Candidate Statement of Qualifications
I, NICOLE DRAKE, hereby declare that I am a candidate for an elective office in the City of Berkeley, and make the following statement:
1. That my name is Nicole Drake
2. The office for which I am a candidate is Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner
3. That my residence is [Contact City Clerk]
4. The place of my birth is Dayton, Ohio
5. My present occupation is Legislative Aide to Berkeley Vice-Mayor Linda Maio
6. I have held the following public offices: Current Commissioner, Rent Stabilization Board; Commissioner and Vice-Chair, Housing Advisory Commission; Joint 4x4 City Council/Rent Board Housing Committee.
7. Record of community service: Former Mayor Dellums' Task Force on Education; Volunteer, No More Tears, San Quentin reentry program; Organizer, United Students Against Sweatshops; Board, SOCAL Fair Trade Network.
8. I am a taxpayer in the City of Berkeley.
9. As a current Rent Board member, strong supporter of affordable housing, and tenant for over 10 years, I have worked to bring tenant/landlord mediation and fairness to the Board. I have brought recycling to multi-unit buildings, established a no-smoking ordinance, and pursued protections for tenants in unreinforced masonry buildings. I am seeking re-election to continue my work. On 6/25/2012, the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury issued a report and findings quite critical of the Agency’s hiring practices and lack of oversight over staff. ".…the Grand Jury found that the (Agency) is a self-sustaining bureaucracy that operates without effective oversight and accountability." Having personally advocated for more oversight, I am the only Board member that is concerned about and supportive of the Grand Jury's findings. Berkeley citizens deserve an elected Commission that is competent and applies due diligence regarding its charge from the voters. In order to truly get the oversight and accountability as an elected-board, we need board members committed to this, to good government, to fairness, and to transparency. I was chosen to run on "Berkeley Tenants United for Fairness" slate. For more information about my campaign and the Grand Jury's findings, visit: www.BerkeleyTuff.com
10. I refer to the following residents of the City of Berkeley:
Kiran Shenoy, Member of "Tenants United for Fairness", and Vice-Chair, Police Review Commission
Jay James, Member of "Tenants United for Fairness" and Mechanical Engineer
Judy J. Hunt, Member of "Tenants United for Fairness" and Non-profit Executive
Tom Bates, Mayor, City of Berkeley
Linda Maio, Berkeley Vice-Mayor
Darryl Moore, Berkeley City Councilmember, District 2
Laurie Capitelli, Berkeley City Councilmember, District 5
Susan Wengraf, Berkeley City Councilmember, District 6
Gordon Wozniak, Berkeley City Councilmember, District 8
Charlene Washington, San Pablo Park Neighbor
Yelda Bartlett, Chair, Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women
Pamela Gray, Chair, Parks & Recreation Commission
Anna Avellar, Animal Care Comm. Commissioner and Waterfront Commissioner
Ben Bartlett, Commissioner, Zero Waste Commission
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