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Barbara Parker
90222 votes
68.9%
- Occupation: Oakland City Attorney
- Over 35 Years as an Attorney and Manager of a Large Public Agency
- Chief Assistant City Attorney, 2000-2011
- Attorney/Supervising Attorney in the City Attorney's Office, Labor and Employment Unit, 1991-2000
- Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Representing the U.S. in Complex Federal Litigation
- Former Member, State Judicial Council, Overseeing the State Court System
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1975
Priorities:
- Protecting Public Safety
- Maintaining a Professional City Attorney's Office
- Fiscal Responsibility and Protecting Taxpayer Dollars
Jane Brunner
40577 votes
31.0%
- Occupation: Attorney/Councilmember
- Practicing Civil Rights and Labor Attorney for over 20 years
- Oakland City Councilmember for over 15 years
- JD from the University of California Hastings College of the Law
- City of Oakland Representative to the Association of Bay Area Governments
- Negotiations leader for the Oakland Army Base Development which will produce over 4,800 jobs and $1 billion in revenue for Oakland over 10 years
- Initiator of the Oakland Business Assistance Center, used by over 4,800 businesses
Priorities:
- Cut Waste: Cut the cost of the City Attorney's Office, saving Oakland's budget millions per year
- Improve Efficiency: Limit the use of outside attorneys, increase staff productivity, settle lawsuits only when appropriate and litigate when necessary
- Take an Activist Approach: Address senior abuse, predatory lending, foreclosures, workers' rights, and unnecessary business regulations
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