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[[File:County of Alameda Administration Building.jpg|thumb|County Administration Building]]
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The '''Alameda County Board of Supervisors''' is the five member non-partisan governing board of [[Alameda County, California]]. Members of the Board of supervisors are elected from districts, based on their residence.
The '''Alameda County Board of Supervisors''' is the five member non-partisan governing board of [[Alameda County, California]]. Members of the Board of supervisors are elected from districts, based on their residence.


==History==
==History==
The board was created in 1855, with the first supervisor meeting held at the [[San Leandro, California|San Leandro]] courthouse April 2, 1855. From the creation of the county in 1853 to the creation of the first board of supervisors in 1855, Alameda County was governed by a [[Court of Sessions (California)|Court of Sessions]], a special provisional form, combining executive, legislative and judicial functions.<ref>[http://acgov.org/ac150/board.htm]</ref>
The board was created in 1855, with the first supervisor meeting held at the [[San Leandro, California|San Leandro]] courthouse April 2, 1855. From the creation of the county in 1853 to the creation of the first board of supervisors in 1855, Alameda County was governed by a [[Court of Sessions (California)|Court of Sessions]], a special provisional form, combining executive, legislative and judicial functions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2023 |title=Sesquicentennial Celebration |url=http://acgov.org/ac150/board.htm |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=Alameda County, CA}}</ref>


==Districts==
==Districts==
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! District !! Supervisor !! Cities & Areas Represented
! District !! Supervisor !! Cities & Areas Represented
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| 1 || David Haubert<ref>[http://acgov.org/board/district1/index.htm]</ref> || Dublin & Livermore; most of Fremont; a portion of the unincorporated community of Sunol; and most of the Livermore-Amador Valley
| 1 || David Haubert<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://district1.acgov.org/|title=Home &#124; District 1 &#124; Board of Supervisors &#124; Alameda County|website=district1.acgov.org}}</ref> || Dublin & Livermore; most of Fremont; a portion of the unincorporated community of Sunol; and most of the Livermore-Amador Valley
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| 2 || Richard Valle<ref>[http://acgov.org/board/district2/index.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.rafu.com/2012/11/hayashi-third-in-county-supervisor-race/]</ref> || Hayward, Newark & Union City; the northern portion of the city of Fremont; and a portion of the unincorporated community of Sunol
| 2 || Elisa Marquez<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Burbank |first1=Keith |title=Marquez sworn in as new Alameda County supervisor|url=https://pleasantonweekly.com/news/2023/04/05/marquez-sworn-in-as-new-alameda-county-supervisor |website=Pleasanton Weekly |date=5 April 2023 |access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref> || Hayward, Newark & Union City; the northern portion of the city of Fremont; and a portion of the unincorporated community of Sunol
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| 3 || [[Wilma Chan]] || Alameda & San Leandro; a portion of the city of Oakland: including the Chinatown, San Antonio, Fruitvale and Melrose areas; the unincorporated communities of San Lorenzo and Hayward Acres; and a portion of the unincorporated community of Ashland.
| 3 || Lena Tam<ref name="auto"/> || Alameda & San Leandro; a portion of the city of Oakland: including the Chinatown, San Antonio, Fruitvale and Melrose areas; the unincorporated communities of San Lorenzo and Hayward Acres; and a portion of the unincorporated community of Ashland.
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| 4 || Nate Miley<ref>[http://acgov.org/board/district4/index.htm]</ref> || Pleasanton, including the adjacent unincorporated Castlewood and Happy Valley areas; the Lower Hills, South Hills and Elmhurst areas of Oakland; the unincorporated communities of Castro Valley, Cherryland, and Fairview; and most of the unincorporated community of Ashland.
| 4 || Nate Miley<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://district4.acgov.org/|title=Home &#124; District 4 &#124; Board of Supervisors &#124; Alameda County|website=district4.acgov.org}}</ref> || Pleasanton, including the adjacent unincorporated Castlewood and Happy Valley areas; the Lower Hills, South Hills and Elmhurst areas of Oakland; the unincorporated communities of [[Castro Valley, California|Castro Valley]], [[Cherryland, California|Cherryland]], and [[Fairview, California|Fairview]]; and most of the unincorporated community of [[Ashland, California|Ashland]].
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| 5 || Keith Carson || Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, & Piedmont; and a portion of Oakland including: West Oakland, North Oakland, and the North Hills areas.
| 5 || Keith Carson || Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, & Piedmont; and a portion of Oakland including: West Oakland, North Oakland, and the North Hills areas.
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== Governance ==
== Governance ==
Within the broad limits established by the State Constitution, State General Law, and the Alameda County Charter, the Board exercises both the legislative and the executive functions of government. The Board of Supervisors is also the governing body for a number of "special districts" within Alameda County.<ref>[http://acgov.org/board/about.htm About the Board of Supervisors]</ref>
Within the broad limits established by the State Constitution, State General Law, and the Alameda County Charter, the Board exercises both the legislative and the executive functions of government. The Board of Supervisors is also the governing body for a number of "special districts" within Alameda County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://acgov.org/board/about.htm|title=Redirect to About Board of Supervisors|website=acgov.org}}</ref>


