Three individuals up to now have entered the race to fill the seat of former Alameda County District 3 Supervisor Wilma Chan, who was killed in November by a motorist whereas strolling her canine in Alameda
This week, Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan formally introduced her marketing campaign for the seat. She joins two others who, in line with the Alameda County Registrar’s Workplace, have filed papers for the June 7 election. They're former Alameda Councilmember Lena Tam, and David Kakishiba, a former Oakland Unified College District board director who's the manager director of East Bay Asian Youth Middle.
Chan was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1994 and 6 years later ran for and gained a seat within the state Meeting. 4 years after terming out in 2006, she gained the District 3 supervisor seat, which she held till her dying.
The Board of Supervisors appointed her chief of workers, Dave Brown, to serve the remaining 14 months of her time period, a transfer some have challenged as being rushed and unlawful as a result of he didn't reside within the district till simply earlier than the appointment.
Brown advised the supervisors then he doesn't plan to run for Chan’s District 3 seat within the June major. He can’t run even when he needed to as a result of he moved into the district days earlier than the appointment and needs to be a district resident a full yr to qualify.
Kaplan, who was elected to the Metropolis Council in 2008 and represents the complete metropolis as a council member at-large, unsuccessfully ran twice for Oakland mayor, Now, she’ll look to symbolize Alameda, San Leandro, a portion of Oakland and the unincorporated communities of San Lorenzo, Hayward Acres and a part of Ashland as a supervisor.
The at-large council place is a strong one to surrender, however Kaplan famous in her e mail to constituents that she “appears to proceed to construct and develop on actions to enhance neighborhood well being, shield and strengthen our public hospitals, transportation connectivity, environmental justice, and develop inexpensive housing and reduce homelessness, and develop financial alternative for our neighborhood.
“Serving on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors may present an important alternative to construct a more healthy and extra vibrant future for our neighborhood,” she continued, noting that if she gained the seat, she would turn into the primary ever openly-LGBT supervisor in Alameda County.
Tam was an Alameda council member from 2006 to 2014 and has served on different our bodies, together with as president of the Metropolis of Alameda Well being Care Board and chair of the Alameda County Planning Board. She can be the supervisor of the water planning division on the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
Kakishiba served as a director of Oakland Unified College District board from 2003 to 2014, together with as its president, and was the previous chair of the Measure N Fee, which focuses on enhancing school and profession readiness in Oakland excessive faculties.
Others should enter the race. The nomination interval for the June major ends March 11.