Dan Kalb

Dan Kalb is an American politician. He represents District 1 on the Oakland City Council, a position he has held since January 2013.[1][2]

Dan Kalb
Member of the Oakland City Council
from District 1
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byJane Brunner
Personal details
Political partyDemocrat
Spouse(s)Valarie
ResidenceOakland, CA
Websitewww.dankalb.net

Education

In 1982, Kalb received an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Conservation of Natural Resources. In 1988 he received a master's degree in Public and Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco.[3]

Career

Kalb was California Policy Director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, which he joined in 2003.[4][3] where he worked on clean energy and climate legislation. Before joining UCS he worked as director of a Sierra Club chapter and for California Common Cause, Media Alliance and CalPIRG.[5]

After being elected to the Oakland City council a year earlier, in 2014 Kalb led[6][7][8] a proposal to substantially strengthen the Oakland Public Ethics Commission (PEC). The Charter measure was voted on in the general election of November 2014. It passed with over 72% of the vote.

In 2018 he ran for California's 15th State Assembly district but lost to Jovanka Beckles by 0.6% for the second slot to run in the runoff against Buffy Wicks.[9]

References
  1. Charlie Mintz (August 7, 2013). "Rookie Oakland City Councilmembers face their first six months on the job". KALW.
  2. Angela Hart (January 8, 2013). "Newly sworn-in Oakland City Council says resources should be shifted to public safety". Oakland North.
  3. Aaron Mendelson (October 24, 2012). "Environmental activist and District 1 candidate Dan Kalb aims to reduce crime". Oakland North.
  4. "Conversation: Dan Kalb on the Future of Climate Legislation". The Nation. November 12, 2010.
  5. "Expert profile at Union of Concerned Scientists". Archived from the original on July 25, 2014.
  6. Matthew Artz (July 16, 2014). "Oakland voters to decide fate of property tax, political watchdog commission". San Jose Mercury News.
  7. Dan Kalb (July 9, 2014). "My Word: Oakland needs independent, fully funded Ethics Commission". San Jose Mercury News.
  8. Chip Johnson (July 15, 2014). "Let Oakland voters decide Public Ethics Commission funding". San Francisco Chronicle.
  9. Orenstein, Natalie (June 14, 2018). "Jovanka Beckles will join Buffy Wicks on November ballot for AD15".
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