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As soon as the midterms passed, many California Democrats turned their attention to November of 2020. But the party ought not to forget about April — the month when the 2020 census will take place. Uncertainty, distrust and unpreparedness all threaten the accuracy and completeness of the upcoming census. The
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At meetings last week, Berkeley commissioners decided on the next steps for two election-related measures, one related to the city’s redistricting process and another proposing public financing for local candidates.
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As Berkeley voters head to the polls Tuesday to vote on a measure that dictates the boundaries of the city’s student-majority district, opponents of the measure are openly criticizing the city for what they consider exceedingly high amounts of money spent on a lawsuit over the proposed lines.
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Berkeley voters will decide the fate of highly contested district lines in Tuesday’s election.
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In West Berkeley, home to manufacturing companies, environmental issues lie at the forefront in the race for the District 1 council seat.
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Now we have our student district, and this November is the first election in which the new lines are being put to the test.
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A judge ruled Wednesday that a set of highly contested new district lines will be temporarily used in Berkeley’s November election, pending a decision from voters on whether to implement them permanently.
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A judge will decide Wednesday which district lines to use in the Berkeley city election this November, following nearly half a year of controversy that ensued after the suspension of a new map passed by the city council in December.
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After the city filed a lawsuit on Thursday to temporarily implement a set of recently overturned district lines for the November election, a law firm and a public interest organization alleged that the Berkeley City Council violated a government transparency law in the way they decided to do so.
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Despite threats to the contrary, the student district placed on the November ballot will not face a counter-proposal map from Berkeley Councilmember Jesse Arreguin, who is now only moving forward with his previously announced plan to establish an independent commission for the redistricting process.
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