Controversy erupts over Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s visit to Israel

Berkeley residents protested outside Berkeley City Council’s meeting Tuesday, voicing their disapproval of Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguín’s visit to Israel.
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Berkeley residents protested outside Berkeley City Council’s meeting Tuesday, voicing their disapproval of Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguín’s visit to Israel.
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Berkeley City Councilmember Cheryl Davila is seeking reelection for 2020 in hopes to “transform” policing and fund health services.
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Amidst protest from a crowd packed into the Longfellow Middle School auditorium, Berkeley City Council voted Wednesday morning to continue participating in the controversial Urban Shield police training program.
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Less than 24 hours after Arreguin swore in as mayor, city officials disbanded a homeless encampment without his prior knowledge. Arreguin was surprised and upset.
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In 2004, two UC Berkeley students, roommates Jason Overman and Jesse Arreguin, swore in as Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board commissioners. On Thursday, 12 years later, the two found themselves in Old City Hall as Arreguin swore into a city position once again — this time, as Berkeley’s first Latino mayor.
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On Wednesday, the morning before Mayor-elect Jesse Arreguin is to be sworn into office, he kicked off a campaign event for Kate Harrison, who is one of the three candidates running for his former District 4 City Council seat.
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Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders individually endorsed Christina Murphy, Alejandro Soto-Vigil, Leah Simon-Weisberg and Igor Tregub — the four members of the CALI slate running for the city’s Rent Stabilization Board.
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Senator and former Democratic presidential nominee Bernie Sanders endorsed Berkeley mayoral candidate Jesse Arreguin on Thursday, marking the first major endorsement from a national political figure in this year’s local election.
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The East Bay Young Democrats, or EBYD, overwhelmingly voted to endorse Berkeley City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin for mayor, in an announcement released Aug. 29.
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Merrilie Mitchell has filed to run for the City Council seat in District 1 against incumbent Linda Maio in November’s election to introduce an independent perspective to the council.
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