dee Rosario
- Shane Safir
- Peggy Saika
- Pat Sax
- Amado Uno
- Arlene Zuckerberg
Grand Lake/Lakeshore
- Madeleine Adkins
- Sandra Davis
- Kit Decker
- Andrea Dehlendorf
- Suzi Goldmacher
- Eric Hughes, neighborhood safety leader
- Eddie Iny
- Angelica Jongco
- Andrea Lee
- Nathaly Moreno
- Andrew Nichols
- Geoffrey Pete
- Seph Petta
- Shamieka Preston
- Linda Roman
- Lisa Russ
- Adam Weiss
*All titles and organizations for identification purposes only.