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Councilmember Dan Kalb
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Community Meeting on Crime and Violence
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6:30pm to 8:00pm
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D1 Housing Needs & Funding Priorities for Measure U
Monday, April 10, 2023
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New District 1 Residents Town Hall
Saturday, March 11, 2023
10:00am to 11:30am
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D1 Community Meeting on Public Safety
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District One Newsletter
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Councilmember Kalb's Budget Priorities FY23-25
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Legislative Priorities
Councilmember Kalb promotes data-driven solutions to the toughest challenges facing our communities. Read more about his policy priorities and legislative accomplishments:
D1 Mural Funding
I'm excited to announce that my office has additional mural funding to distribute! I've been able to partially fund murals in various D1 locations including on Piedmont Ave., San Pablo Ave, Market St., Lowell St., and Claremont Ave., and I'm looking forward to funding more. See here for details on eligibility and how to apply.
Constituent and Neighborhood Services
Your issues are important to us! Contact Councilmember Kalb's office (see "Contact Us' section below) to request information or support.
Many issues can be resolved by reporting to Oak311 (see Popular City Services section below). Once you have a case number please contact my office if the issue is not resolved within a reasonable amount of time and we can follow up.
District One residents can sign up for a meeting with Councilmember Kalb - now virtual - usually on the first Saturday of every month. Contact Keara O'Doherty at kodoherty@oaklandca.gov, or 510-238-7014 to reserve a 20-minute slot to speak on any issue.
Popular City Services
Here are some helpful links to the services many constituents contact our office about.
About the District 1 Councilmember
Dan Kalb
First elected as Oakland District One City Councilmember in 2012, Dan Kalb has spent virtually his entire adult life as an environmental, public interest and social justice advocate. With a reputation as a proactive and effective local legislator, Dan authored the ordinance to ban the storage and handling of coal in Oakland, wrote the charter measure to create an independent Police Commission, and has been a long-time advocate for affordable housing.
Dan continues to promote data-driven solutions to the toughest challenges facing our communities—including combating climate change and its impacts, investing in public education and rehabilitation, promoting wildfire prevention and disaster resiliency, instituting meaningful government reform, and of course, resolving our region’s housing affordability crisis.
In 2023, Dan was selected by his colleagues to serve as is the City Council President Pro Tempore and serves on the following City Council committees: Community and Economic Development (Chair), Public Works; Rules and Legislation; and Education Partnership.
Dan and his wife Valarie live in North Oakland and enjoy hiking in our beautiful East Bay Regional Parks.
Contact Us
Phone Numbers
- Main Office Line: (510) 238-7001
- Media Inquiries: mmalsin@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-3557
- Scheduling Requests: kodoherty@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-7014
- Constituent issues in Rockridge, Piedmont Ave, Grand Lake/Rose Garden: Keara O'Doherty | kodoherty@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-7014
- Constituent issues in Bushrod, Mosswood, Temescal, Adams Point: Seth Steward | ssteward@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-7013
- Constituent issues in Santa Fe, Golden Gate, Longfellow: Matt Malsin | mmalsin@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-3557