Boundaries are adjusted every ten years through the process called "redistricting" to make the supervisorial districts equal in population. Redistricting was last completed in 2001. Terms of office for the Supervisors are four years.
Boundaries are adjusted every ten years through the process called "redistricting" to make the supervisorial districts equal in population. Redistricting was last completed in 2001. Terms of office for the Supervisors are four years.
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*[[William Dutton Hayward]], namesake of the city of [[Hayward, California|Hayward]]
*[[William Dutton Hayward]], namesake of the city of [[Hayward, California|Hayward]]
*[[Francis K. Shattuck]]
*[[Francis K. Shattuck]]
*[[Gail Steele]] was formerly the supervisor of district 2 for 18 years. The Gail Steele Wellness and Recovery Center is named for her. It is located in [[Hayward, California|Hayward]], and is a division of the [[Alameda County Health Care Services Agency]] and the Behavioral Health Care Services Agency of the county.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sanleandro.patch.com/articles/county-health-care-services-agency-announces-grand-opening-dedication-of-gail-steele-wellness-and-recovery-center |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304202433/http://sanleandro.patch.com/articles/county-health-care-services-agency-announces-grand-opening-dedication-of-gail-steele-wellness-and-recovery-center |archive-date=2013-03-04 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref>
*[[Gail Steele]] was formerly the supervisor of district 2 for 18 years. The Gail Steele Wellness and Recovery Center is named for her. It is located in [[Hayward, California|Hayward]], and is a division of the [[Alameda County Health Care Services Agency]] and the Behavioral Health Care Services Agency of the county.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sanleandro.patch.com/articles/county-health-care-services-agency-announces-grand-opening-dedication-of-gail-steele-wellness-and-recovery-center |title=Grand Opening and Dedication of County's Gail Steele Wellness and Recovery Center - San Leandro, CA Patch |access-date=2012-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304202433/http://sanleandro.patch.com/articles/county-health-care-services-agency-announces-grand-opening-dedication-of-gail-steele-wellness-and-recovery-center |archive-date=2013-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Kent D. Pursel (b 1904, San Francisco), supervisor, 1952-1964+. A section of [[Interstate 80 in California|Interstate 80]] was dedicated to his memory.<ref>[http://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/page/4/#4641-6]</ref><ref>[http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf7489p2jj/]</ref><ref>[http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/20001551-0]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/products/Named_Freeways_Final.pdf|title=2009 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California|date=January 2010|work=[[California Department of Transportation]]|publisher=dot.ca.gov|page=209|accessdate=21 July 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purchio-puthuff.html#405.14.49]</ref>
*Kent D. Pursel (b 1904, San Francisco), supervisor, 1952-1964+. A section of [[Interstate 80 in California|Interstate 80]] was dedicated to his memory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/page/4/#4641-6|title = Home}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf7489p2jj/|title = Left to right: Mayor Clifford Rishell; Kent Pursel, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Alameda County; Joseph &#91;Russell&#93; Knowland, Sr., Publisher, Oakland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/20001551-0|title = 2000.1.551 &#124; Omca Collections}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/products/Named_Freeways_Final.pdf|title=2009 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California|date=January 2010|work=[[California Department of Transportation]]|publisher=dot.ca.gov|page=209|accessdate=21 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purchio-puthuff.html#405.14.49|title = The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Purcells to Putman}}</ref>
*[[Wilma Chan]], a member of the board who was killed by a car in 2021.


