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Nikki Fortunato Bas is President of the Oakland City Council and represents District 2, one of the most diverse districts in the city. She is the first Filipino-American to be elected to Oakland elected leadership.
Since taking office in 2019, she has championed community-centered policies and budgeting. Some of her accomplishments include:
For two decades prior to being elected, Bas advocated for worker, environmental, gender and racial justice.
Partnering with neighbors, community organizations, labor unions, small businesses, and city departments, Council President and District 2 Councilmember Bas has advanced policies that support everyday Oaklanders and vulnerable residents. Click on the links below for her major accomplishments within her top policy priorities:
1. Housing is a Human Right. Ensure that everyone has safe, stable and affordable housing, provide essential services and shelter for our unhoused residents, treating people with compassion, and keeping families and communities together; create more affordable housing to keep working and middle class Oaklanders here; and ensure long-term stability for Oakland's homeowners so they and future generations can stay here.
2. Reimagining Public Safety. Expand civilian crisis response to meet mental health needs and answer non-violent calls for service; ensure traditional policing prioritizes and solves serious and violent crime while building trust with the community; and reinvest in critical human services and supports that address the root causes of violence and poverty.
3. Delivering Equitable Services: Prioritize city investments and programs to meet our community’s human needs – housing, job training, safety that focuses on prevention and wellness, and vibrant cultural programming, clean parks and upgraded city facilities – while ensuring that funds are spent responsibly and equitably.
4. Just Recovery: Protect and prioritize renters, frontline workers, and small businesses disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, to emerge with stronger systems and a more vibrant local economy.
Council President Bas chairs all City Council meetings and serves on these City Council Committees: Finance & Management; Rules & Legislation; and City-Port Liaison. For more information on City Council and Committee meetings, visit Legistar.
Check out our Wins Towards An Oakland For All of Us, with notable wins across policy and budget priority areas, and neighborhood-level successes throughout Chinatown / Downtown, San Antonio, Eastlake, and Grand Lake.
Newsletters, media clips, and blog posts on our work since 2019
For two decades, Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas has been an advocate for working people, leading the passage of policies in Oakland to create the building blocks for regional, state, and national change.
A resident of District 2 for over 20 years and a lifelong community organizer, Councilmember Bas started out in Chinatown organizing Chinese immigrant garment workers to win their wages back. She also worked in coalitions to raise Oakland's minimum wage with paid sick leave, create living wage jobs on the old Oakland Army Base, and reduce diesel truck pollution at the Port of Oakland.
