Buffy Wicks and Dan Kalb lead in Assembly District 15’s primary election
Wicks received 31.4 percent of the vote, while Kalb received 14.2 percent. Both candidates will now advance in the Assembly District 15 election.
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Proposed law aimed at easing process of confiscating guns passes through California Senate
The bill, authored by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, strengthens an existing gun law she also authored by allowing police to confiscate firearm components such as ammunition and magazines from dangerous individuals with credible evidence of a threat.
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Le Conte Elementary School renamed after Sylvia Mendez, a key figure in California desegregation
Sylvia Mendez was the plaintiff in the landmark 1947 case Mendez v. Westminster. The case challenged the “whites only” policy of four Los Angeles school districts, and ultimately the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Mendez.
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California Assembly District 15 candidates talk at forum on health equity
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.
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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín endorses Judy Appel’s state Assembly campaign
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín has endorsed Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education Vice President Judy Appel in the state Assembly District 15 race, according to a Monday press release.
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Final day of union strike closes with crowd of more than 100 hearing from speakers
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union’s strike was organized after members were forced to sign a contract with terms the union had rejected. Lead UC Berkeley AFSCME organizer Libertad Ayala addressed the crowd, saying the UC now understands the impact of the workers’ absence.
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Berkeley Unified School District approves $860K in budget additions
The board approved hiring a districtwide bilingual substitute teacher, who will speak both English and Spanish. The approved programs also include a $25,000 Berkeley High School African American Studies 50th Anniversary program and a $300,000 Structured Literacy Instruction program.
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‘Bridge the partisan design’: California Assembly District 15 candidates discuss empathy in politics
Candidates for the State Assembly District 15 seat redirected their attention away from campaigning for three hours Saturday afternoon in order to address a topic rarely discussed in the realm of politics — empathy.
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State Assembly District 15 candidates discuss education, housing at campus forum
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.
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Vote Judy Appel for California State Assembly District 15
STATE ISSUES: At a time when education has been consistently devalued, Judy Appel will prioritize what matters
The race for the California State Assembly District 15 election has attracted a large pool of 12 candidates, all with diverse and multifaceted platforms. But Assembly District 15 residents need a representative who can prioritize education, as it becomes increasingly inaccessible. That candidate is Judy Appel.
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