Noel Gallo

Noel Gallo represents District 5 on the Oakland City Council, a position he has held since 2013.^[1] Gallo is chair of the public safety committee,^[2] where he has advocated for youth curfews^[3] and the creation of a Public Safety Oversight Commission.^[4] In 2021, Gallo voted to redirect $17.4 million of a $27 million budget increase from the Oakland Police Department to the Department of Violence Prevention.^[5]

Noel Gallo
Member of the Oakland City Council from District 5
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Ignacio de la Fuente
Member of the Oakland Board of Education from District 5
In office January 1993 – 2012
Preceded by	Darlene Lawson
Succeeded by	Roseann Torres
Personal details
Born	Ysleta, El Paso, Texas
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BS)
Website	Government website

In 1992 he was the first Hispanic elected to the Oakland School Board^[6] on which he also served as President.^[7]

Gallo grew up in the Fruitvale district,^[8] which he now represents.^[9]