Bas makes Board of Supervisors debut

15 applicants will vie to replace recalled DA Pamela Price

Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas became the first Filipino American to serve on the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

☕️MORNING BUZZ

—On Monday, Nikki Fortunato Bas spent a relatively large chunk of her day tending to the business of the Oakland City Council rather than preparing for Tuesday, her first day as an Alameda County supervisor.

Bas made her debut at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, stressing she would keep focus on social services issues and housing. Bas also vowed to help lead the board in confronting the incoming Trump administration.

—Alameda County Democrats will meet in Oakland tonight for their first meeting of the new year to swear in the much-anticipated new crop of central committee members. Alameda County Democratic Party Chair Igor Tregub is expected to retain his post.

The frontrunner for vice-chair is Aisha Knowles, a trustee on the Alameda County Board of Education, and the top overall vote-getter in the central committee elections held last March.

—More inside:

• The Alameda County Board of Supervisors have a new board president.

• Fifteen applicants will vie for the chance to replace recalled DA Pamela Price next week. Check out the list in today’s newsletter.

• The San Leandro City Council rang in the new year on Monday night with the same antics that was a hallmark of a very unproductive 2024. Watch the video clip in today’s newsletter.

• Oakland voters will do more than elect a new mayor and District 2 councilmember next spring. A revenue-generating ballot measure will likely come before voters.

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