Councilmember Desley Brooks represents District 6 on Oakland's City Council. Her innovative approach to serving such a diverse and evolving constituency partners sustainable employment, safety, and housing initiatives with cultural sensitivity and all inclusive programming to enrich the lives of the people of Oakland.



On your behalf:



-Authored Oakland's Prompt Payment Ordinance; secured funding for and implementation of the City's one stop contracting software; and advocated for the establishment of the City's Debarment program.



-Strong advocate for Oakland contractors and Hire Oakland.



-Authored the groundbreaking Oakland Army Base $10 Million Remediation program which specifically provides Oakland contractors the ability to serve as the Prime Contractor on those remediation.



- Chairperson of City Council's Life Enrichment Committee



-Member of the Council’s Finance and Budget Committee.



-Assistant California State District Director of the National

Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials



-Executive Board member of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG): member, Airport Planning Committee



- Former Board Member of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority.



Background:

Councilmember Brooks holds a B.A. in Political Science from the

University of Washington and a Juris Doctorate from Seattle University.



She was formerly the Chief of Staff to

Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson; a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration &

Naturalization Service; Assistant District Council with the Department of Housing & Urban Development; Staff Attorney with the Washington State Legislature; and a Public Defender with Northwest Defenders.



*Council Member Brooks is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and a transplant to Oakland from Seattle,WA.



Council Member Brooks moved to Oakland in 1989.