Dan Kalb recently completed 12 years on the Oakland City Council, where he earned a reputation as an environmental leader. He authored legislation to ban the storage/handling of coal in Oakland, eliminate single-use plastic foodware and require reusables, require new buildings to be all-electric, divest city holdings from fossil fuels interests, phase out gas-powered leaf-blowers, ban neonicotinoids to protect pollinators, require general plan revisions to incorporate climate resilience strategies, and more. He helped guide the city in creating a strong wildfire prevention vegetation management plan and led the Council’s participation in approving the city’s Equitable Climate Action Plan. From 2003-2012, Dan was the California Policy Director for the Union of Concerned Scientists, where engaged in state policy efforts on climate change, renewable energy, air quality, and clean transportation issues. Previously, Dan worked for the Sierra Club. Dan was recognized as an affordable housing champion by East Bay Housing Organizations and is a long-time supporter of smart growth and transit-oriented development. Dan is a past chairperson of Ava Community Energy, and past president of the Alameda County Recycling Board and StopWaste. He currently serves on the board of CivicWell. Dan received a B.S. degree in Conservation of Natural Resources from U.C. Berkeley and an MPA from the University of San Francisco.