About Hope Johnson
Hope Johnson is a community collaborator who uses her experience in the legal field and Bay Area politics to assist Concord’s neighborhood and political organizations with various local issues and processes at City Hall. She believes that now, more than ever, progressive voices are needed in local government to fight for the rights and lives of Black, Brown, Immigrant, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized communities
Hope has worked with Sun Terrace Neighborhood Partnership and Holbrook Heights Community Association on understanding the cleanup, redevelopment, and preservation of green space at Concord Naval Weapons Station; Concord Communities Alliance on establishment of district elections; the Navy Restoration Advisory Board on analysis of military cleanup of toxic substances at the former military base; local community groups on budget analysis and advocating for tenants’ rights; and various Concord residents on government transparency issues and requesting information from local government.
From 2002 to 2013, Hope was a renter in San Francisco. Her support of San Francisco City Hall’s bold move to begin allowing same sex couples to marry inspired her to become active in local politics. She covered local issues for a well-read online news journal, volunteered on local campaigns, and worked at Project Homeless Connect. Hope served as Chair of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, the quasi-judicial body created to oversee laws requiring public access to state and local government information and meetings. She also volunteered at the San Francisco SPCA for five years.
Hope currently lives with her two cats Emmy and Curtis in North Concord, the neighborhood where she grew up in a working-class family. Her father was a union ironworker and her mother worked at Sunvalley Mall starting just one year after it first opened. Hope attended local public schools, graduating from Mt. Diablo High School with one of the top ten GPAs in her class. She received a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA, where she worked with autistic children to transition them to traditional classrooms.
Hope is a Senior Paralegal/Legal Analyst at a maritime law firm located in San Francisco. She looks forward to continuing to bring a progressive voice and best-practices experience to Concord’s leadership. She is interested in auditing and rethinking Concord’s outdated budget allocation to bring equity to all communities, securing local tenants’ rights, exploring alternative investment in affordable housing, and seeking sustainable redevelopment at the Concord Naval Weapons Station and in Downtown Concord with trustworthy partners.
Hope is proud of the diverse community support she has received for her City Council campaign. Big money special interests don't want Hope advocating for the people, but she hopes her continued advocacy will earn her your vote!
Hope has worked with Sun Terrace Neighborhood Partnership and Holbrook Heights Community Association on understanding the cleanup, redevelopment, and preservation of green space at Concord Naval Weapons Station; Concord Communities Alliance on establishment of district elections; the Navy Restoration Advisory Board on analysis of military cleanup of toxic substances at the former military base; local community groups on budget analysis and advocating for tenants’ rights; and various Concord residents on government transparency issues and requesting information from local government.
From 2002 to 2013, Hope was a renter in San Francisco. Her support of San Francisco City Hall’s bold move to begin allowing same sex couples to marry inspired her to become active in local politics. She covered local issues for a well-read online news journal, volunteered on local campaigns, and worked at Project Homeless Connect. Hope served as Chair of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, the quasi-judicial body created to oversee laws requiring public access to state and local government information and meetings. She also volunteered at the San Francisco SPCA for five years.
Hope currently lives with her two cats Emmy and Curtis in North Concord, the neighborhood where she grew up in a working-class family. Her father was a union ironworker and her mother worked at Sunvalley Mall starting just one year after it first opened. Hope attended local public schools, graduating from Mt. Diablo High School with one of the top ten GPAs in her class. She received a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA, where she worked with autistic children to transition them to traditional classrooms.
Hope is a Senior Paralegal/Legal Analyst at a maritime law firm located in San Francisco. She looks forward to continuing to bring a progressive voice and best-practices experience to Concord’s leadership. She is interested in auditing and rethinking Concord’s outdated budget allocation to bring equity to all communities, securing local tenants’ rights, exploring alternative investment in affordable housing, and seeking sustainable redevelopment at the Concord Naval Weapons Station and in Downtown Concord with trustworthy partners.
Hope is proud of the diverse community support she has received for her City Council campaign. Big money special interests don't want Hope advocating for the people, but she hopes her continued advocacy will earn her your vote!