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Each selected candidate has been chosen for their commitment to the city and their constituents, as well as their responses to interviews with the editorial board

Midterm elections might not determine the next president of the United States, but the upcoming elections still have a lot at stake for voters everywhere.

Sometimes, however, the notification from the little blue bird can signal something uplifting or even funny, instead of the typical doom and gloom we have come to expect in politics. The Berkeley City Council members’ Twitter accounts are no exception.

Berkeley Police Accountability Board Vice Chair Nathan Mizell is running for the city’s Rent Stabilization Board.

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

The Daily Californian held its first ever Midterm Elections Public Forum Friday for candidates running for city and school offices in the upcoming November election.

Measure M, which could tax Berkeley property owners with units that have been vacant for more than 182 days, will be on the ballot in November. 

Berkeley City Council unanimously voted to appoint Hansel Aguilar as the new director of the Police Accountability Board, or PAB, during a special meeting Tuesday. They also approved a resolution to Measure L, an affordable housing and infrastructure bond that would allocate $650 million to improvements. 

Kate Harrison, Berkeley Vice Mayor and incumbent for City Council’s District 4 seat, has once again launched a re-election campaign in the upcoming 2022 midterm elections, running unopposed.

Elisa Mikiten, affordable housing planner and partner at Mikiten Architecture, is running for the District 1 City Council seat against incumbent Rashi Kesarwani and newcomer Tamar Michai Freeman.