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John A. Russo (born February 6, 1959) is a U.S. city manager of Riverside, California. Russo was a member of the Oakland City Council from 1994–2000, where he served as finance committee chair and became a leading advocate for fiscal accountability and government reform. In September 2000, he became the first elected city attorney of Oakland, California after a little-debated aspect of Jerry Brown's strong-mayor initiative, Measure X, changed the city attorney post from an appointed to an elected one.〔Janine DeFao, "Russo Vows Reform as Oakland City Attorney,” ''San Francisco Chronicle'', 9/13/2000〕 In 2007, During his second term as city attorney, Russo ran unsuccessfully for the California Assembly 16th District seat in 2006. In June 2008, Russo was re-elected to a third term as city attorney, running unopposed. In February, 2011, after clashes with new Oakland mayor Jean Quan, Russo applied for and was named the city manager for neighboring Alameda, California.〔(Rumors confirmed: Oakland city attorney wants out )〕 Russo became Alameda city manager on June 13, 2011.〔Keith Gleason, “Russo to the Rescue: Alameda’s CEO Enters the Fray,” ''Alameda Magazine”, May–June 2012〕 In February, 2015, Russo resigned as Alameda city manager to become the city manager of Riverside, California beginning May 4, 2015.〔(City Manager John Russo Headed to Riverside )〕 Russo served as the president of the League of California Cities from 2002–03, serving a total of nine years on the board. == Background == John Russo was born and raised in the Italian immigrant Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn, New York. His father, a construction worker and union vice president, and his mother, a dressmaker, moved to the United States from London in 1958 five months before he was born. He graduated with honors in economics and political science from Yale University and earned his law degree from New York University School of Law. After a two-year stint as a Legal Aid attorney in St. Louis, Missouri, Russo moved to Oakland in 1987. He served as president of Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation, treasurer of the East Bay League of Conservation Voters, and pro bono attorney to several neighborhood associations and non-profits.〔William Wong, “John Russo, A Councilmember to Watch,”''Oakland Tribune'', Jan 6, 1995.〕 In June 1994, John was elected to the Oakland City Council, where he became the council's leading advocate for fiscal accountability and government reform.〔 In his six years on the council, John implemented community policing, developed the first balanced budget in a generation, and working closely with the League of Woman Voters, authored Oakland's open government law called the "sunshine" ordinance.〔John Russo, “Why California Should be the True ‘Sunshine’ State: The Importance of Open Government to Local Democracy,” pgs 3-5, ''Western City Magazine'', August 2003, p. 3-5.〕 In 2002, John served as president of the League of California Cities spearheading initiatives to protect local tax revenues from state fiscal mismanagement and amend California's Constitution to ensure public access to government records and decision-making. His ability to work 'across the aisle' earned him a seat on the Board of the National League of Cities, an organization which represents more than 18,000 towns and cities, in December 2003.〔Chris McKenzie, “A Warrior for Local Democracy: How One Man Rocked the League,”''Western City Magazine'', July 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John A. Russo (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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