LWV League of Women Voters of California
Alameda County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Rebecca Kaplan

Candidate for
For Councilmember, At-Large; City of Oakland

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Community Organizer/Attorney
  • Bachelor's from MIT (Phi Beta Kappa) in Psychology/women's studies
  • Master's in Urban and Environmental Policy (Tufts University)
  • J.D., Stanford Law School (with distinction)
Top Priorities if Elected
  • Campaign finance reform, integrity in government
  • Local economic opportunity, living wage/prevailing wage, affordable housing for Oakland's workforce
  • Environmental justice. Clean air, clean water, improved public transit, and ending the concentration of hazardous waste sites in Oakland
Position Papers
Why I Support Measure "I" -- Require elections to fill council vacancies
Rebecca Kaplan urges Oakland voters to vote Yes on Measure I, to protect our democracy and ensure that all future council vacancies will be filled by election of the voters, not appointment by the remaining council members.
 
Key Endorsements
  • National Women's Political Caucus, Sierra Club, VoteHealth
  • Rev. Harvey Smith (Bay Cities Baptist Ministers Union*), Paul Cobb
  • Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Bay Area BusinessWoman, ACORN
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.rebeccakaplan.org
E-mail: rebeccak@igc.org

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