===Nadia Davis-Lockyer===
https://www.ocweekly.com/tag/nadia-maria-davis/
[[Nadia Davis-Lockyer]] (Board of Supervisors, November 2010 - April 20, 2012), an [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] native, has worked as a public interest law attorney since 1997. She previously served as Executive Director of the Alameda County Family Justice Center. In January 2010, she was appointed to the Board of Governors of the [[California Community Colleges System]] by Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. She was elected to the Board of Supervisors in the November 2010 election,<ref>Contra Costa Times, August 20, 2009 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/08/20/lockyer-takes-early-fundraising-lead-in-supes-race/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419105624/http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/08/20/lockyer-takes-early-fundraising-lead-in-supes-race/ |date=2012-04-19 }}</ref> but resigned her position in April 2012 while undergoing treatment in a rehabilitation center for chemical dependency after a highly publicized incident at a Newark hotel room in which she called police claiming her former boyfriend had assaulted her.
Nadia Maria Davis has a lifetime record of passionate work and dedication improving the lives of others.
<ref>San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 2012 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/25/BADO1NC8OV.DTL</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/prop-zero/Bill-Lockyer-Nadia-Davis-Lockyer-Treasurer-Attorney-General-140528823.html |title=Sordid Lockyer Case One for the Feds {{!}} NBC 7 San Diego |website=www.nbcsandiego.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205045119/http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/prop-zero/Bill-Lockyer-Nadia-Davis-Lockyer-Treasurer-Attorney-General-140528823.html |archive-date=2014-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_20444645/embattled-alameda-county-supervisor-nadia-lockyer-resigns?source=rss|title = Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer resigns, citing need to focus on motherhood, recovery|date = 20 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/22/EDM21NATT3.DTL|title = What did Bill Lockyer know about his wife's rehab?|date = 23 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Salacious-Sex-Tape-Swing-in-Lockyer-Scandal-140653983.html|title = Salacious Sex Tape Swing in Lockyer Scandal| date=28 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/26/nadia-lockyer-sex-tape_n_1303090.html?ref=san-francisco|title=SEX TAPE RUMORED: Plot Thickens for Embattled Supervisor|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=27 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19991703?source=rss_viewed|title = Bill and Nadia Lockyer: A seemingly perfect life becomes a messy affair|date = 17 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/26/BADO1NC8OV.DTL|title = Sex-tape stunner in Nadia Lockyer case|date = 26 February 2012}}</ref> In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News immediately after her resignation, Mrs. Lockyer explained previous statements she made concerning her addiction issues. After "initially claiming" her former boyfriend had "hacked into her email, she admitted she was the author of an email to a reporter" blaming her husband, then-California State Treasurer [[Bill Lockyer]], for "buying and supplying her with drugs years ago -- an allegation his office called "utterly false." Mrs. Lockyer said she "regretted" sending the message," and asked "the public not to hold anything against my husband for actions that happened a long time ago."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_20453631/exclusive-interview-nadia-lockyer-tells-traumatic-story-how|title = Exclusive interview: Nadia Lockyer tells of how affair, drugs and deceit led to downfall|date = 21 April 2012}}</ref> Later that year, in August 2012, Mrs. Lockyer was arrested in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], charged with felony methamphetamine possession.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_21474833/former-alameda-county-supervisor-nadia-lockyer-arrested-drug|title = Ex-Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer arrested on meth, child-endangerment charges|date = 5 September 2012}}</ref> The Orange County District Attorney subsequently dropped the charges, and Lockyer then completed a rehabilitation program. She has since resumed the practice of law with a firm in Newport Beach,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2014-01-16/news/nadia-maria-davis-lockyer/ |title=Nadia Maria Davis Lockyer's Comeback &#124; OC Weekly |access-date=2014-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202171510/http://www.ocweekly.com/2014-01-16/news/nadia-maria-davis-lockyer/ |archive-date=2014-12-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and lives in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] with her husband, now in private law practice.
Nadia was born the youngest of seven children to ethnically mixed parents of Native American, Mexican, and German descent. Her spiritual inspiration since his death in 1994 has always been her father, best know as “Wally” Davis - an orphaned field worker at the age of 9, who later became one of the first Spanish speaking attorneys in Southern California, founding the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Wally Davis is also best known as the lawyer who made ‘Brown vs. Board of Education’ a reality for Latinos here in OC when he successfully sued the Santa Ana Unified School District for “discriminatory ability grouping” of non-English speaking children. The lawsuit resulted in mandated testing of students for their aptitude, or intelligence rating, not in English, but also in the language of their origin.

