District 5

As mail-in ballots continue to be counted, Sophie Hahn, the incumbent for Berkeley City Council District 5, is projected to be reelected, with 76.66% of the vote as of press time, defeating Todd Andrew and Paul Darwin Picklesimer, who currently have won 19.08% and 3.96%, respectively.

Sophie Hahn is a well-rounded councilmember with a list of achievements worthy of reelection. Ger work has made Berkeley a better place. 

The ASUC Vote Coalition and ASUC Office of the External Affairs Vice President hosted a debate Tuesday between District 5 Berkeley City Council candidates Sophie Hahn, vice mayor and City Council member, and Todd Andrew, a real estate consultant.

Paul Darwin Picklesimer thinks Berkeley should be a city “that shines and stands out apart from the rest of the nation to set an example of what’s possible,” and to accomplish this, they are running for Berkeley City Council.

Todd Andrew, a real estate consultant who has lived in North Berkeley for 20 years, is running for the District 5 spot on the Berkeley City Council this November.

In 1982, Berkeley voters approved a ballot initiative to change the date of the municipal elections from April to November in order to increase voter turnout, according to Berkeley City Councilmember Kriss Worthington.

Sophie Hahn is now a District 5 Berkeley City Council member. But she’s also a mother, a former lawyer, a whistleblower and an activist.

Berkeley residents can apply until Feb. 27 for rebates of up to $3,000 to help pay for seismic upgrades to their home's foundation in order to mitigate the risk of earthquake damage to their homes.

The new City Council tackled housing in Berkeley at its first meeting of the year, winning approval from the homeless community and Berkeley residents.

Droste, who was elected to the District 8 City Council seat in 2014, said she decided to travel to D.C. to “show Trump we’re united against bigotry, and we are the popular vote,” emphasizing the importance to stay politically active.