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=== Career in Elected Office === |
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==Oakland City Councilmember At-Large== |
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Kaplan's contributions to Oakland policy making have included a focus on budget balancing measures, legislation which eased the permit process for new restaurants, creating a new public transit line downtown, and re-working and passing a law which mandates registration of abandoned and vacant buildings. |
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In 2009, Oakland's budget shortfall ran into the tens of millions, and as a solution, Kaplan proposed Measure F, which raised taxes on [[medical cannabis]] businesses. The measure, which dramatically increased taxes on these businesses, was strongly supported by the businesses themselves. Kaplan received national media attention from this initiative, appearing on PBS's [[PBS_NewsHour|NewsHour]] and [[Fox Business News]] to discuss it. The measure passed overwhelmingly in a special election. |
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Also in 2009, Kaplan re-authored a failed City Council measure which would require owners of certain vacant properties to register their building with the city. Oakland's vacancy problem had lead to rampant use of empty buildings for illegal activities, and earlier in the year, Councilmember Desley Brooks had attempted to pass similar legislation, which had been voted down due to unclear language and an overly aggressive fine regime. Kaplan re-wrote the measure with a simpler scope, and was able to pass it by a wide margin of support. |
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== Election history == |
== Election history == |
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Revision as of 22:46, 16 February 2010
Rebecca Kaplan | |
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| City Councilmember At-Large, Oakland, California | |
| In office January 2009 – present | |
| Preceded by | Henry Chang, Jr.[1] |
| Member At-Large and Vice-President, Alameda - Contra Costa Transit Board | |
| In office 2002–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | MIT Tufts University Stanford Law School |
| Occupation | Civil rights attorney[1][2] |
| Website | Kaplan for Oakland |
Rebecca Kaplan (born September 17, 1970)[citation needed] is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She currently serves as City Councilmember At-Large for Oakland, California.[3][2]
Career in Elected Office
Oakland City Councilmember At-Large
Kaplan's contributions to Oakland policy making have included a focus on budget balancing measures, legislation which eased the permit process for new restaurants, creating a new public transit line downtown, and re-working and passing a law which mandates registration of abandoned and vacant buildings.
In 2009, Oakland's budget shortfall ran into the tens of millions, and as a solution, Kaplan proposed Measure F, which raised taxes on medical cannabis businesses. The measure, which dramatically increased taxes on these businesses, was strongly supported by the businesses themselves. Kaplan received national media attention from this initiative, appearing on PBS's NewsHour and Fox Business News to discuss it. The measure passed overwhelmingly in a special election.
Also in 2009, Kaplan re-authored a failed City Council measure which would require owners of certain vacant properties to register their building with the city. Oakland's vacancy problem had lead to rampant use of empty buildings for illegal activities, and earlier in the year, Councilmember Desley Brooks had attempted to pass similar legislation, which had been voted down due to unclear language and an overly aggressive fine regime. Kaplan re-wrote the measure with a simpler scope, and was able to pass it by a wide margin of support.
Election history
In November 2008, Kaplan won her current post in a run-off election against BART executive Kerry Hamill[1] by a margin of 62% to 37%, with Kaplan receiving a total of 82,531 votes to Hamill's 50,387.[citation needed] She succeeded Henry Chang, Jr., against whom Kaplan had campaigned unsuccessfully in 2000.[2]
Kaplan previously served as the Member At-Large on the Alameda - Contra Costa Transit Board of Directors, elected unopposed in 2002 and re-elected in 2006.[2] In this post, she represented 1.5 million residents[2] of western Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
References
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Heredia, Christopher (October 14, 2008). "Oakland runoff: old guard vs. outsider". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
Oakland school board member Kerry Hamill faces AC Transit board member Rebecca Kaplan ... to replace incumbent Councilman Henry Chang Jr., who served 14 years in the citywide seat.
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Bajko, Matthew S. (February 28, 2008). "Bi woman runs for Oakland city council". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
Rebecca Kaplan, a bisexual woman...
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Johnson, Chip (January 22, 2010). "Tactics against big Prop. 8 backer go too far". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
Rebecca Kaplan, the at-large member of the City Council, and a lesbian...