councilmember
(1996-2006)
vice mayor
(1998-2000)
vice mayor
(2002-2004)
member
alameda fiscal
committee
(2009)
member
caltrans
pedestrian
safety
committee
(2009-2010)
master's
city planning
uc berkeley
(1991-1993, 1998)
bachelor's
us history
uc berkeley
(1984-1989)
led effort
to create
Alameda Point
municipal service fee
-- prevent the former
military base from
draining City Hall
coffers
led effort to create
Bayport at Alameda
Point -- 490 homes on
70 acres
helped city strike
agreement with
affordable housing
advocates opposed
to Bayport
senior
associate
applied development
economics
walnut creek
(2000-2010)
senior
associate
northern california
council community
san francisco
(1997-1999)
urban planner
national economic
development
law ctr.
oakland
(1994-1996)
program
associate
community information
exchange
washington, d.c.
(1989-1991)
worked with gay,
lesbian community to
get City Council
to issue a pride
proclamation one year
after refusing to do so
provided vital third
City Council vote to
extend medical
benefits to domestic
partners
led successful
effort to exempt
domestic partners
from transfer tax
paid for local
newspaper ads
opposing Prop 8
in 2008
member
school district /
City Council
joint committee
(1998-2003)
resurrected dormant
school district /
City Council
joint committee
created program
allowing residents
to voluntarily
contribute to schools
- PowerUp for Learning
led effort to lower Al
DeWitt O'Club rental
rates for school
district and non-profits
worked with Encinal
High School alumni
association to name
key street after Willie
Stargell
president
city of alameda
democratic club
(2001)
member
county democratic
central committee
(2000-2006)
boardmember
alameda base
re-use authority
(1995-2006)
vice chair
alameda base
re-use authority
(2002-2004)
boardmember
oakland base
re-use authority
(1999-2003)
boardmember
county community
action program
(1996-2006)
chair
county community
action program
(2005)
member
economic development
commission
(1995-1996)
delegate
california league
of cities
(2004-2006)
co-chair
Alameda's
Census 2000
Complete Count
Committee
creator
westalameda.com
creator
moderate
democrats.com
directly lobbied
Trader Joe's to get
them to give Alameda
another chance after
City Council initially
rebuffed this retailer
in the early 1990s
directly led efforts to
improve pedestrian
safety in Alameda
directly organized
well-attended
pedestrian safety
town hall meeting at
Mastick Center
helped create
Pedestrian Friendly
Alameda, an on-going
citizens group to
promote safety
led successful
effort to improve
putting up new
traffic signs --
use local guidelines,
not Sacramento
guidelines
worked closely with
City Hall staff to create
"Pedestrian Safety
Tool Kit"
helped organize
well-attended town
hall meeting at Lincoln
Middle School -- about
nearby toxic
incinerator
in Oakland
directly organized
well-attended town
hall meeting at
Chipman Middle
School -- about
replacing old military
housing with Bayport
directly organized
well-attended town
hall at former Silva's
Book Store -- about
Park Street
revitalization!
directly created
"small capital
improvement
projects" ----
local parks not
obtaining their
fair-share of
City Hall CIP
funding
helped build a brand
new public library --
suggested
outward-facing "bay"
windows along
Lincoln Avenue!
stopped "cheaper
cigarettes" from taking
prime spot on Park
Street -- where Peet's
Coffee is now located!
worked to beautify
Park Street and
Webster with stylish
lighting and
landscaping
placed all Measure B
documents on the
internet -- over 700
pages -- in a
easy-to-download
format for quick and
easy access
worked directly with
city staff and literary
community to create
Alameda Poet
Laureate position
worked with
residents to obtain
and build stylish
bus shelters
free of billboard ads
worked with transit
activists to extend red
zones for AC Transit
bus stops -- to
accommodate
modern "low-floor"
busses
worked closely
with bicycle
advocates: city
adopts first-ever
bike master plan
successfully
advocates for
purchase of four
city electric vehicles
supports effort to
create climate action
plan, including joining
other nearby cities' in
a regional effort
Let me know about your thoughts, concerns, and
ideas for Alameda's future. Send me an e-mail at
tony
.
daysog@yahoo.com
. You can also leave a
message at 510.864.7593. For more information,
visit my other sites, such as
westalameda.com
or
moderatedemocrats.com
/s/ Tony Daysog
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