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The unhealthy air spread over the Bay Area is not just unsettling, but may be a harbinger of the future during more severe climate change. What is the appropriate response to this experience, this new reality?
ZAB had sound reasons for denying the application to build a five-story mixed-use building at 3000 Shattuck and Council members should deny the appeal slated to be discussed at tonight's Council meeting.
The work I have done for this district and this city sets me apart from the other candidates in the District 7 race. I would be honored to have your vote!
Ces is a woman who has a long history fighting for civil rights. I know she will represent her city with integrity, commitment and unceasing energy.
Buffy wants to build more affordable housing, boost funding for public education, and take a regional approach to homelessness. She has the experience, skills and relationships to deliver real results.
She is kind, inclusive, and brave. She has integrity. She is hardworking and dedicated to public service and social change for the better of humanity.
Having served on the Rent Stabilization Board, the Zoning Adjustments Board, the Housing Advisory Commission and the Sierra Club board, he has deep experience and understands the issues.
James Riseman bought a dilapidated four-plex in Berkeley last year and modernized it. The incentive to maintain apartments will decline if vacancy control is reinstated.
Measure FF will continue existing, voter-approved funding for regional parks like Tilden Park, McLaughlin Eastshore Park, and Redwood Regional Park without increasing taxes.
Even before she entered the AD15 race, she was fighting to keep Alta Bates open. She has been on the ground, working with the most vulnerable members of this community for decades.
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