Jane Brunner
Jane Brunner | |
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| Member of the Oakland City Council from District 1 | |
| In office 1996–2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Dan Kalb |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democrat |
Jane Brunner is a former member of the Oakland City Council, a position she held from 1996[1] to 2013. Brunner is a former president of the council, a post she held for two years. She was Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee.
Brunner holds a BA in Philosophy from University of California, Berkeley, and a JD from University of California Hastings College of the Law. She is an attorney at Siegel & Yee[2] and has been a civil rights and labor attorney in private practice for over twenty years, with extensive experience in mediation and negotiation resolving complex, multi-party issues.
She led in the fight to adopt Measure DD that raised $198 million for open space projects on the estuary waterfront, at Lake Merritt, and along Oakland creeks.[3]
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] Seven others ran for the next Oakland City Council District 1 term,[6] won by Dan Kalb.
She is Jewish.[7]
References
- ^ Berkeley Daily Planet (2008) "Jane Brunner - The Teflon Incumbent"
- ^ Biography Archived February 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at Siegel & Yee
- ^ City of Oakland CA "Councilmember District 1"
- ^ Bay Citizen (2011) "How Occupy Oakland Shut Down Port"
- ^ Matthew Artz (November 8, 2012). "de la Fuente and Brunner Big Losers". Oakland Tribune.
- ^ Matthew Artz (August 17, 2012). "Oakland field set for November elections". Oakland Tribune.
- ^ Kuruvila, Matthai (May 6, 2010). "Oakland council votes to boycott Arizona firms". SFGATE. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
External links
- Jane Brunner campaign site, archived from the original on September 23, 2013, retrieved June 20, 2014
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