Nadia received her Bachelors Degree from U.C.L.A. in 1993 and J.D. from Loyola Law School in 1996. She has been a member of California State Bar since 1997.
====Special appointment====
At U.C.L.A. Mrs. Davis- Lockyer led numerous efforts to empower and inspire youth, mentoring inner-city youth with Project Motivation and completing an internship with FOX Television Show “In Living Color,” studying ethnic stereotypes and effects on paroled youth along with the David Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center in South Central Los Angeles. At Loyola Law School, she chaired the Public Interest Law Foundation and led the organization’s pro-bono efforts, mentored students at a neighboring elementary school, studied Human Rights and Environmental Law in Central America, and transcribed law books for a blind student.
Among the candidates being considered for the special appointment to replace Lockyer on the board were local politicians [[Alberto Torrico]], Richard Valle, Mark Salinas, [[Union City, California|Union City]] Mayor Mark Green and Ana Apodaca.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar/localnews/ci_20504441/ana-apodaca-mark-green-richard-valle-among-those |title=Apodaca, Green, Valle among those interested in Alameda County District 2 Supervisor seat - Inside Bay Area |website=www.insidebayarea.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512135156/http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar/localnews/ci_20504441/ana-apodaca-mark-green-richard-valle-among-those |archive-date=2012-05-12}}</ref> On June 11, the 4 other board members voted unanimously to appoint Valle as supervisor. He served until November 2012, at which time a special election was held to choose who would serve the final 2 years of the 4-year term. Valle won the election, against [[Mary Hayashi]] and Green.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/11/4554559/alameda-county-board-chooses-lockyers.html |title=Alameda County board chooses Lockyer's replacement - AP State Wire News - the Sacramento Bee |access-date=2012-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615194654/http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/11/4554559/alameda-county-board-chooses-lockyers.html |archive-date=2012-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/alameda-supervisors-approve-lockyer-replacement/nPQzh/ |title=Alameda supervisors approve Lockyer replacement &#124; www.ktvu.com |access-date=2012-06-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127093728/http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/alameda-supervisors-approve-lockyer-replacement/nPQzh/ |archive-date=2013-01-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Following law school, she independently authored a handbook and conducted seminars throughout the state for immigrant children and youth seeking a higher education. She was a member of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez’s legal team and protected the rights of new citizens against unfounded accusations. She ran Senator Lou Correa’s fundraising efforts in his first bid for elected office to Assembly in OC and then spearheaded
As the youngest Latina and Native American serving in local office, Nadia was elected to the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Trustees in November of 1997. S.A.U.S.D. is one of the largest, densest school districts in the state with over 68,000 students. During her term, the District successfully passed a large school bond act and, while she was serving as Board President, negotiated multiple issues involving a federal base closure. She led District efforts to increase college attendance rates, reduce teen pregnancy rates, and improve collaboration with City, County, State, and Federal elected officials, working vehemently to use and strengthen all her relationships for the betterment of others. During all of this time on the Board of Education, she was an associate attorney in the Public Law Department of Best, Best, & Krieger, LLP.
A passionate advocate for youth justice, as an attorney Nadia worked for some of the largest pro-bono law firms in the nation, including Public Counsel, The Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law, and the Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund. Most notable, however, is her leadership in obtaining the freedom of Orange County’s son, Arthur Carmona, a wrongfully convicted 16 year-old - after nearly 3 years of legal filings, lobbying, petitions, press coverage, raising funds for the family, and securing top investigators and legal representation, Arthur was eventually freed.
Personally, Nadia has faced and overcome multiple challenges. She is a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and repetitive racial bullying. This fed her unwavering commitment to advocating for civil rights and victims. As an adult, she abruptly loss her father and best friend back to back. In July of 1999, while on the school board and assisting Arthur Carmona, Nadia suffered a near fellow car accident and was not breathing when found. The accident resulted in a serious concussion, slight brain hemorrhage, 22 broken bones, a punctured lung, and internal bleeding. After months of hospitalization, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and persistence, she returned to work in her wheelchair. It was shortly thereafter that her chronic pain, depression, and substance abuse began, as well as when she met her ex-husband, Bill Lockyer.
