Friends of Adeline

Berkeley council members voted to confirm Jen Louis as Berkeley Police Department’s chief of police May 9.

HBF, a public health grassroots organization dedicated to building a thriving Black community in Berkeley, focuses on housing, health and birth equity and the promotion of healthy foods and beverages. 

Negeene Mosaed is running on a pro-tenant platform with the Right to Housing Slate for Berkeley Rent Board.

Soli Alpert is running with the Right to Housing Slate to secure a second term on Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board.

Berkeley City Council recently approved a $53 million investment in building affordable housing around the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations.

The Adeline Corridor Specific Plan, which outlines the next 20 years of development in a South Berkeley area near Ashby BART station, was approved by Berkeley City Council on Tuesday after about six years of planning.

Candidates Leah Simon-Weisberg, Andy Kelley, Xavier Johnson, Dominique Walker and Mari Mendonca are leading the race for Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board as of press time, where they will work to regulate rent, provide tenants with protections and maintain affordable housing.

Berkeley renters are facing a compounded crisis, making the Rent Stabilization Board’s work in protecting tenants all the more important.

Mari Mendonca, who currently serves on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, is running for reelection with hopes of advocating for affordable housing and extending rent control.

Longtime city activist and UC Berkeley alumna Margy Wilkinson died Saturday at the age of 76.