Dear Beloved Community, I have decided to resign from the Berkeley City Council effective February 23, 2024. I could say what office holders’ usually say – that I would like to spend more time with my family – but that is not the reason. Nor am I being harassed in any way to make this…

The nation’s strongest ordinance to protect low-wage and part-time workers goes into effect today. My office first introduced this legislation in 2018 and it passed the Council in November 2022 amidst a backdrop of historic labor  action. It is the culmination of four years of careful consideration with labor and impacted businesses at the Labor…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2023 Golden Gate Fields is Closing  BERKELEY, CA. – After 80 years of operation, Golden Gate Fields racetrack is closing. Golden Gate Fields, one of the Bay Area’s last remaining horse racing tracks, has been a contentious site amongst Berkeley residents since its inception because of its exploitative business practices. Animal…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 City of Berkeley files petition for rehearing of circuit court’s sweeping and radical anti-electrification ruling Wrong and consequential opinion by three-judge panel threatens to undo much more than Berkeley’s historic electrification ordinance BERKELEY, CA. – In response to a fundamentally flawed and sweeping opinion from a three-judge panel…