While recent bonds have enabled the city to create affordable housing and improve parks, streets, and other public facilities, funds have been fully committed. We need this measure to continue the progress.
Loni Hancock
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Frank Daar, who helped bring leftist Berkeley candidates to power in the ’70s
Frank Daar was a leader in the formation of the “April Coalition,” which made national news in 1971 by electing Loni Hancock, Ira Simmons and D’Army Bailey to the Berkeley City Council.
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Remembering David Mundstock, progressive political activist, historian of Berkeley electoral politics
David was passionately committed to the idea of Berkeley as “a place where things begin.”
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Buffy Wicks is the best choice for the 15th Assembly District
We have served a combined 34 years in the California Legislature and believe that Wicks shares our values and will bring her quite remarkable organizing experience to the Legislature.
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Opinion: 10 reasons to support Lori Droste for the Berkeley City Council
Two former Berkeley mayors and seven current and former City Council members believe Droste is the best qualified candidate.
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Op-ed: Why 11 current and former Berkeley elected officials endorse Laurie Capitelli
We are former and current Berkeley elected officials who are united in our support for Laurie Capitelli as our next mayor. With our direct firsthand experience, we all deeply appreciate Laurie’s love for Berkeley, his trustworthiness, good humor, compassion, decency and intelligence. We urge you to vote for Laurie as your first choice. Laurie is […]
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Op-Ed: We can do better with civil sidewalks
My support for Measure S, the Berkeley Civil Sidewalks ordinance, was not an easy decision for me. I came to it after many hours of conversation with people from all parts of the community, and a careful reading of the ordinance to see what it actually does and doesn’t do. I have come to the […]