| Jane Brunner | |
| Office1: | Member of the Oakland City Council from District 1 |
| Successor1: | Dan Kalb |
| Term Start1: | 1996 |
| Term End1: | 2013 |
| Party: | Democrat |
Jane Brunner is a former member of the Oakland City Council, a position she held from 1996[1] to 2013. Brunner is a former president of the council, a post she held for two years. She was Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee.
Brunner holds a BA in Philosophy from University of California, Berkeley, and a JD from University of California Hastings College of the Law. She is an attorney at Siegel & Yee[2] and has been a civil rights and labor attorney in private practice for over twenty years, with extensive experience in mediation and negotiation resolving complex, multi-party issues.
She led in the fight to adopt Measure DD that raised $198 million for open space projects on the estuary waterfront, at Lake Merritt, and along Oakland creeks.[3]
In 2011, Brunner marched with peaceful protestors as part of the Oakland general strike.[4]
In the November 2012 election, she chose to run for Oakland city attorney. Brunner lost the election, receiving 32% of the votes to 68% for Barbara Parker, a political newcomer but highly regarded city attorney.[5] Seven others ran for the next Oakland City Council District 1 term,[6] won by Dan Kalb.