| Dan Kalb | |
| Birth Name: | Daniel E. Kalb |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 1959[1] |
| Residence: | Oakland, CA |
| Office1: | Member of the Oakland City Council from District 1 |
| Term Start1: | 2013 |
| Predecessor1: | Jane Brunner |
| Office2: | Oakland City Council President Pro Tem |
| Term Start2: | 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Sheng Thao |
| Term Start3: | 2018 |
| Term End3: | 2021 |
| Predecessor3: | Larry Reid |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Valarie Mark |
Dan Kalb is an American politician. He represents District 1 on the Oakland City Council, a position he has held since January 2013.[2] [3]
In 1982, Kalb received an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Conservation of Natural Resources--the same undergraduate major from which State Senate Nancy Skinner graduated. In 1988 he received a master's degree in Public and Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco.
Kalb was California Policy Director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, which he joined in 2003.[4] [5] where he worked for nine years on renewable energy, climate, clean transportation and air quality legislation. Before joining UCS, he worked as Director of a Sierra Club chapter and for California Common Cause, Media Alliance and CalPIRG.[6]
After being elected to the Oakland City Council in Nov. 2012, he worked extensively on affordable housing, environmental, police oversight and good government legislation. in 2014 Kalb led[7] [8] [9] a charter proposal to substantially strengthen the Oakland Public Ethics Commission (PEC). The Charter measure was voted on in the general election of November 2014. It passed with over 72% of the vote. He also was the lead author of a 2016 ballot measure to create a civilian police commission in Oakland.[10]
In 2018 he ran for California's 15th State Assembly district but lost to Richmond City Councilwoman Jovanka Beckles by 0.6% for the second slot to run in the runoff against Buffy Wicks.[11]
In 2024 he ran for California's 7th State Senate district, but lost again to Jovanka Beckles for the second slot to run in the runoff against Jesse Arreguin.[12]
• Best Good Government Politician, 2014, East Bay Express[13]
• Outstanding Elected Official of the Year, 2015, CA Public Library Advocates
• Most Effective Member of the (City) Council, 2016, Oakland Magazine
• Affordable Housing Champion, 2020, East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO)