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Alameda County, CA March 7, 2000 Election
For City Attorney; City of Oakland


Results as of Mar 22 4:24pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (278/278)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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John Russo 39037 votes 52.1%

  • Occupation: Litigation Attorney/Councilmember
  • Councilmember District 2, since 1995
  • Bell, Rosenberg & Hughes: December 1995 - Present / Litigation Attorney
  • National League of Cities: Oakland's Representative to Conference of Delegates, 1996 - 2000
  • League of California Cities: Executive Board, 1998 - 2000
  • Association of Bay Area Governments: Executive Board, 1996 - 2000
  • East Bay League of Conservation Voters: Board of Directors, 1992 - 1993
Priorities:
  • Create a "neighborhood law corps" of attorneys that work full time in our neighborhoods to demand code compliance and fight blight.
  • Aggressively pursue gun merchants, drug dealer and sex offenders who endanger our children.
  • Reform the City Attorney's Office. I'll clean up mismangagement, save money and finance legal programs that benefit the people of Oakland.
Jayne Williams 35850 votes 47.8%
  • Occupation: Appointed City Attorney
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