Alix A. Rosenthal

alixro (at) yahoo.com
aar (at) rosenthallegal.com

Alix is an attorney in Oakland and San Francisco, specializing in election law and entertainment law.  She has lived in San Francisco since 1999.

In 2002, at the age of 29, Alix got her start in San Francisco politics with her appointment to the newly-created Elections Commission.  The voters had charged the Commission with overseeing a badly-managed department with little transparency, low morale and big PR problems    (see: ballot boxes floating in the Bay).  As its Vice President and President in those first few years, Alix underwent a crash course in municipal organization and helped to turn the ailing department around.

In 2006, at the urging of friends in the progressive movement, Alix ran for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in District 8 against the incumbent.  To the surprise of many (including herself), she garnered 30% of the vote against a formidable and well-liked opponent.

In June 2010, Alix was elected to the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, the governing body of the San Francisco Democratic Party, where she serves as its Treasurer.  For more information about her campaign, check out her campaign Facebook page.  She is running for re-election in June 2012.

A longtime Burning Man enthusiast, Alix sits on the Board of Directors of the Black Rock Arts Foundation, which promotes civic engagement by placing interactive public art projects around the world.  In October 2011, she was elected Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the California Music and Culture Association (CMAC), the Bay Area’s nightlife trade association, which advocates for the “Other 9 to 5″ – the music and entertainment industry in California.  Alix has been a lifelong advocate for women, having founded the San Francisco Women’s Political Summit, and having served as President of the National Women’s Political Caucus (SF chapter).

Alix is a woman of action, Facebook addict, Twitterer and avid runner.  Her dog has a Twitter feed, and she can honestly say she has nothing to do with it.