Newspapers
The Oakland Tribune
The Alameda Times-Star
The Contra Costa Times
The San Jose Mercury News
The Tri-Valley Herald
The San Ramon Valley Times
The San Mateo County Times
Elected/Appointed Officials
Hon. Liz Figueroa, State Senator, 10th Senate District (Ret.)
Hon. Roderick D. Wright, 25th Senate District
Hon. Curren Price, 26th Senate District
Hon. Holly Mitchell, 47th Assembly District
Hon. Mike Davis, 48th Assembly District
Hon. Steve Bradford, 51st Assembly District
Hon. Isadore Hall, III, 52nd Assembly District
Hon. Wilmer Amina Carter, 62nd Assembly District
Hon. Federal Glover, Supervisor Contra Costa County
Hon. Sheila Jordan, Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Hon. Donald White, Treasurer, Alameda County
Hon. Abe Friedman, Mayor City of Piedmont (Ret.)
Hon. Dean Barbieri, Mayor City of Piedmont
Hon. Tony Santos, Mayor City of San Leandro (Ret.)
Hon. Desley Brooks, Councilmember City of Oakland
Hon. Darryl Moore, Councilmember City of Berkeley
Hon. Frank Matarrese, Councilmember City of Alameda (Ret.)
Hon. Jim Prola, Councilmember City of San Leandro
Hon. Kish Rajan, Councilmember City of Walnut Creek
Hon. Michele Martinez, Councilmember City of Santa Ana
Hon. Anu Natarajan, Councilmember, City of Fremont
Hon. Joe Wallace, AC Transit Board
Hon. Mark Williams, AC Transit Board
Hon. Diana Prola, San Leandro School Board
Hon. Joaquin Rivera, Alameda County Board of Education Trustee Area 1
Hon. Alice Spearman, Oakland School Board
Hon. Christopher Dobbins, Oakland School Board
Hon. Jumoke Hinton-Hodge, Oakland School Board
Hon. Miguel Dwin Emeryville, School Board
Hon. Leah Williams, Alameda Hospital Board of Directors (Ret)
Doug Boxer, Oakland Planning Commissioner
Steve Tidrick, Chairperson Oakland Library Advisory Commission
Lily Wong, AC Transit Accessibility Advisory Committee
Bari Williams, Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women Commissioner
Brenda Walker, Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women Commissioner
Cathy Adams, Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women Commissioner
Keesa Ocampo, San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women Commissioner
Organizations
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 7
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 853
Amalgamated Transportation Union Local 192
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 16
United Auto Workers
United Steelworkers Local 1304
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245
Bay Area Business Roundtable
United Contractors
California Legislative Black Caucus
American Nurses Association
Democratic Party Leaders
Hon. Amir Arman, Democratic Committee Member Contra Costa County
Hon. Bonnie Wheatly, Democratic Committee Member 16th Assembly District
Hon. Darlene Brooks, Democratic Committee Member 16th Assembly District
Deborah Williams, Democratic Party State Convention Delegate
Pheleta M. Santos, Democratic Party State Convention Delegate
Mark Goodwin, Democratic Party State Convention Delegate
Dan Rush, 16th Assembly District Executive Board Member
Community Leaders
*organizations listed for identification purposes only
Christina Atienza
Lateefah Simon
Renee Richard, Executive Director of the Cinnamon Girls
Tim Robertson, Executive Director of the California Fair Trade Coalition
Mark Lindquist, Past President of the Associated General Contractors of California
Mada Hudson, Assistant Director House of Truth
Julie Cunningham, CEO of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
Carmen Williams, SEIU 1021
Carol Draizen, SEIU 1021
Gladys Gray, SEIU 1021
Cloey Hewlett, Board Member San Francisco 49′ers Foundation
Karen Smulevitz, Board Member United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County
Brenda Wright, Board of Directors Museum of the African Diaspora
Carl Chan
Cheryl Moore, Negro Business and Professional Women Incorporated (East Bay Chapter)
Bernard Ashcraft, President Bay Area Business Roundtable
Wayne S. Nishioka, President of the Alameda County Bar Association
Demetrius Shelton, President National Black Bar Association
Candice Petty, President of Black Women Lawyers of the Bay Area
Rozenia Cummings, President of the California Association of Black Lawyers
Jennifer Madden, President of California Black Lawyers Association
Nedra Shawler, Past President of Charles Houston Bar Association
Dr. Eleanor Ramsey, Mason Tillman Associates
Meredith Brown, President of the Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club
Guy Bryant, Executive Board of the Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
John Burris Esq.
Lise Pearlman Esq., Past President, Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Emily Cohen, Director of Government Relations EUCA
Ineda Adesanya, Jack & Jill of America Inc. Oakland Bay Area Chapter
Sandra J. Johnson-Simon, Community Action Partnership
Beverly Johnson, NAACP
Quinn Delaney, President of the Akonadi Foundation
Barbarette Newton, Redwood Resources
London Breed, African-American Art and Culture Complex
Stephen Lin, Chinese American Political Association
Judy Cox, Past President MGO Democratic Club
Bishop Bob Jackson, Acts Full Gospel Church
Rev. Lawrence VanHook, Community Christian Church for Christ
Rev. Charlie Haymes, BEBE Memorial Church
Rev. Danial Buford, Allen Temple Baptist Church
Sonya Clark-Herrera
Bernida Reagan
Cynthia Dorsey, AFSCME Local 3916
Gary Grant, President, AFSCME Local 3916
Jeannine Saperstein
Ben Walker, Vice-President ATU Local 192
Jerry Sullivan, President ATU Local 192
Guy Saperstein, Civil Rights Attorney
Arnold Perkins, Former Director of the Alameda County Public Health Department
Dr. Ahmed K. Sadiq MD
Ted Lum
