This guide begins with ballot issues and concludes with candidate races. Berkeley Speaks is not taking positions on ballot measures or candidates in this election. However, we have created candidate profiles that bear on some of the key races. We…
Berkeley Measure GG, the Large Buildings Fossil Fuel Emissions Tax, would tax owners of the largest buildings in Berkeley—over 15,000 square feet—for the climate pollution generated by their use of methane gas. (When natural gas is used for cooking and…
When then council member Jesse Arreguin was elected Berkeley mayor in that bittersweet November 2016, he supported Kate Harrison’s campaign to succeed him in District 4. Council member Harrison, or just “Kate,” maintained a progressive legacy dating back to the…
The following opinion piece was previously published in Berkeleyside. by Jocelyn E. Goldsmith-De Sena, Margot W. Smith, Tajmal Payne, Rev. Michael Smith, Moni T. Law, George Lippman, and Matthew Lewis Measure HH — the Healthy City Buildings Ordinance — would update…
by Micky Duxbury Many people don’t realize how important the Alameda County Board of Supervisors is to regional planning, emergency preparedness, county-wide policy direction. Most importantly, the Board appropriates money for programs that meet the needs of some of our…
The Home Stretch of a Heated Battle: Should Alameda County DA Pamela Price be Removed from Office? With mail-in ballots now in the hands of voters, the campaigns for and against recalling progressive DA Pamela Price are making their final…
Nikki Bas comes into the race for District 5 Supervisor with an extensive record as Oakland city council member and president. Before government service, Nikki put in decades of work as an environmental, labor, and racial justice leader. In fact,…
Jovanka Beckles is the Bernie Sanders-endorsed candidate for State Senate in Berkeley and beyond. See This may be enough for left-leaning voters to mark Beckles for election. And Bernie is direct as always: “This moment requires bold, progressive leadership.…
Margot with her daughter Janet. Margot Smith is challenging Buffy Wicks, a rising star in the Democratic caucus of the Assembly, who has access to large donors and endorsements from the powerful. Margot is running to raise issues about Wicks’…
Jenny Guarino is taking on first-term Council Member Terry Taplin in West Berkeley’s District 2. See her website at Jenny is currently a Masters student at UC Berkeley in public policy. Her focus is primarily on housing justice and…