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Councilmember Dan Kalb
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View City Council Meeting Schedule, Agendas, Minutes and Video
Ethics for City Staff, Elected Officials and Board Members
City of Oakland Government 101
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Submission of Online Speaker Cards Suspended; Other Options To Address the Council Available
Local Appointments List
About the District 1 Councilmember
Dan Kalb
First elected in 2012 and currently in his second term as Oakland District One City Councilmember, 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 2019, Dan was selected by his colleagues to serve as is the City Council President Pro Tempore and serves on the following City Council committees: Public Works (Chair); Finance & Management; Life Enrichment; 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: ssteward@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-7013
- Scheduling Requests: dmoss@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-3557
- Constituent issues in North Hills, Rockridge & Upper Rockridge, Temescal: Lisa Jacobs | ljacobs@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-7014
- Constituent issues in Golden Gate, Santa Fe, Longfellow, Piedmont: Deidra Moss | dmoss@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-3557
- Constituent issues in Bushrod, Mosswood: Seth Steward | ssteward@oaklandca.gov | 510-238-7013