Candidates
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Henry Chang, Jr.
64310 votes
56.1%
- Occupation: Vice Mayor/Architect
- B.S., Architecture, UC Berkeley
- Former Oakland Port Commisioner
Priorities:
- Safer Neighborhoods- continue to fight for stricter gun control laws
- Continue to fund after school homework centers
- Continue improving Oakland school facilities
Rebecca Kaplan
50291 votes
43.8%
- Occupation: Community Organizer/Attorney
- Bachelor's from MIT (Phi Beta Kappa) in Psychology/women's studies
- Master's in Urban and Environmental Policy (Tufts University)
- J.D., Stanford Law School (with distinction)
Priorities:
- Campaign finance reform, integrity in government
- Local economic opportunity, living wage/prevailing wage, affordable housing for Oakland's workforce
- Environmental justice. Clean air, clean water, improved public transit, and ending the concentration of hazardous waste sites in Oakland
Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Events
- Candidates' Forum
Monday, October 16, 8:30 PM
Eastmont Town Center
73rd Avenue and Bancroft
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oakland and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Oakland/Bay Area Chapter.
- Voters are encouraged to come and submit questions for the candidates
News and Analysis
- San Francisco Chronicle
- October 30
- Oakland City Council race a Study in Contrast
- October 17
- East Bay Election 2000
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