2014 Berkeley election results
Polls in Berkeley closed at 8 p.m. We’ll bring you the results of Berkeley’s elections right here as they come in.
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Tag Archives: James Chang
Berkeley rent board sees 5 candidates for open seats
Unlike the city’s school board and City Council elections this year, all candidates who are running for Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board are guaranteed a position.
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Election 2014 Endorsements: City candidates
Linda Maio City Council District 1 The race in District 1 comes down to experience versus enthusiasm. Incumbent Linda Maio’s 22 years of effective service to both her community and the city of Berkeley as a whole put her head and shoulders above her challengers. In District 1, where environmental issues
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Berkeley Tenants’ Union weighs on affordable housing
As James Chang said at the Tenants’ Convention on July 13, “Student issues are community issues, and community issues are student issues.” It is imperative that we have a vibrant Berkeley Tenants’ Union to address issues at City Council, the Zoning Adjustment Board and the Planning Commission. Together, our voices will be heard. We also need to work in November and beyond to support rent board candidates and city council candidates and make sure that other elected officials know of our concerns and will respond to them. Our collective presence can be very powerful, and we are now only tapping into its potential. You and I, and she and he, can make a difference. Let’s begin that work.
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Pro-tenant slate chosen for Berkeley rent board race
At a convention Sunday afternoon, over 100 Berkeley residents elected five candidates to run for rent board on the pro-tenant slate this November.
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6 candidates compete for Berkeley’s dominant rent board slate
This Sunday, voters at the Berkeley Tenant Convention will select five candidates from a six-candidate applicant pool to a pro-tenant slate that has dominated the Rent Stabilization Board elections since the late 1990s.
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Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board outlines rights and rent rules
Since 1982, the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board has existed to regulate increases in rent, mediate conflicts between landlords and tenants and develop housing legislation.
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CalSERVE partners with Cooperative Movement Party, gaining new political ground
CalSERVE, the progressive student political party that presents itself as an advocate for underrepresented groups, is gradually expanding its base.
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Co-op community meets for 8-hour impassioned discussion about Cloyne Court’s future
The Berkeley Student Cooperative’s Board of Directors voted to extend the timeline to decide the future of Cloyne Court at an almost eight-hour meeting beginning Thursday night and continuing into the early hours of Friday morning.
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Proposal to transform Cloyne Court’s culture sparks controversy within co-op community
Cloyne Court may be designated as a substance-free academic theme house following a proposed plan last week by the Berkeley Student Cooperative executive cabinet.
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