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Barbara J. Parker is the elected City Attorney of Oakland, CA and the recipient of the 2015 Public Lawyer of the Year award from the State Bar of California. [3] Parker is the first and only African American woman elected to citywide office in Oakland. She and her siblings are the first generation in her family's history to go to college. [1]
The Northern District of California encompasses 15 Northern California counties from Del Norte in the north to Monterey in the south. The District contains three major metropolitan areas in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose; an expanse of suburban and rural area; and more than 300 public companies centered on Silicon Valley.
John A. Russo (born February 6, 1959) is a former American politician, city attorney, and city manager with municipal management experience in four cities in the state of California. Russo was a member of the Oakland City Council from 1994–2000, where he served as finance committee chair and became a leading advocate for fiscal accountability ...
In 2011, Brunner marched with peaceful protestors as part of the Oakland general strike. [4] In the November 2012 election, she chose to run for Oakland city attorney. Brunner lost the election, receiving 32% of the votes to 68% for Barbara Parker, a political newcomer but highly regarded city attorney. [5]
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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]
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao speaks during a news conference at Laney College in November 2023. Federal authorities raided a home belonging to Thao on June 20 as part of a California investigation ...
In February 2010, Oakland city attorney John Russo filed for the city's first gang injunction, proposing a "safety zone" of 100 blocks in North Oakland where suspected members of five gangs would be prohibited from associating with each other and subject to a curfew.