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dan kalb 150 px democrat member of the oakland city council from district 1 1996 jane_brunner . png jane brunner
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jane brunner

jane brunner is a former member of the oakland city council , a position she held from 1996 to 2013 .
brunner is a former president of the council , a post she held for two years .
she was chair of the community and economic development committee .
brunner holds a ba in philosophy from university of california , berkeley , and a jd from university of california hastings college of the law .
she is an attorney at siegel & yee and has been a civil rights and labor attorney in private practice for over twenty years , with extensive experience in mediation and negotiation resolving complex , multi-party issues .
she led in the fight to adopt measure dd that raised $ 198 million for open space projects on the estuary waterfront , at lake merritt , and along oakland creeks .
in 2011 , brunner marched with peaceful protestors as part of the oakland general strike .
in the november 2012 election , she chose to run for oakland city attorney .
brunner lost the election , receiving 32 % of the votes to 68 % for barbara parker , a political newcomer but highly-regarded city attorney .
seven others ran for the next oakland city council district 1 term , won by dan kalb .
