The City of Oakland has a number of Boards and Commissions which allow members of the community to provide officially-recognized input into the direction that the city takes on subjects such as libraries, human services, police ethics, and more. This is a list of all the Boards and Commissions and any vacancies that are currently on them (you should apply to be on a Board or Commission!)
This table is copied from the City's site but has a "Vacancies" column added to allow for easy navigation of which Commissions have current vacancies.
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Assigned Staff |
Phone |
E-mail Address |
Vacancies (please add date of record) |
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Tracy Jensen |
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Bradley Johnson |
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Business Tax Board of Review |
Phillip Lim |
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Children’s Fairyland Board |
CJ Hirschfield |
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Scott Kim |
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Patrick Caceres |
1/25/14 two vacancies for alternate positions and one is specifically for a youth candidate. The Citizens' Police Review Board is committed to ensuring that Oakland has a professional police department whose members behave with integrity and justice. | |||
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Robert Merkamp |
1/25/14 The Planning Commission has a vacancy for someone with a background as a land use attorney, architect, or other valuable skill. The person must be an Oakland resident and have served on another Oakland board or commission in the past. |
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Laura Arreola |
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Kip Walsh |
1/25/14 The Civil Service Board has a vacancy for someone who has interest in participating in the enforcement of the City's personnel system. |
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Christine Calabrese |
1/25/14: Commission on Persons with Disabilities has some vacancies, looking for someone who wants to make a difference in Oakland. This hardy group of volunteers advises the city on its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It works hard to advocate on behalf of the community to the mayor, council members, city staff, and affiliated agencies and organizations. If you are a resident of Oakland and are interested, visit www.OaklandMCPD.org to apply. | |||
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Melissa Francisco |
(510) 238-2362 |
6/26/20 Anti-Poverty Administering Board is now accepting applications for CDBG District 1 in Oakland, and Alameda County. Find recruitment guidelines/map and application at www.AC-OCAP.com.
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Joe DeVries |
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Steven Huss |
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Emergency Management Board |
Renee Domingo |
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| Head Start Advisory Panel |
Nalungo Conley |
(510) 238-6405 | ||
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Connie Taylor |
8/19/14 There is a vacancy on the Residential Rent and Relocation Board (Rent Board) for a landlord alternate and a tenant alternate. The Rent Board hears appeals from decisions of Hearing Officers and may develop or amend Regulations, subject to City Council approval. The Board meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Alternate Rent Board members are only required to attend meetings in the absence of regular Board members.
Rent Board members and alternate members are appointed by the Mayor. A letter of interest and a resume should be submitted to the Mayor's office. For more information, contact Melissa Vargas at (510) 238-7072. |
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| Keep Oakland Beautiful |
Cookie Robles-Wong |
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Joann Pavlinec |
1/25/14 The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board has a a couple of vacancies for someone with a background in real estate, landscape architecture, planning, and/or community local history. Meetings are every 2nd Monday of the month at 6pm. |
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Library Advisory Commission (Measure Q) |
Rosalia Romo |
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Joe DeVries |
1/25/14 The Measure Z - Cannabis Regulatory Committee has an opening. | |||
| Oakland-Alameda Coliseum JPA Commission | Contact Info | (510) 382-4801 | info@coliseumauthority.org | |
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Inez Garcia |
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Katano Kasaine |
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| Oakland Museum Foundation Board of Trustees | Lori Fogarty | (510) 238-7372 | LFogarty@oaklandnet.com | |
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Leslee Stewart |
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Dana Riley |
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Katano Kasaine |
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John Betterton |
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| Public Art Advisory Committee | Steven Huss | (510) 238-4949 | SHuss@oaklandnet.com | |
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Whitney Barazato |
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Violence Prevention & Public Safety Oversight Committee (Measure Y) |
TBD |
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Yeda Altes |
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John Bailey |
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Chantal Reynolds |
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Measure “G” Parcel Tax Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (OUSD) |
Edgar Rakestraw | edgar.rakestraw@ousd.k12.ca.us | ||
| Emeryville-Berkeley-Oakland Transit Study Advisory Committee | 1/25/14 a vacancy for a West Oakland resident to join its newly forming committee. The purpose of the study is to examine the establishment of a multi-city transit corridor to supplement and enhance existing public transportation for the support of residents and new job-producing commercial enterprise in West Oakland, West Berkeley and Emeryville. For more info: www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=944 | |||
