Noel Gallo

Noel Gallo
Member of the Oakland City Council
from District 1
In office
2013 – incumbent
Preceded by Ignacio de la Fuente
Personal details
Born Ysleta, El Paso, Texas
Political party Democrat
Website galloforoakland.com

Noel Gallo represents District 5 on the Oakland City Council, a position he has held since 2013.[1] Gallo is chair of the public safety committee,[2] where he as advocated for youth curfews[3] and the creation of a Public Safety Oversight Commission.[4]

Previously Gallo served on the staff of former Oakland city manager Robert Bobb.[5] In 1992 he was the first Hispanic elected to the Oakland School Board[6] on which he also served as President.[7]

Gallo was born in Ysleta, El Paso, Texas and lived with grandparents in Guadalupe, Chihuahua. At age 5 his family moved to Oakland, where he grew up in the Fruitvale district,[5] which he now represents.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Angela Hart (2013-01-08). "Newly sworn-in Oakland City Council says resources should be shifted to public safety". Oakland North.
  2. ↑ Joshua Cain (2013-01-10). "Oakland City Council votes in Gallo as public safety chair". Oakland Local.
  3. ↑ Steven Tavares (2013-09-26). "Noel Gallo, Juvenile Curfews And The Politics Of Personal Experience". East Bay Citizen.
  4. ↑ Ken Epstein (2014-06-20). "Gallo Takes Heat for Backing Police Accountability Measure". Oakland Post.
  5. 1 2 Chip Johnson (2012-11-15). "Noel Gallo channels history with Oakland". San Francisco Chronicle.
  6. ↑ Douzet, Frédérick (2012). The Color of Power: Racial Coalitions and Political Power in Oakland. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0813932811. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  7. ↑ Kristin Bender (2009-06-29). "Oakland school board is in charge of the district again for the first time in six years". Oakland Tribune.
  8. ↑ Ken Epstein (2014-07-16). "Gallo Calls for Community Support for Migrant Children". Oakland Post.


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