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Featured Endorsers

Rob Bonta
California Attorney General

Dolores Huerta
Civil Rights and Labor Icon

Fiona Ma
California State Treasurer

Anthony Rendon
Speaker of the Assembly

ELOISE GÓMEZ REYES
State Assembly Majority Leader

Ro Khanna
US Congressman

Mia Bonta
Assembly Member

Nate Miley
County Supervisor (#2)

Richard Valle
County Supervisor

ALYSSE CASTRO
County Superintendent of Schools-Elect

Gay Plair Cobb
County Board of Education Member (Ret.)

PASTOR BILLY DIXON, JR
Co-Chair, Oakland Ceasefire

Reverend Ken Chambers
Founder, Interfaith Council of Alameda County

Nikki Fortunato Bas
Oakland City Council President

Rebecca Kaplan
Oakland Vice Mayor

DAN KALB
Oakland Councilmember

Dick Spees
Oakland Councilmember (Ret.)

Roseanne Torres
Oakland School Board Member (Ret.)

Aimee Allison
President, She the People

Jahmese Myres
Oakland Planning Commissioner Emeritus

Jose Dorado
Former Chair, Maxwell Park Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council

Sheryl Walton
Co-Chair, Block by Block Organizing Network

Creighton Davis
Chair, Community Policing Advisory Board

Walter Riley
Civil Rights Attorney
Organizations
- Alameda County Democratic Party
- Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
- Oakland Firefighters Union
- Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter
- League of Conservation Voters of the East Bay
- California Nurses Association
- Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
- John George Democratic Club
- East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
- Alameda Labor Council
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Healthcare Workers West
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 2015 (Long Term Caregivers)
- National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
- Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council
- Oakland Tenants Union
- United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 5
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Northern California District Council
- Teamsters Joint Council 7
- Transport Workers Union of America
- Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 192
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Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
- Carpenters Union, Local 2236
- Carpenters Union, Local 713
- LiUNA Laborers, Local 304
- Operating Engineers, Local 3
- International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 595
- Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare
- Sheet Metal Workers, Local 104
- Iron Workers, Local 378
- Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local 342
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
- Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) Action
- 350 Bay Area Action
- Our Revolution
- Our Revolution East Bay
- Jane Fonda Climate PAC
- East Bay Action
- Oakland Rising Action
- Bay Rising Action
- ACCE Action
- California Working Families Party
- California Democratic Renters Council
- Evolve CA
- Block by Block Organizing Network
- Vote Mama
- Moms in Office
- East Bay for Everyone
- Bay Area Reporter
- The Oakland Post
Elected and Appointed Officials
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta
- California State Treasurer Fiona Ma
- Former California State Treasurer and Controller John Chiang
- Congressman Ro Khanna
- Congresswoman Judy Chu
- State Senator Dr. Richard Pan
- State Senator Dave Min
- State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
- State Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes
- Assemblymember Mia Bonta
- Assemblymember Matt Haney
- Assemblymember Ash Kalra
- Assemblymember Alex Lee
- Assemblymember Evan Low
- Assemblymember Phil Ting
- Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
- Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
- Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley (#2)
- Alameda County Supervisor Richard Valle
- Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty (Ret.)
- Alameda County Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder Melissa Wilk
- Alameda County Assessor Phong La
- Alameda County Superintendent of Schools-Elect Alysse Castro
- Alameda County Superintendent of Schools Sheila Jordan (Ret.)
- Alameda County Board of Education Member Amber Childress (Ret.)
- Alameda County Board of Education Member Gay Plair Cobb (Ret.)
- Former Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
- Oakland Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas
- Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan
- Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb
- Oakland Councilmember Dick Spees (Ret.)
- Oakland Councilmember Nancy Nadel (Ret.)
- Oakland School Boardmember Roseanne Torres (Ret.)
- Oakland School Boardmember David Kakishiba (Ret.)