After marrying, becoming a mother, and moving to Northern California, Nadia sought the help she needed through Kaiser, and continued her legal work by focusing on victims of interpersonal violence. She became the Executive Director of the Alameda County Family Justice Center, helping children and families throughout the County cut through red tape to get the help and support they needed. She led the collaboration efforts of multiple public, non-profit, and government agencies to work better together to provide more easily accessible, coordinated, and efficient service to victims of domestic violence, sexual exploitation, and child abuse. Under her leader as Executive Director, the Family Justice Center was recognized by the California State Association of Counties and Alameda County Bar Association as a national model of best practices in public- private partnership resulting in comprehensive service delivery to county residents in an efficient and effective manner.
Continuing her leadership as an elected official, in 2010 Nadia was elected to represent over 350,000 constituents in 5 localities in the East Bay of California, making up District 2 of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. As a County Supervisor, she chaired the SSI Advocacy Committee, and complex policy and service delivery change in the areas of family safety, transportation, criminal justice, homelessness, mental health, youth violence, and education.
Nadia’s chronic pain, depression, and addiction resurfaced following the tragic deaths of a baby in-utero, Arthur Carmona, and her brother’s attempted suicide, whom she and her husband had taken into their home. Vulnerable, she was thereafter blackmailed, exploited, and violently assaulted by a man she met while seeking help. The press and public attention on her troubles was relentless and shame filled, resulting in her resignation and move with her son to Southern California. Shortly thereafter she was diagnosed with major PTSD, major depression, chronic pain, and related substance abuse disorder.
Nadia remained steadfast and committed to her recovery regardless. Over the course of a seven year journey, and despite multiple challenges and complexities, she achieved a healthy and safe home and life for her and her children. She continues thriving in recovery, trauma therapy, and pain management efforts. Most of all, she returned to her true self and spiritual home inside where her father’s inspiration shines on.
All the while, her work assisting others never faltered. She not only worked doing special appearances as an attorney, she become a certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor in 2018 and has further enhanced her training in Mind & Meditation, Conscious Communication, as well as the Japji Language. She was certified as a Domestic Violence Advocate in 2014 through the Long Beach Womens Shelter. While pregnant with twins, she worked pro-bono through the Public Law Center and volunteered at various community legal clinics.
She is active in recovery circles of all kind and her story continues to inspire individuals of all ethnicities, gender identifications, disabilities, addictions, injustices, and traumas.
Today, she and her ex-husband are best friends and happily co-parent sharing enormous gratitude for their three amazing sons Diego, 17, soon to be 18, and twins Harrison and Elijah, 5 years old.
Nadia is the recipient of many awards, including the State Democratic Party’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Public Service Award, The Orange County Human Relations Commission Public Service Award, the OC Women’s Suffrage Day Award, the State LULAC Hispanic Woman of the Year Award, the State LULAC 2009 Champion Against Domestic Violence Award, the Alameda County Family Justice Center’s Diamond Leadership Award, and the 2011 Bay Area History Maker’s Award. Nadia Maria Davis has a lifetime record of passionate work and dedication improving the lives of others.
Nadia was born the youngest of seven children to ethnically mixed parents of Native American, Mexican, and German descent. Her spiritual inspiration since his death in 1994 has always been her father, best know as “Wally” Davis - an orphaned field worker at the age of 9, who later became one of the first Spanish speaking attorneys in Southern California, founding the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Wally Davis is also best known as the lawyer who made ‘Brown vs. Board of Education’ a reality for Latinos here in OC when he successfully sued the Santa Ana Unified School District for “discriminatory ability grouping” of non-English speaking children. The lawsuit resulted in mandated testing of students for their aptitude, or intelligence rating, not in English, but also in the language of their origin.
Nadia received her Bachelors Degree from U.C.L.A. in 1993 and J.D. from Loyola Law School in 1996. She has been a member of California State Bar since 1997.
At U.C.L.A. Mrs. Davis- Lockyer led numerous efforts to empower and inspire youth, mentoring inner-city youth with Project Motivation and completing an internship with FOX Television Show “In Living Color,” studying ethnic stereotypes and effects on paroled youth along with the David Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center in South Central Los Angeles. At Loyola Law School, she chaired the Public Interest Law Foundation and led the organization’s pro-bono efforts, mentored students at a neighboring elementary school, studied Human Rights and Environmental Law in Central America, and transcribed law books for a blind student.
Following law school, she independently authored a handbook and conducted seminars throughout the state for immigrant children and youth seeking a higher education. She was a member of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez’s legal team and protected the rights of new citizens against unfounded accusations. She ran Senator Lou Correa’s fundraising efforts in his first bid for elected office to Assembly in OC and then spearheaded
