A former longtime Oakland City Council member has returned to City Hall, just months after she left office.
The Oaklandside reports that Rebecca Kaplan, who served on the council for 17 years, has been hired as a project manager in the city administrator’s office.
She told the news website that she will do policy research, with an emphasis on illegal dumping and blight – two problems Oakland has been grappling with for years.
Kaplan started her job about three weeks ago. It is unclear how long she’ll serve in the role.
Kaplan was the first openly lesbian member to serve on the City Council. Her tenure representing the City’s District 2 ended in January, but her colleagues asked her to stay on until Charlene Wang won the seat in a special election in April.
