Tony Thurmond elected as California state superintendent
After a tight race, Assemblymember Tony Thurmond has been elected as California superintendent of public instruction.
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Incumbent Kate Harrison re-elected to Berkeley City Council District 4 seat
Harrison was sworn into office in March 2017 and during her time on the council has worked on multiple issues, including police reform, affordable housing and homelessness. Now that Harrison has been re-elected, she said she is “gratified” by the results.
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Ty Alper, Ka’Dijah Brown, Julie Sinai win Berkeley school board seats
Ty Alper, Ka’Dijah Brown and Julie Sinai all secured seats on the board of Berkeley Unified School District as of press time at 2:02 a.m.
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Assemblymember Tony Thurmond named lawmaker of the year by California school counselors
The California Association of School Counselors named Assemblymember Tony Thurmond its annual Lawmaker of the Year for his advocacy in education.
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6 Berkeley school board candidates vie for 3 open seats in upcoming election
Six candidates — Ty Alper, Norma Harrison, Dru Howard, Abdur Sikder, Julie Sinai and Ka’Dijah Brown — will be vying for the three open board seats.
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Here’s how you should vote in the state and county elections
STATE ISSUES: There are several critical seats up for election this November. Here's our take.
This November, Berkeley voters have the opportunity to bring their city new representation at the state level. There are several critical seats up for election, including governor, secretary of state and state Assembly member in the 15th District — and Californians must to do their civic duty by showing up to the polls.
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Democratic candidates Tony Thurmond, Marshall Tuck vie for California superintendent of public instruction
California state Assemblymember Tony Thurmond and New Teacher Center educator-in-residence Marshall Tuck — both members of the Democratic party — are running for the role of state superintendent of public instruction. Current superintendent Tom Torlakson is stepping down after holding the position since 2010, having narrowly defeated Tuck for re-election in 2014.
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Jovanka Beckles, Buffy Wicks run for state Assembly District 15
Both Democratic candidates have similar platforms, hoping to address the housing crisis, environmental issues and the criminal justice system.
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State Assemblymember Tony Thurmond talks on college affordability at town hall at UC San Diego
California State Assemblymember Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, who is running for state superintendent of public instruction, discussed education funding and homelessness at a college affordability town hall Thursday evening at the UC San Diego campus.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs 3 bills to spur housing development, address homelessness
Gov. Jerry Brown recently passed three bills that tackle the housing shortage by increasing housing development near BART stations, addressing homelessness in the city of Berkeley and promoting student housing development throughout California.
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