Nancy Nadel

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Nancy Nadel is a United States politician. She is a member of the Oakland, California City Council, representing Oakland's District 3 Downtown-West Oakland Seat which includes Adams Point, most of Downtown Oakland including the Lakeside Apartments District, Jack London Square, Pill Hill, and West Oakland. She has been a West Oakland resident for 25 years.

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[edit] Background

Nancy has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University, a Bachelor of Science in Geology from San Francisco State University and an MS from UC Berkeley in Engineering Geoscience. Prior to joining the council she worked as a teacher, an artist, a geophysicist, a small business owner and an environmental engineer with the US EPA. She has been published in several journals with articles about water policy, affirmative action, environmental justice and sustainable development. Nancy Nadel is the widow of Chappell Hayes, a West Oakland political activist and mother of Sele Nadel-Hayes.

Nadel began her political career as an elected director of the East Bay Municipal Utility District Board where she served two terms. She is a member of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Committee, ABAG Regional Planning Committee, and chairs the ABAG Earthquake Hazards Outreach Review Committee.

[edit] City Council Seat

Nadel has served in the District 3 seat since 1996. She currently chairs the Public Works Committee on the City Council.

[edit] Mayoral Bid, 2006

Nadel ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Oakland in 2006, placing third of six candidates, behind City Council President Ignacio DeLaFuente coming in second place behind the winner, current mayor Ron Dellums.[1]

[edit] District 3 City Council Election, 2008

The District 3 City Council seat is currently slated for re-election on Tuesday June 3, 2008. Two challengers, both West Oakland residents as is Nadel, are running against Nadel, for the seat, Sean Sullivan, Oakland Covenant House Director, and Greg Hodge, who was elected to the Oakland School Board in 2000 and 2004. Community building coordinator Africa Williams has stated she is running as a write-in candidate.

[edit] Hodge Disqualification Scandal

On March 12, 2008, Oakland Deputy City Clerk Marjo Keller advised Hodge in writing that he qualified for the ballot. On March 13th, 2008, Oakland resident and architect James Vann and attorney and elections expert Stuart Flashman, both Nadel supporters[2] [3] asked to see the signatures on Hodge's petition to make the ballot which were on file at the City Clerk's office. They questioned the validity of the signatures which led to Keller reversing her decision on a minor legal technicality over the correct street address of one of the signatories. [4] For her part Nadel claims she played no role, in any way, in trying to keep Hodge off the ballot stating: "I'm not involved in any way in trying to eliminate one of the candidates." [5] Hodge subsequently alleges "She (Nadel) called me and said, 'Mary Jo Keller told me you didn't have enough signatures and I was wondering if you would endorse me." Hodge told the media "I was trying to figure out how Nancy knew I was disqualified before I knew." On Monday March 24, 2008 Hodge filed suit against the City Clerk for reinstatement on the ballot.� [6] On Friday, March 28, 2008, Hodge won his suit; Alameda County Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled the technicality was not enough to keep Hodge off the ballot.

[edit] Ethics Violations Alleged

Oakland's campaign finance laws limit campaign contributions to $600 per individual. Candidates are also required to print details of campaign finance laws wherever they solicit donations. Nadel's campaign website allows donors to contribute over the limit of $600, and does not include adequate notice of campaign finance laws. An ethics complaint against Nadel's campaign was filed on May 9th for these violations. To date, the Nadel campaign refuses to correct the violations.[citation needed]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Election Summary Report, Direct Primary Election, June 6, 2006 (pdf). Alameda County Registrar of Voters (27 June 2006). Retrieved on 2006-02-09.
  2. ^ By Kelly Rayburn, STAFF WRITER (29 March 2008). Hodge can run for Oakland council seat, judge decides. The Oakland Tribune.
  3. ^ Robert Gammon (26 March 2008). [http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/is_it_really_local_control_if_they_don_t_control_anything_/Content?oid=669348 Is It Really Local Control if They Don't Control Anything? The Oakland school board still has no power. Plus, Nancy Nadel supporter helps throw Greg Hodge off the ballot.]. East Bay Express.
  4. ^ J. Douglas Allen-Taylor (18 March 2008). Greg Hodge Fails to Qualify for Oakland Council Race. The Berkeley Daily Planet.
  5. ^ Kelly Rayburn (26 March 2008). Judge to decide if council candidate eligible for race; Oakland council hopeful is one signature short, city clerk says. Oakland Tribune.
  6. ^ Kelly Rayburn (26 March 2008). Judge to decide if council candidate eligible for race; Oakland council hopeful is one signature short, city clerk says. Oakland Tribune.
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