Barbara Parker (California politician)

Barbara J. Parker
City Attorney, Oakland, California
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 19, 2011
Personal details
BornSeattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Harvard Law School
Websitewww.cityattorneyparker.com

Barbara Parker is city attorney of Oakland, California.

Early Life and Education

Parker is a native of Seattle, Washington. Parker earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Washington, and she was one of the very few African American women accepted at Harvard Law School in the early 1970s. She graduated from Harvard in 1975.[1]

She attended Harvard Law School and graduated in 1975.[2]

Career

Barbara J. Parker is the elected City Attorney of Oakland, CA and the recipient of the 2015 Public Lawyer of the Year award from the State Bar of California.[3]

Parker is the first and only African American woman elected to citywide office in Oakland. She and her siblings are the first generation in her family's history to go to college.[1]

Prior to becoming City Attorney, Parker worked in the Oakland City Attorney's Office for about 20 years, including 10 years as second-in-command.[2] Parker's predecessor, John Russo, left the position to become City Manager of neighboring Alameda, California[4] and appointed Parker as Acting City Attorney in June 2011.[5] The Oakland City Council confirmed her as City Attorney on July 19, 2011.[6]

Elections

In November 2012, Parker was elected to a 4-year term as Oakland City Attorney, defeating Councilmember Jane Brunner by 68 to 31 percent.[7]

In November 2020, Parker ran against Elias Ferran and was elected to a third 4-year term with 80.4% of the vote.[8]

Cases

Major cases include a lawsuit against the federal government to uphold Oakland's right to regulate and license medical cannabis dispensaries,[9] and an antitrust action against big banks that has recovered more than $1 million from financial institutions including Wachovia and JPMorgan.[10]

As City Attorney, Parker has sued numerous hotels and motels for allowing and profiting from prostitution/human trafficking; the Court has closed two hotels for one year, the maximum amount of time allowed by state law.[11] In 2013, Parker won a record $15 million judgment against an immigration consulting business that preyed on and defrauded immigrant families seeking legal residency in the U.S.[12]

In September 2017, Parker and San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed lawsuits against the top five largest investor-owned oil and gas companies. The lawsuits ask the courts to hold these companies responsible for the costs of sea walls and other infrastructure necessary to protect Oakland and San Francisco from ongoing and future consequences of climate change and sea level rise caused by the companies' production of massive amounts of fossil fuels.[13] The oil companies tried to keep these lawsuits in federal court, where they would be more likely to be dismissed. But in 2022, a federal judge rejected this bid, allowing Oakland and San Francisco to continue prosecution of their climate justice and public nuisance lawsuits in California courts.[13]

Monsanto

See also: Monsanto legal cases

In 2015, Parker sued the giant chemical company Monsanto to hold it accountable for "vast contamination" of Oakland's storm water system and the San Francisco Bay.[14] Parker's office also filed a federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo to recover damages caused by predatory and discriminatory mortgage lending practices by the bank against African American and Latino borrowers.[15]

In 2020, Oakland joined a nationwide class action suit lawsuit against Monsanto and pharmaceutical giant Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2016. In 2022, Oakland received an estimated $7.5 million as part of a $527.5 million settlement, to monitor or clean up PCB contamination of public water sources.[16]

Legislation

Parker co-authored a comprehensive ethics reform act adopted by the City Council in 2015,[17] and her office has required landlords in Oakland to fix substandard living conditions.[18]

Parker co-sponsored a gun safety ordinance to reduce theft of firearms from vehicles. The law makes it a crime to leave firearms, magazines or ammunition unsecured in unattended vehicles on city streets and in other public places.[19]

In December 2016, Parker was named a "2016 Champion of Choice" for her work on an Oakland ordinance that prevents anti-abortion organizations from representing themselves as medical professionals or health care counselors.

Parker was named a "2016 California Champion of Choice" by NARAL Pro-Choice California for her work on the ordinance.[20]

Campaigns

Parker's office spearheaded a campaign to crack down on illegal dumping in Oakland using videos and other evidence submitted by the public.[21]

Awards

In January 2018, the Alameda County Bar Association recognized Parker's Office with the Distinguished Service Award (Law Firm of the Year).[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oakland City Attorney - About Us". www.oaklandcityattorney.org. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  2. ^ a b "Barbara Parker Appointed Oakland's Acting City Attorney For John Russo". Hearst corporation. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Public Lawyer of the Year". publiclaw.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Jones, Nicole (June 1, 2011). "Exit Interview: John Russo Reflects on His Time as Oakland City Attorney". Oakland North.
  5. ^ "John Russo appoints Barbara Parker as Acting City Attorney". Oakland North. June 11, 2011.
  6. ^ Steven E.F. Brown (July 21, 2011). "Oakland makes Barbara Parker its City Attorney". San Francisco Business Times.
  7. ^ Artz, Matthew (June 11, 2012). "Barbara Parker wins big over Jane Brunner for Oakland city attorney". San Jose Mercury. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "Barbara Parker (California)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "Oakland Sues Feds To Block Harborside Forfeiture Attempt". East Bay Express. October 10, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "Oakland City Attorney Newsletter October 2015".
  11. ^ "Oakland moves to shut down motel seen as crime hub". SFGate. August 22, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  12. ^ "$15 million award in Oakland immigration scam". SFGate. November 21, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Egelko, Bob (October 25, 2022). "S.F., Oakland can sue oil companies over climate change in state court, federal judge rules". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Blasky, Mike (November 10, 2015). "Oakland sues Monsanto for allegedly polluting the San Francisco Bay". Mercury News. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) version available.
  15. ^ "Oakland lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo of mortgage discrimination". Reuters. September 22, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  16. ^ "Oakland to receive millions in settlement over Monsanto PCB chemicals in waterways - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. December 23, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  17. ^ "Oakland City Council Official Legislative Records (Government Ethics Act)".
  18. ^ Martinez, Molly (March 4, 2015). "Oakland Reaches Settlements with Problem Landlords". KRON4.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  19. ^ "Oakland takes steps to reduce gun thefts, violence". SFGate. January 7, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  20. ^ Parker, Barbara (December 20, 2016). "NARAL Pro-Choice award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016.
  21. ^ "New tools help Oakland crack down on illegal dumping". InsideBayArea.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  22. ^ "Oakland City Attorney's Office - Distinguished Service Award". Alameda County Bar Association. January 18, 2018.

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