Owen Poindexter

Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett released an online voter engagement platform called the Benji Coin on May 17 to promote his campaign for California State Assembly District 15.

All of the co-sponsors work in public health and equity, and therefore the questions at the forum were about how health impacts other public issues, according to Amber Akemi Piatt.

Ten out of the 12 candidates vying for the Assembly seat were present at the public forum, which was hosted by The League of Women Voters, including Buffy Wicks, Owen Poindexter, Ben Bartlett, Cheryl Sudduth, Jovanka Beckles, Raquella Thaman, Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto, Dan Kalb, Andy Katz and Sergey Piterman.

California State Assembly District 15 candidates met to discuss their positions on education accessibility, housing and homelessness at the Assembly District 15 Candidates Forum on Monday night.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla endorsed Buffy Wicks over 11 other candidates for the state Assembly District 15 seat Thursday.

A poll commissioned by the Ben Bartlett campaign found that Bartlett holds a slight lead over a large field of candidates for Assembly District 15.

Richmond Vice Mayor Jovanka Beckles won the endorsement of Berkeley Progressive Alliance, Berkeley Citizens Action and Berkeley Tenants Union for the California State Assembly District 15 seat after a forum of the seat’s candidates Sunday afternoon.

California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond will step down from his position in April to run for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, leaving nine candidates in a race to fill his position.

State Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, endorsed Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto’s campaign for the 15th state assembly seat, according to a press release published Tuesday.

California could become the first state to support the U.S. Congress’s efforts to censure President Donald Trump, after Assemblymember Tony Thurmond introduced a resolution in the State Assembly.