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The League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville hosted a candidacy forum Thursday for Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board candidates.

From raising the minimum wage to divesting from banks with ties to apartheid in South Africa, Berkeley has been ahead of the curve on certain issues.

All city measures passed except for landlord-backed Measure DD, and the minimum wage ballots Measure BB and Measure CC, which had both been running joint "no-no" campaigns.

An analysis reviewing past Berkeley elections conducted by a local nonprofit concluded that money is often a clear advantage in city elections.

Berkeley residents will be voting on ballot measures ranging from lowering the voting age for certain elections to funding public infrastructure repairs.

The upcoming November ballot will feature a measure that would implement a public financing system for Berkeley city elections and could potentially diversify the pool of candidates in future elections.

As local elections approach in November, some are concerned about the perennial issue of low student engagement in Berkeley politics.

Berkeley mayoral candidate Laurie Capitelli’s cumulative campaign fundraising has now reached about $104,000 in total monetary contributions compared to contributions to fellow candidate Jesse Arreguín of about $70,000, according to campaign finance disclosures.

Berkeley activists kicked off a campaign supporting a November ballot measure Saturday that would limit the influence of money and lower the barrier of entry to running for elected city positions.