Background
Meral, Gerald Harvey was born on April 17, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Abe and Sally (Rosenzweig) Meral.
Meral, Gerald Harvey was born on April 17, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Abe and Sally (Rosenzweig) Meral.
Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1973.
Staff scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, Berkeley, 1971-1975; deputy director, California Department Water Resources, Sacramento, 1975-1983; executive director, Planning and Conservation League, Sacramento, since 1983.
Founder Friends of the River, Berkeley, 1973. Founder, board directors Tuolumne River Preservation Trust, Sacramento, 1981. Organizer, campaigner wildlife and park bond act, 1988, wildlife protection measure, 1990, rail development bond act, 1990.
Developer tobacco tax measure, 1990.
Married Barbara Dale, September 16, 1973.