Oakland City Council Explained

House Type:Unicameral
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Nikki Fortunato Bas
Party1:Democratic
Leader2 Type:President Pro Tem
Leader2:Dan Kalb
Party2:Democratic
Leader3 Type:Vice Mayor
Leader3:Rebecca Kaplan
Party3:Democratic
Members:8
Oakland City Council
Structure1 Res:200px
Political Groups1:Officially nonpartisan
Term Length:4 Years
Voting System1:instant-runoff voting (all seats)
Last Election1:November 8, 2022
Next Election1:November 5, 2024
Meeting Place:Oakland City Hall1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612

The Oakland City Council is an elected governing body representing the City of Oakland, California.

Since 1998, Oakland has had a mayor-council government. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The Oakland City Council has eight council members representing seven districts in Oakland with one member elected at-large; council members serve staggered four-year terms, and are all elected using instant-runoff voting. The mayor appoints a city administrator, subject to the confirmation by the city council, who is the chief administrative officer of the city. Other city officers include: city attorney (elected), city auditor (elected), and city clerk (appointed by city administrator).[1] Oakland's mayor is subject to a tenure limited to two terms.[2] There are no term limits for the city council.

Current Council

DistrictCouncilmemberParty (officially nonpartisan)First elected
1Dan Kalb (President Pro Tem)Democratic2012
2Nikki Fortunato Bas (Council President)Democratic2018
3Carroll FifeDemocratic2020
4Democratic2022
5Noel GalloDemocratic2012
6Kevin JenkinsDemocratic2022
7Treva ReidDemocratic2020
At-largeRebecca KaplanDemocratic2008[3]

Past Councils

2018 members

2016 members

2012 members

Former Councilmembers

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://bpc.iserver.net/codes/oakland/ Oakland Municipal Code
  2. https://library.municode.com/ca/oakland/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=THCHOA_ARTIIITHMA Oakland City Charter, Article III
  3. News: BondGraham. Darwin. 5 January 2021. Oakland City Council's new leaders want to pursue a more progressive agenda. Oaklandside. 5 February 2021.
  4. News: Veklerov . Kimberly . City Council Chair . 10 February 2019 . SF Chronicle . 7 January 2019.
  5. http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/06/06/ca/alm/race/027/ 2006 Election results
  6. http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/11/02/ca/alm/race/019/ 2010 Election results
  7. http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/11/02/ca/alm/city.html November 2 2010 Election results
  8. http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/03/02/ca/alm/race/27/ 2004 results
  9. http://www.smartvoter.org/2008/06/03/ca/alm/race/52/ 2008 results
  10. http://www.smartvoter.org/2008/06/03/ca/alm/race/48/ 2008 results
  11. Web site: Oakland History Timeline . City of Oakland, Oakland History Room of the Oakland Public Library . https://web.archive.org/web/20111112140840/http://oaklandnet.com/celebrate/Historytimeline.htm . 2011-11-12 . live . 2011-11-10.
  12. Book: Lowenthal . Abraham F. . Global California: rising to the cosmopolitan challenge . registration . 2011-11-10 . 2009-02-25 . . 978-0-8047-6227-4 . 64 . Frank Ogawa, also Japanese American, served twenty-eight years on the Oakland City Council. Foreword by Kevin Starr
  13. Allen . Annalee . Lee . Sam . Oakland City Center: Frank H. Ogawa Statue (video) . EzineMark.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425123910/http://video.ezinemark.com/exploring-the-oakland-city-center-oakland-city-center-frank-h.-ogawa-statue-44bf4d7e134.html . 2012-04-25 . dead . 2011-11-11 .
  14. Web site: Homepage .
  15. News: Oakland runoff: old guard vs. outsider. Christopher. Heredia. San Francisco Chronicle. October 14, 2008. February 12, 2010. Oakland school board member Kerry Hamill faces AC Transit board member Rebecca Kaplan ... to replace incumbent Councilman Henry Chang Jr., who served 14 years in the citywide seat..
  16. Web site: Full Biography for Wilson Riles. smartvoter.org. March 18, 2020.
  17. News: Oakland council: De La Fuente concedes. The San Francisco Chronicle. Matthai. Kuruvila. November 13, 2012. March 18, 2020.