As the youngest Latina and Native American serving in local office, Nadia was elected to the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Trustees in November of 1997. S.A.U.S.D. is one of the largest, densest school districts in the state with over 68,000 students. During her term, the District successfully passed a large school bond act and, while she was serving as Board President, negotiated multiple issues involving a federal base closure. She led District efforts to increase college attendance rates, reduce teen pregnancy rates, and improve collaboration with City, County, State, and Federal elected officials, working vehemently to use and strengthen all her relationships for the betterment of others. During all of this time on the Board of Education, she was an associate attorney in the Public Law Department of Best, Best, & Krieger, LLP.
A passionate advocate for youth justice, as an attorney Nadia worked for some of the largest pro-bono law firms in the nation, including Public Counsel, The Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law, and the Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund. Most notable, however, is her leadership in obtaining the freedom of Orange County’s son, Arthur Carmona, a wrongfully convicted 16 year-old - after nearly 3 years of legal filings, lobbying, petitions, press coverage, raising funds for the family, and securing top investigators and legal representation, Arthur was eventually freed.
Personally, Nadia has faced and overcome multiple challenges. She is a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and repetitive racial bullying. This fed her unwavering commitment to advocating for civil rights and victims. As an adult, she abruptly loss her father and best friend back to back. In July of 1999, while on the school board and assisting Arthur Carmona, Nadia suffered a near fellow car accident and was not breathing when found. The accident resulted in a serious concussion, slight brain hemorrhage, 22 broken bones, a punctured lung, and internal bleeding. After months of hospitalization, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and persistence, she returned to work in her wheelchair. It was shortly thereafter that her chronic pain, depression, and substance abuse began, as well as when she met her ex-husband, Bill Lockyer.
After marrying, becoming a mother, and moving to Northern California, Nadia sought the help she needed through Kaiser, and continued her legal work by focusing on victims of interpersonal violence. She became the Executive Director of the Alameda County Family Justice Center, helping children and families throughout the County cut through red tape to get the help and support they needed. She led the collaboration efforts of multiple public, non-profit, and government agencies to work better together to provide more easily accessible, coordinated, and efficient service to victims of domestic violence, sexual exploitation, and child abuse. Under her leader as Executive Director, the Family Justice Center was recognized by the California State Association of Counties and Alameda County Bar Association as a national model of best practices in public- private partnership resulting in comprehensive service delivery to county residents in an efficient and effective manner.
Continuing her leadership as an elected official, in 2010 Nadia was elected to represent over 350,000 constituents in 5 localities in the East Bay of California, making up District 2 of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. As a County Supervisor, she chaired the SSI Advocacy Committee, and complex policy and service delivery change in the areas of family safety, transportation, criminal justice, homelessness, mental health, youth violence, and education.
Nadia’s chronic pain, depression, and addiction resurfaced following the tragic deaths of a baby in-utero, Arthur Carmona, and her brother’s attempted suicide, whom she and her husband had taken into their home. Vulnerable, she was thereafter blackmailed, exploited, and violently assaulted by a man she met while seeking help. The press and public attention on her troubles was relentless and shame filled, resulting in her resignation and move with her son to Southern California. Shortly thereafter she was diagnosed with major PTSD, major depression, chronic pain, and related substance abuse disorder.
Nadia remained steadfast and committed to her recovery regardless. Over the course of a seven year journey, and despite multiple challenges and complexities, she achieved a healthy and safe home and life for her and her children. She continues thriving in recovery, trauma therapy, and pain management efforts. Most of all, she returned to her true self and spiritual home inside where her father’s inspiration shines on.
All the while, her work assisting others never faltered. She not only worked doing special appearances as an attorney, she become a certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor in 2018 and has further enhanced her training in Mind & Meditation, Conscious Communication, as well as the Japji Language. She was certified as a Domestic Violence Advocate in 2014 through the Long Beach Womens Shelter. While pregnant with twins, she worked pro-bono through the Public Law Center and volunteered at various community legal clinics.
She is active in recovery circles of all kind and her story continues to inspire individuals of all ethnicities, gender identifications, disabilities, addictions, injustices, and traumas.
Today, she and her ex-husband are best friends and happily co-parent sharing enormous gratitude for their three amazing sons Diego, 17, soon to be 18, and twins Harrison and Elijah, 5 years old.
Nadia is the recipient of many awards, including the State Democratic Party’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Public Service Award, The Orange County Human Relations Commission Public Service Award, the OC Women’s Suffrage Day Award, the State LULAC Hispanic Woman of the Year Award, the State LULAC 2009 Champion Against Domestic Violence Award, the Alameda County Family Justice Center’s Diamond Leadership Award, and the 2011 Bay Area History Maker’s Award.