- Oakland Planning Commissioner Emeritus Jahmese Myers
- Oakland Port Commissioner Michael Colbruno
- Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission Chair Brian Hofer
- Former Oakland Citizens' Police Review Board Chair Sokhom Mao
- Peralta Community College Board President Cindi Napoli-Abella Reiss
- Peralta Community College Board Vice President Dyana Marie Delfín Polk
- Peralta Community College Trustee Nicky Gonzalez Yuen
- Peralta Community College Trustee Kevin Jenkins
- Peralta Community College Trustee Karen Weinstein (Ret.)
- AC Transit Director Mark Williams
- AC Transit Director Rocky Fernandez (Ret.)
- East Bay Regional Park District Board Member Elizabeth Echols
- East Bay Municipal Utility District Director Marguerite Young
- Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Michael Barnett
- El Cerrito Mayor Gabriel Quinto
- El Cerrito Mayor Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto (Ret.)
- San Pablo Mayor Rita Xavier
- Mountain View Mayor Ellen Kamei
- Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan
- Berkeley Councilmember Terry Taplin
- Berkeley Councilmember Rigel Robinson
- Berkeley Councilmember Sophie Hahn
- Berkeley Councilmember Kate Harrison
- Berkeley City Auditor Jenny Wong
- Berkeley Rent Board Vice Chair Soli Alpert
- Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Andy Kelley
- Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Paola Laverde
- Emeryville Councilmember Courtney Welch
- Dublin Vice Mayor Shawn Kumagai
- Hayward Councilmember Aisha Wahab
- San Leandro Councilmember Corina Lopez
- San Leandro Councilmember Victor Aguilar
- Fremont Councilmember David Bonaccorsi (Ret.)
- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Trustee Hal Gin
- Ohlone College Board Member Lance Kwan
- San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan
- San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim (Ret.)
- San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos (Ret.)
- San Francisco School Board Member Jenny Lam
- Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee
- Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Tara Sreekrishnan
- Daly City Vice Mayor Juslyn Manalo
- Millbrae Vice Mayor Gina Papan
- San Mateo Councilmember Amourence Lee
- Jefferson Elementary School Board Member Manufou Liaiga-Anoa’i
- Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang
- Elk Grove School Board Vice President Sean Yang
- Vallejo School Board President Ruscal Cayangyang (Ret.)
- Sierra Madre Councilmember Rachelle Arizmendi
Public Safety Leaders
- Macy Cornwall, Former Chair, Montclair Neighborhood Council
- Creighton Davis, Chair, Community Policing Advisory Board
- Jose Dorado, Former Chair, Maxwell Park Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council
- Veronica Garcia, Chair, Melrose 27x Neighborhood Council
- Sue Piper, Former President, Oakland Firesafe Council
- Keith Uriarte, Co-Chair, Bret Harte - Joaquin Miller Neighborhood Action Council
- Brooklyn Williams, Reimagining Public Safety Task Force
Business and Economic Development Leaders
- Richard Allen, Owner, Degrees Plato, Oakland
- Kimberly Anakata, Public Service Consultant, Anakata Consulting LLC
- Alexis Gevorgian, Affordable Housing Developer
- Rick da Silva, Commercial Services Group, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
- Michael Ghielmetti, Founder and President, Signature Development Group
- Don Johnson, Owner, Mischief Gift Shop, Laurel
- Gabriel Kra, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Prelude Ventures
- Arty Larpnampha, Co-Owner, Daughter Thai, Montclair
- Jose Ortiz, Owner, La Perla Restaurant
- Geoffrey Pete, Owner, Geoffrey’s Inner Circle
- David Petlin, President, Montclair Village Association
- Daniel Swafford, Executive Director, Montclair Village Association and Laurel District Association
- Adam Tobin, Executive Director/CEO, Chabot Space and Science Center
Education Leaders
- Cynthia Alvarado, CalWorks Coordinator, Laney College
- David Caven, Teacher, Horace Mann Elementary
- Bill Delucchi, Education Activist
- Dr. Karen Hossfeld, Professor of Sociology, San Francisco State University
- Tanya Ilarde, Psychology Faculty, Merritt College
- Gregory Kalkanis, Teacher Substitute, Oakland Unified School District
- Maire Lanigan, College Counselor, UC Berkeley
- Roya Massoudi, School Psychologist, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Jennifer Shanoski, Instructor, Peralta Community College District
- Judith Stacey, Professor of Sociology
- Nat Williford, Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
- Jeremy Wolff, Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
- John Zaro, Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
Labor Leaders
- Linda Dittes, Business Agent, AFSCME 57 (Ret.)
