Noel Gallo

Noel Gallo
Member of the Oakland City Council
from District 5
Incumbent
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byIgnacio de la Fuente
Member of the
Oakland Board of Education
from District 5
In office
January 1993 – 2012
Preceded byDarlene Lawson
Succeeded byRoseann Torres
Personal details
BornYsleta, El Paso, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BS)
WebsiteGovernment website

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 2021, Gallo voted to redirect $17.4 million of a $27 million budget increase from the Oakland Police Department to the Department of Violence Prevention.[5]

In 1992 he was the first Hispanic elected to the Oakland School Board[6] on which he also served as President.[7]

Gallo grew up in the Fruitvale district,[8] which he now represents.[9]

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. ^ "Oakland's new budget doesn't 'defund' the police, but it boosts funding for alternatives". www.oaklandside.org. June 25, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Kristin Bender (June 29, 2009). "Oakland school board is in charge of the district again for the first time in six years". Oakland Tribune.
  8. ^ Chip Johnson (November 15, 2012). "Noel Gallo channels history with Oakland". San Francisco Chronicle.
  9. ^ Ken Epstein (July 16, 2014). "Gallo Calls for Community Support for Migrant Children". Oakland Post.


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