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County Administration Building

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is the five member non-partisan governing board of Alameda County, California. Members of the Board of supervisors are elected from districts, based on their residence.

History

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The board was created in 1855, with the first supervisor meeting held at the San Leandro courthouse April 2, 1855. From the creation of the county in 1853 to the creation of the first board of supervisors in 1855, Alameda County was governed by a Court of Sessions, a special provisional form, combining executive, legislative and judicial functions.[1]

Districts

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District Supervisor Cities & Areas Represented
1 David Haubert[2] Dublin & Livermore; most of Fremont; a portion of the unincorporated community of Sunol; and most of the Livermore-Amador Valley
2 Elisa Marquez[3] Hayward, Newark & Union City; the northern portion of the city of Fremont; and a portion of the unincorporated community of Sunol
3 Lena Tam[3] Alameda & San Leandro; a portion of the city of Oakland: including the Chinatown, San Antonio, Fruitvale and Melrose areas; the unincorporated communities of San Lorenzo and Hayward Acres; and a portion of the unincorporated community of Ashland.
4 Nate Miley[4] Pleasanton, including the adjacent unincorporated Castlewood and Happy Valley areas; the Lower Hills, South Hills and Elmhurst areas of Oakland; the unincorporated communities of Castro Valley, Cherryland, and Fairview; and most of the unincorporated community of Ashland.
5 Keith Carson Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, & Piedmont; and a portion of Oakland including: West Oakland, North Oakland, and the North Hills areas.

Governance

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Within the broad limits established by the State Constitution, State General Law, and the Alameda County Charter, the Board exercises both the legislative and the executive functions of government. The Board of Supervisors is also the governing body for a number of "special districts" within Alameda County.[5]

Boundaries are adjusted every ten years through the process called "redistricting" to make the supervisorial districts equal in population. Redistricting was last completed in 2001. Terms of office for the Supervisors are four years.

Alternate elections are held every two years for three supervisors and then for two supervisors. The salary of the Board members is fixed by the Board itself. A President of the Board, chosen from the membership of the Board every two years, presides at all meetings of the Board and appoints committees to handle work involving the major programs of the County.

Duties of the Board of Supervisors

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As defined by the Alameda County Charter, the duties of the Board of Supervisors are as follows:

  • Appoint most County officers and employees, except elected officials
  • Provide for the compensation of all County officials and employees
  • Create officers, boards, and commissions as needed, appointing the members and fixing the terms of office
  • Award all contracts for public works.
  • Adopt an annual budget.
  • Provide, publish, and enforce a complete code of rules prescribing the duties and the systems of * office and management, accounts, and reports for each County department.
  • Have an annual audit made of all County accounts, books, and records.
  • Supervise the operations of departments and exercise executive and administrative authority throughout County government.
  • Serve as appellate body for employee grievances, planning and zoning.

Board Meetings

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The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday mornings at the County Administration Building in Oakland, at 1221 Oak Street. Meetings are open to the public.

