Ronald Vernie Dellums was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 9th congressional district,in office from 1971 to 1998,after which he worked as a lobbyist in Washington,D.C.
Don Richard Perata is a California lobbyist and former Democratic politician,who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. He came in second place in the November 2010 election for Mayor of Oakland.
Nancy Nadel is a U.S. politician,businesswoman,and former four-term member of the Oakland City Council. After two terms on the Board of the East Bay Municipal Utility District,Nadel was elected to the District Three Downtown-West Oakland City Council seat in 1996. In 2006,Nadel ran unsuccessfully for Mayor. In 2008,Nadel was re-elected to her fourth consecutive term on Oakland's City Council in a contentious race with two other candidates. She retired from the Oakland City Council in 2012;her seat is currently held by Lynette Gibson McElhaney. Nadel is the founder of a chocolate business.
The Richmond City Council is the governing body for the city of Richmond,California. The council consists of the Mayor of Richmond and six other city council members,one designated Vice Mayor. The council members are all elected from the whole city;no members are elected by district or ward. The council members are elected to four-year terms,as opposed to the previous six-year terms. They are not all elected at once. The council members meet every first and third Tuesday of the month and,if necessary,hold special meetings on the remaining Tuesdays. Presently the entire city council is Democratic.
Rodney Curt Gilmore is an American college football analyst,working for ABC and ESPN since 1996. He played college football as a defensive back for the Stanford Cardinal.
Phillip H. Tagami is an American investor,politician,land developer and executive. He is the CEO of California Commercial and Investment Group and managing general partner for California Capital Group.
Carole Ward Allen is an American politician,professor,and political consultant. She is a member of the Democratic Party,and serves as the chief executive officer of CWA Partners,LLC. As a mass transportation executive in the State of California,Ward Allen served three four-year terms as an elected member of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Directors representing the 4th district from 1998 until 2010.
Lai Jean Quan is an American politician that served as the 49th mayor of Oakland,California from 2011 to 2015. She previously served as City Council member for Oakland's 4th District. Upon inauguration on January 3,2011,she became Oakland's first female mayor. Quan ran an unsuccessful campaign for reelection in 2014,losing the mayoral race to Libby Schaaf,a member of the Oakland City Council.
Robert "Bob" Wasserman was an American politician and retired police chief,who served as the Mayor of Fremont,California,from 2004 to 2011. He has been credited with integrating Fremont's economy and workforce with into the larger Silicon Valley during his tenures as mayor and a city councilman.
Desley Brooks was a politician in Oakland,California. She served as a Councilmember on the Oakland City Council from 2002 to 2018. In January 2011,Brooks was also inaugurated as the vice mayor of Oakland.
Elizabeth Beckman Schaaf is an American politician who served as the 50th Mayor of Oakland,California from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served on the Oakland City Council.
The Oakland City Council is an elected governing body representing the City of Oakland,California.
Your Black Muslim Bakery (YBMB) was an American chain of bakeries opened by Yusuf Bey in 1968 in Santa Barbara,California,and relocated to Oakland in 1971. A power broker at the center of a local community,YBMB was held out as a model of African American economic self-sufficiency. However,it was later linked to widespread physical and sexual abuse,welfare fraud,and murder.
Michael Derrick Tubbs is an American politician who is currently serving as a special adviser for economic mobility and opportunity for Governor Gavin Newsom. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 79th mayor of Stockton,California from 2017 to 2021,and as a member of the Stockton City Council from the 6th District from 2013 until 2017.
The 2010 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 2,2010 to elect the mayor of Oakland,California,electing Jean Quan to be their mayor. In early August 2010,incumbent mayor Ron Dellums announced that he would not be seeking reelection to a second term. In November 2010,Oakland also instant-runoff voting to elect its mayor,three city council races and four other local offices,with the elections for the mayor and Oakland council district four requiring multiple rounds of counting. Oakland used instant-runoff voting in the city's remaining elected offices in 2012. IRV was again used in 2014 and 2016,including in the 2014 mayoral election in which incumbent Jean Quan was defeated by Libby Schaaf.
The 1998 Oakland mayoral election was held on June 2,1998,to elect the mayor of Oakland,California. It saw the election of Jerry Brown,the former and future Governor of California,as mayor.
The 2002 Oakland mayoral election was held on March 5,2002 to elect the mayor of Oakland,California. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jerry Brown.
The 2006 Oakland mayoral election was held on June 7,2006 to elect the mayor of Oakland,California. It saw the election of Ron Dellums.
The 2022 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the mayor of Oakland,California. The previous incumbent mayor Libby Schaaf was term-limited. Sheng Thao won the election and was inaugurated as mayor in January 2023.
Sheng Thao is an American politician and the 51st mayor of Oakland,California. She is the first Hmong American mayor of a major city in the United States.
