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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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2021-01-01 |
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| Name | Nikki Fortunato Bas |
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Oakland, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
 Facebook | Nikki4Oakland |
 X (Twitter) | nikki4oakland |
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Feb 19, 2024 01:27am |
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Filipino -
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| Info | Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas is a lifelong community organizer, nonprofit director, Filipina-American, and working Mom guided by her lived experiences as the daughter of immigrants whose struggles inspired her to lead coalitions fighting for a living wage, an end to food insecurity, and access to affordable healthcare and housing.
Nikki spent decades successfully organizing Chinatown garment workers, building the student anti-sweatshop movement, and advocating for fair pay and working conditions for the East Bay’s most vulnerable residents. Previously the Executive Director of the Partnership for Working Families and the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, she has been honored on multiple occasions for her transformative, visionary leadership. One example is receiving the Mario Savio Young Activist Award for her work organizing the student anti-sweatshop movement at UC Berkeley and across the country.
Currently serving as Oakland's City Council President, Nikki leads the fight for an East Bay where every family is healthy, safe, and housed. She led efforts to help secure $350,000,000 for up to 2,400 housing units for homeless and working families; established a $14,000,000 Fund to assist low-income housing insecure tenants to purchase homes; expanded violence prevention and anti-sex trafficking programs; and launched Fire Department mobile crisis teams to address mental health and 911 calls.
As our County Supervisor, Nikki’s priorities are the “three H’s”: Homelessness, Housing, Healthcare. She believes bold leadership to end homelessness, expand job creation, and provide comprehensive mental health/substance abuse programs, and transitional housing are necessary. Nikki will fight for housing that working families can afford and ensure every family has access to quality healthcare.
A 26-year Oakland Grand Lake neighborhood resident, Nikki and her spouse Brad are the proud parents of daughter Balana, a second-year college student.
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