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Oakland Tribune Endorses Kaplan

The Oakland Tribune  – Endorsement

Rebecca Kaplan for council

Oakland City Council, District-At-Large, Rebecca Kaplan.

“We endorsed Rebecca Kaplan, an AC Transit board member, when she ran against Kerry Hamill in the June primaries to fill longtime councilman Harry Chang’s seat. We happily do so again. Kaplan placed first in the field of five candidates with 40 percent of the vote compared to 21 percent for Hamill, a former staff member for state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata.

It’s not often in Oakland that one can actually get excited about any of the candidates running. The city desperately needs inspired, creative new leadership to help shake up the dysfunctional city leadership.

We believe that the energetic Kaplan, who would become the first openly gay woman to serve on the council, is just that person.”