Local elections matter. We were proud to endorse the following candidates in the 2016 election.
November 2016 Oakland City Council
- Dan Kalb, Oakland District 1 City Councilmember (Win)
- Lynette Gibson-McElhaney, Oakland District 3 City Councilmember (Win)
- Noel Gallo, Oakland District 5 City Councilmember (Win)
- Nehanda Imara, Oakland District 7 City Council Candidate
- Peggy Moore, Oakland Councilmember At-Large Candidate
November 2016 Endorsees BART Board
- Rebecca Saltzman, BART Board District 3 (Win)
- Lateefah Simon, BART Board District 7 (Win)
Read more about why we’ve endorsed Rebecca and Lateefah.
November 2016 Endorsees AC Transit Board
- Chris Peeples, AC Transit Board At-Large (Win)
- Greg Harper, AC Transit Board Ward 2 (Win)
Read more about why we’ve endorsed Chris and Greg.
November 2016 Measure Endorsements
- Yes for BART Bond (Win)
- Yes for AC Transit Parcel Tax Extension (Win)
- Yes for Oakland Infrastructure Bond (Win)
Our Endorsement Process
Our endorsement process varies by electoral race, but generally includes the following steps.
- Develop platform of transportation policy issues.
- Develop and send questionnaire to all candidates who are running for office
- Review questionnaire responses and choose a subset who are most aligned with our policy platform to interviews
- Conduct interviews of selected candidates
- Select candidates to endorse (if 2/3 of our Board is in agreement)