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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Rebecca Kaplan |
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Oakland, California , United States |
| Email | None |
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Modifed | Craverguy
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| Info | Rebecca serves as Oakland's sole at-large City Councilmember. She has been an elected official representing Oaklanders for eight years, working to solve everyday problems of mobility, affordability, and quality of life.
Rebecca earned a Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor. She holds a Master of Arts in Urban & Environmental Policy from Tufts University and a Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School. A dual citizen born in Toronto, Canada, Rebecca has made Oakland her home for the past two decades. Before devoting herself full-time to public service, she worked for the California State Legislature, in the Oakland City Attorney's office, and at TransForm.
In November of 2008, she was elected as the youngest and first openly lesbian Oakland City Councilmember. Rebecca has taken a leading role in establishing coherent and holistic approaches to land-use policy to move Oakland forward. On the City Council, Rebecca has fixed long-standing legislative logjams to launch new blight-fighting tools, cut red tape and fees for small retail businesses, and create new revenue without raising taxes on residents. In addition to her strong commitment to improving public safety, strengthening transportation, and reforming government, Rebecca places high priority on economic opportunity for Oakland, from job creation to retail attraction and home-buyer assistance.
Rebecca served Oakland residents as their representative on the AC Transit Board of Directors from 2002 to 2008. During this time, she helped bring AC Transit its first hydrogen fuel-cell buses and continued her commitment to improving active transportation for Oaklanders - by working to improve biking, walking, and public transit opportunities. Rebecca led the creation of new all-night transit service, new service to San Francisco and BART stations, and technological upgrades to make bus service faster and more reliable.
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