- Rudy Gonzalez, Executive Director, SF Building Trades
- Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder, National Farmworkers Association
- Steven Lavoie, Member Leader, SEIU, Local 1021
- Michael Lighty, Healthcare Policy Consultant, California Nurses Association
- Thomas Manley, VP for Political Action, IFPTE 21 (Ret.)
- Rosalinda Palacios, SEIU 1021, ACCE (Ret.)
- Rikki Thomas, UFCW
- Mary Virginia Watson, Organizer, NUHW
Environmental and Parks Leaders
- Kim Beavers, Membership Representative, California League of Conservation Voters
- Opie Bellas, Chair, Friends of Dimond Park
- Michael Kaufman, No Coal in Oakland Coordinating Committee, Communities for a Better Environment
- Amelia Marshall, Board Member, Friends of Joaquin Miller Park
- Dale Risden, President, Friends of Joaquin Miller Park
- Peter Ton, Environmental Attorney, Ton Law P.C.
Faith Leaders
- Reverend Ken Chambers, Founder, Interfaith Council of Alameda County
- Pastor Mark Clifton Sr., East Oakland Church of God and Christ
- Pastor Billy Dixon Jr., Co-Chair, Oakland Ceasefire
- Bishop George Matthews III, Genesis Church
Legal, Civic, and Community Leaders
- Aimee Allison, President, She the People
- Jay Ashford, Former Chair, Oakland Budget Advisory Commission
- Doug (Art) Blacksher, Host, Black Business Roundtable Podcast Show
- Vincent Casalaina, Chair, Wellstone National Political Committee
- Susannah Delano, Executive Director, Close the Gap California
- Stephanie Dominguez Walton, Community Advocate, Abortion Rights Activist, Member of the Latino Task Force, Oakland
- Clarissa Doutherd, Executive Director, Parent Voices Oakland
- Jack Lucero Fleck, John George Democratic Club
- Carla Gerardu-Low, Redwood Heights Association President
- Mary Geong, Rotary Club of Oakland - #3 President
- Leanne Grossman, Kehilla Community Synagogue, Working America, 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations
- Robert Heywood, Attorney
- Francis Howard, PhD, Librarian, Peralta Community College District
- Diane Le, President, California Young Democrats
- Robin Lopez, Social & Economic Justice Commissioner, City of Albany
- Kirk Miller, Architect, Housing Advocate, Homestead Housing
- Robbie Neely, Executive Director, Piedmont Pines Neighborhood Association
- George Perezvelez, Executive Board Member and Treasurer, East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
- Robert Raich, Attorney
- Rena Rickles, Attorney
- Lou Rigali, Executive Director, HomeAll
- Walter Riley, Civil Rights Attorney
- Maeley Tom, Former Chief Administrative Officer, California State Assembly
- Nayeli Maxson Velazquez, Attorney
- Steven Weiss, Attorney
- Valerie Winemiller, Founding Chair, Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood Improvement League
- Douglas Wong, Past President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Neighbors
- Mohamed Almahen
- Mustafa Alshugaa
- Gretchen Anderson
- Jonathan Arnold
- Orlando Arriola
- Dale Baum
- Allison Bliss
- Leslie Bonett
- Natasha Borgen
- Craig Brandt
- Andrew Brown
- Linda Brown
- Carolyn Burgess
- Jeremiah Captain
- Christi Carpenter
- Mike Carroll
- Brian Cash
- Maja Catipovic
- Kristen Caven
- York Chan
- Paul Chapman
- Albert Chiu
- Tina Choi
- Millie Cleveland
- Pam Condie
- Betsy Cotton
- Richard Cowan
- Alana D'Cruz
- Angela DeMoss
- Pamela Drake
- Tina Dunn
- Alexandra Early
- Jovana Fajardo
- Steven Falk
- Jorge Flores
- Lora Jo Foo
- Peter Forni
- Bernard Foster
- Steve Foster
- Jim and Keiko Freese
- Sabine Freudiger
- Nancy M. Friedman
- Querido Galdo
- Mariana Gamez
- Chaz Garcia
- Ivan Garcia
- Gillian Garro
- Beth Goldberg
- Marian Gray
- Megan Ha
- Amy Halio
- Leigh Hanson
- Mai Zong Her
- John Holme
- Dr. Floyd Huen, MD
- Maurice Huff
- Ann Hutcheson-Wilcox
- Alex Igra
- Joe Jakovac
- Billy Jeung
- Gary Jimenez
- Enayat Katouli
- Brandon Kerr
- Mark Kurashige
- Kelvin Lam
- Nancy Lane
- Kelly Lathrop
- Dorothy Lazard
- Evan Leibman
- Michael Littleton
- Bonnie Lockhart
- Steve Lowe
- Samuel Maier
- Raul Maldonado
- Omar Masry
- Joseph Mauro
- Dave McGuinness
- Christine Miller
- E. Claire Moore
- Doug Mosher
- Adrian Napolitano
- Michael Nugent
- Victor Ochoa
- Jill Okihiro
- Grace Pang
- Curt Peterson
- Kouichoy Saechao
- Sam Saeliew
- Susan Sachen
- Mimisha San
- Rebeca Sanchez Mogera
- Barbara Sanders
- Pat Sax
- Naomi Schiff
- Erik Schnabel
- Kelsi Seid
- Jeffrey Sheibels
- Tim Svenonius
- Miye Takagi
- Edmond Taylor
- Lauren Taylor
- Maribel Tejada
- Rodney Thompson
- Vee Thomsak
- Michael Tigges
- Justin Truong
- Keith Uriarte
- Carlos Uribe
- Maichee Vang
- Ronald Wacker
- Julian Ware
- Nguyen Weeks
- Jon Wells
- Gail Whang
- Emily Wheeler
- Nancy Wright
- Dr. Xeng Xaychu Yang
- Yee Xiong
- Odelia Younge
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[Organizations and titles listed for identification purposes only]