Aidan Hill

Robinson, who graduated from UC Berkeley as a political economy major this year, placed student representation at the center of his bid for the City Council seat.

Ahead of Tuesday’s election, UC Berkeley’s Progressive Student Association, or PSA, and Cal Berkeley Democrats hosted a “Get Out the Vote” event on Sproul Plaza on Monday with Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín.

Tuesday's midterm election will bring out Berkeley residents, students and staff to polling stations to decide the fate of measures, propositions and representative seats on local, state and national levels.

This midterm election season, many Berkeley City Council candidates and city officials made contributions to other candidates’ campaigns, according to documents obtained through NetFile.

After more than two decades, Berkeley voters will elect a new representative for District 7. Kriss Worthington, who served on the council for 22 years, has long been a staple in the community, tackling issues ranging from student housing to homelessness. And the only candidate truly qualified to take his place is Rigel Robinson.

Colorful signs and music welcomed about 40 Green Party members to a rally at the South Berkeley Senior Center on Sunday evening, where attendees heard from their local candidates and 2016 Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein.

City Council candidate Aidan Hill’s arrest during a campus political science class Wednesday prompted a mixed reaction from the Berkeley community.

Aidan Hill, a candidate for Berkeley City Council District 7, was arrested in connection with disturbing a class in Wheeler Hall on Wednesday afternoon.

A group of 50 organizers started protesting about 10 a.m. on the corner of Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue, swelling to a crowd of 150 people about 1 p.m. AFCSME Local 3299 was joined by University Professional and Technical Employees, CWA 9119, UC's union of technical and professional employees in the UC system, and University Council-American Federation of Teachers, or UC-AFT, the union for UC librarians.