Legislative Council
Legislative Council’s vision is: Everyone in Alameda County benefits from policies that assure equitable health and wellness.
Legislative Council’s mission is: To promote a social and health equity legislative agenda through a cross-agency, interactive, and inclusive process.
This mission is achieved by:
- Maintaining a Public Health Department infrastructure for legislative advocacy and policy development
- Developing and introducing proactive legislative proposals
- Supporting pending legislation that promotes our legislative priorities
- Building partnerships to develop community-driven public health policies
Goals of the Legislative Council:
- Initiate public health legislative proposals
- Monitor federal and state legislation pertinent to our communities
- Work closely with State and Federal lobbyists
- Advise Alameda County Board of Supervisors to support, oppose or amend public health-related legislation
- Sponsor educational forums to communicate public health related issues
- Present legislative briefings for federal and state legislators
Contact Information
Council Representatives
The Council is comprised of representatives from Behavioral Health, Environmental Health, Health Care Services Administration, and each Division in Public Health.
Legislative Council Coordinator
Pam Willow, Legislative Analyst
1000 Broadway, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94607
Email: Pam.Willow@acgov.org
Administrative Services
Jonn Gao
Phone: (510) 267-8084
Email: John.Gao@acgov.org
Behavioral Health Services
Tracy Hazelton
Phone: (510) 639-1285
Email: THazelton@acbhcs.org
Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
Darlene Fujii
Phone:(510) 268-2141
Email: Darlene.Pratt@acgov.org
Community Health Services
Paul Cummings
Phone:(510) 577-7082
Email: Paul.Cummings@acgov.org
Emergency Medical Services
Jamie Hintzke
Phone: (510) 481-4596
Email: Jaime.Hintzke@acgov.org
Environmental Health Department
Bill Pollock
Phone: (510) 670-6460
Email: Bill.Pollock@acgov.org
Family Health Services
Sandi Soliday
Phone: (510) 267-3261
Email: Sandi.Soliday@acgov.org
Health Care Services Agency
Eileen Ng
Phone: (510) 667-3110
Email: EileenNg@acgov.org
Office of AIDS
Lorenzo Hinojosa
Phone: (510) 268-7645
Email: Lorenzo.Hinojosa@acgov.org
Public Health Nursing
Rhonda Giarretto
Phone: (510) 268-2566
Email: Rhonda Giarretto@acgov.org