Noel Gallo
Member of the Oakland City Council
from District 5
In office
2013–incumbent
Preceded byIgnacio de la Fuente
Personal details
BornYsleta, El Paso, Texas
Political partyDemocratic

Noel Gallo represents District 5 on the Oakland City Council, a position he has held since 2013.[1] Gallo is chair of the public safety committee,[2] where he has advocated for youth curfews[3] and the creation of a Public Safety Oversight Commission.[4]

In 1992 he was the first Hispanic elected to the Oakland School Board[5] on which he also served as President.[6]

Gallo grew up in the Fruitvale district,[7] which he now represents.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Angela Hart (January 8, 2013). "Newly sworn-in Oakland City Council says resources should be shifted to public safety". Oakland North.
  2. ↑ Joshua Cain (January 10, 2013). "Oakland City Council votes in Gallo as public safety chair". Oakland Local.
  3. ↑ Steven Tavares (September 26, 2013). "Noel Gallo, Juvenile Curfews And The Politics Of Personal Experience". East Bay Citizen.
  4. ↑ Ken Epstein (June 20, 2014). "Gallo Takes Heat for Backing Police Accountability Measure". Oakland Post.
  5. ↑ Douzet, Frédérick (2012). The Color of Power: Racial Coalitions and Political Power in Oakland. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0813932811. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ Kristin Bender (June 29, 2009). "Oakland school board is in charge of the district again for the first time in six years". Oakland Tribune.
  7. ↑ Chip Johnson (November 15, 2012). "Noel Gallo channels history with Oakland". San Francisco Chronicle.
  8. ↑ Ken Epstein (July 16, 2014). "Gallo Calls for Community Support for Migrant Children". Oakland Post.


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