Former supervisors

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Nadia Davis-Lockyer

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Nadia Davis-Lockyer (Board of Supervisors, November 2010 - April 20, 2012), an Orange County native, has worked as a public interest law attorney since 1997. She previously served as Executive Director of the Alameda County Family Justice Center. In January 2010, she was appointed to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges System by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. She was elected to the Board of Supervisors in the November 2010 election,[12] but resigned her position in April 2012 while undergoing treatment in a rehabilitation center for chemical dependency after a highly publicized incident at a Newark hotel room in which she called police claiming her former boyfriend had assaulted her. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News immediately after her resignation, Mrs. Lockyer explained previous statements she made concerning her addiction issues. After "initially claiming" her former boyfriend had "hacked into her email, she admitted she was the author of an email to a reporter" blaming her husband, then-California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, for "buying and supplying her with drugs years ago -- an allegation his office called "utterly false." Mrs. Lockyer said she "regretted" sending the message," and asked "the public not to hold anything against my husband for actions that happened a long time ago."[21] Later that year, in August 2012, Mrs. Lockyer was arrested in Orange County, charged with felony methamphetamine possession.[22] The Orange County District Attorney subsequently dropped the charges, and Lockyer then completed a rehabilitation program. She has since resumed the practice of law with a firm in Newport Beach,[23] and lives in Long Beach with her husband, now in private law practice.

Special appointment

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Among the candidates being considered for the special appointment to replace Lockyer on the board were local politicians Alberto Torrico, Richard Valle, Mark Salinas, Union City Mayor Mark Green and Ana Apodaca.[24] On June 11, the 4 other board members voted unanimously to appoint Valle as supervisor. He served until November 2012, at which time a special election was held to choose who would serve the final 2 years of the 4-year term. Valle won the election, against Mary Hayashi and Green.[25][26]

References

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  1. ^ "Sesquicentennial Celebration". Alameda County, CA. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Home | District 1 | Board of Supervisors | Alameda County". district1.acgov.org.
  3. ^ a b Burbank, Keith (5 April 2023). "Marquez sworn in as new Alameda County supervisor". Pleasanton Weekly. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Home | District 4 | Board of Supervisors | Alameda County". district4.acgov.org.
  5. ^ "Redirect to About Board of Supervisors". acgov.org.
  6. ^ "Grand Opening and Dedication of County's Gail Steele Wellness and Recovery Center - San Leandro, CA Patch". Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  7. ^ "Home".
  8. ^ "Left to right: Mayor Clifford Rishell; Kent Pursel, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Alameda County; Joseph [Russell] Knowland, Sr., Publisher, Oakland".
  9. ^ "2000.1.551 | Omca Collections".
  10. ^ "2009 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. dot.ca.gov. January 2010. p. 209. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  11. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Purcells to Putman".
  12. ^ Contra Costa Times, August 20, 2009 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/08/20/lockyer-takes-early-fundraising-lead-in-supes-race/ Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 2012 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/25/BADO1NC8OV.DTL
  14. ^ "Sordid Lockyer Case One for the Feds | NBC 7 San Diego". www.nbcsandiego.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
  15. ^ "Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer resigns, citing need to focus on motherhood, recovery". 20 April 2012.
  16. ^ "What did Bill Lockyer know about his wife's rehab?". 23 February 2012.
  17. ^ "Salacious Sex Tape Swing in Lockyer Scandal". 28 February 2012.
  18. ^ "SEX TAPE RUMORED: Plot Thickens for Embattled Supervisor". HuffPost. 27 February 2012.
  19. ^ "Bill and Nadia Lockyer: A seemingly perfect life becomes a messy affair". 17 February 2012.
  20. ^ "Sex-tape stunner in Nadia Lockyer case". 26 February 2012.
  21. ^ "Exclusive interview: Nadia Lockyer tells of how affair, drugs and deceit led to downfall". 21 April 2012.
  22. ^ "Ex-Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer arrested on meth, child-endangerment charges". 5 September 2012.
  23. ^ "Nadia Maria Davis Lockyer's Comeback | OC Weekly". Archived from the original on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  24. ^ "Apodaca, Green, Valle among those interested in Alameda County District 2 Supervisor seat - Inside Bay Area". www.insidebayarea.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12.
  25. ^ "Alameda County board chooses Lockyer's replacement - AP State Wire News - the Sacramento Bee". Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  26. ^ "Alameda supervisors approve Lockyer replacement | www.ktvu.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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