- Occupation: Writer/Editor
 - Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 2001
 - Master of Fine Arts, Mills College, 2005
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- fixing the inequality between the schools in the flats and schools in the hills
 - truancy
 - qualified teachers
  
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The the League of Women Voters of Oakland asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
 Read the answers from Tennessee Maria Reed
 
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- Green Party
 - Representative Cynthia McKinney
  
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- Green Schools
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Here are some of the ways that I think the district should make the schools more environmentally friendly.
  
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