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American politician

Shirley Ann Dean (née Bryant; born 1935 36), considered moderate in Berkeley politics, is an American politician who served as the Mayor of Berkeley, California (1994 2002). Before serving two terms as Berkeley's Mayor, Dean served on the Berkeley City Council for 15 years (1975–94) and was a leader of the Berkeley Democratic Club. Shirley Dean grew up in a single parent family and graduated from Berkeley High School (1952). She was selected as a Distinguished Graduate in the Berkeley High School Hall of Fame and was the first in her family to attend college. She graduated with honors from UC Berkeley with a BA in Social Welfare in 1956. During part of the time she served as Mayor, she worked half time for UC Berkeley Undergraduate Admission and Relations with Schools and the Office of Admissions. TOC

Dean started her political career by organizing the Bonita Berryman Neighborhood Association, which led to her appointment in 1971 to the city's Planning Commission. In the early 70s, she worked with Urban Care to stop the development of a large shopping center on the waterfront. In 1976, she was elected from a caucus in her congressional district as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York City pledged to Senator Frank Church. Dean served on the Berkeley City Council for 15 years between 1975 and 1994. A Better Way, an East Bay social service and mental health agency that serves children and their families. Citizens for East Shore Parks (CESP), working to extend the waterfront park through Point Molate in Richmond, California. In 2003, Dean was named Woman of the year by the Zonta Club of Berkeley/North Bay. In 2009, Dean appeared in the documentary film Power Trip: Theatrically Berkeley about the controversial greening of Berkeley after the passage of Berkeley Proposition G.
Dean made headlines in 2007 when she, at age 71, city council member Betty Olds, 86, and noted environmentalist and co founder of Save the Bay, Sylvia McLaughlin, 90, climbed a ladder to briefly join a tree sit aimed at saving the Memorial Oak Grove outside the stadium of the University of California, Berkeley. After a 21 month protest, the oak trees were cut down.

Dean started her political career by organizing the Bonita Berryman Neighborhood Association, which led to her appointment in 1971 to the city's Planning Commission. In the early 70s, she worked with Urban Care to stop the development of a large shopping center on the waterfront. In 1976, she was elected from a caucus in her congressional district as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York City pledged to Senator Frank Church. Dean served on the Berkeley City Council for 15 years between 1975 and 1994. A Better Way, an East Bay social service and mental health agency that serves children and their families. Citizens for East Shore Parks (CESP), working to extend the waterfront park through Point Molate in Richmond, California. In 2003, Dean was named Woman of the year by the Zonta Club of Berkeley/North Bay. In 2009, Dean appeared in the documentary film Power Trip: Theatrically Berkeley about the controversial greening of Berkeley after the passage of Berkeley Proposition G.
Dean made headlines in 2007 when she, at age 71, city council member Betty Olds, 86, and noted environmentalist and co founder of Save the Bay, Sylvia McLaughlin, 90, climbed a ladder to briefly join a tree sit aimed at saving the Memorial Oak Grove outside the stadium of the University of California, Berkeley. After a 21 month protest, the oak trees were cut down.