State Leaders

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• Congressmember Lateefah Simon

• Congressmember Aisha Wahab

• Congressmember Ro Khanna

• California State Senator and former Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín

• California State Senator Ben Allen

• California State Senator Jerry McNearmey

• California State Senator Josh Becker

• California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks

• California Assemblymember Damon Connolly

• California Assemblymember Matt Haney

• California Assemblymember Liz Ortega

• California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

• California Assemblymember Alex Lee

• California Assemblymember Ash Kalra

• California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis

• California Attorney General Rob Bonta

• California Controller Malia Cohen

• California Treasurer Fiona Ma

• Former California Controller and California Democratic Party Vice Chair Betty Yee

• California Board of Equalization President Sally Lieber

• Former California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones

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Alameda County Leaders

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• Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas

• Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Marquez

• Alameda County Supervisor Lena Tam

• Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez

• Alameda County Assessor-Recorder Phong La

• Alameda County Auditor-Controller Melissa Wilk

• Alameda County Superintendent of Public Instruction Alysse Castro

• Alameda County Treasurer Hank Levy

• Alameda County Board of Education Trustee Ana Vasudeo

• Alameda County Board of Education Trustee Aisha Knowles

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A Majority of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors

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• Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas

• Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Marquez

• Alameda County Supervisor Lena Tam

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Every Member of the Berkeley City Council

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• Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii 

• Berkeley City Councilmember Terry Taplin

• Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett

• Berkeley City Councilmember Shoshana O'Keefe

• Berkeley City Councilmember Brent Blackaby

• Berkeley City Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra

• Berkeley City Councilmember Mark Humbert

• Berkeley City Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani

• Former Berkeley Mayor and California Assemblymember Tom Bates

• Former Berkeley Mayor and California State Senator Loni Hancock

• Former Berkeley City Councilmember Fred Collignon

• Former Berkeley City Councilmember Veronika Fukson

• Former Berkeley City Councilmember Linda Maio

• Former Berkeley City Councilmember Susan Wengraf

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Every Berkeley Unified School District Board Member

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• Berkeley Unified School Board President Ka'Dijah Brown

• Berkeley Unified School Board Vice President Jen Corn

• Berkeley Unified School Board Director Jennifer Shanoski

• Berkeley Unified School Board Director Beatriz Leyva‑Cutler (appointed) 

• Berkeley Unified School Board Director Michael Chang

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A Supermajority of the Berkeley Rent Board

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• Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Stefan Elgstrand

• Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Xavier Johnson

• Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Andy Kelley

• Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Ida Martinac

• Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Vanessa Danielle Marrero 

• Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Nathan Mizell

• Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Alfred Twu

• Former Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Leah Simon Weisberg

• Former Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Lisa Stephens

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Regional Leaders

 

• AC Transit Board Director Jean Walsh

• AC Transit Board Director Sarah Syed

• BART Board Director Barnali Ghosh

• BART Board Director Edward Wright

• BART Board Director Robert Rayburn

• BART Board Director Victor Flores

• East Bay Municipal Utilities District Boardmember Andy Katz

• East Bay Regional Parks District Director Elizabeth Echols

• Former Peralta Community College District Trustee Karen Weinstein

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Local Elected and Appointed Leaders
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• Albany Mayor Robin Lopez

• Albany Councilmember Preston Jordan

• Albany Councilmember John Miki

• Former Albany Unified School Board Director Sadia Khan

• Emeryville Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur    

• El Cerrito Mayor Gabriel Quinto

• El Cerrito Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Saltzman

• El Cerrito Councilmember Lisa Motoyama

• El Cerrito Councilmember Carolyn Wysinger

• Emeryville Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur

• Emery Unified School District Boardmember Regina Chagolla

• Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan

• Petaluma City Schools Board Trustee Caitlin Quinn

• Hayward Councilmember Julie Roche

• Hayward Councilmember George Syrop

• Hayward Area Recreation District Board President Sara Lamnin

• Oakland City Councilmember Janani Ramachandran

• Oakland City Councilmember Charlene Wang

• Oakland City Councilmember Rowena Brown

• Oakland City Councilmember Zac Unger

• Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo

• Piedmont Mayor Betsy Anderson

• Rohnert Park Councilmember Jackie Elward

• Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee

• San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu

• San Leandro Councilmember Xouhoa Bowen

• San Ramon Councilmember Marisol Rubio

• Union City Councilmember Scott Sakakihara

• Supervisor, Solano County Board of Supervisors Cassandra James

• Mill Valley Mayor Max Perrey

• Supervisor-Elect, Marin County Board of Supervisors Magali Limeta

• San Rafael City Schools Board Member Maureen de Nieva-Marsh

• Corte Madera Councilmember Eli Beckman

• Former CA Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire

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Dozens of Berkeley City Commissioners

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• Ajay Krishnan, Chair, Behavioral Health Commission

• Dana Blecher, Commissioner, Civic Arts Commission

• Cameron Woo, Commissioner, Civic Arts Commission

• Lisa Bullwinkel, Commissioner, Civic Arts Commission, Producer, and District 4 Neighbor

• Rose A. Davila, Commissioner, Commission on Aging and District 4 Neighbor

• Rena Fischer, Chair, Commission on Disability and SAFE STREETS Citizen Oversight Committee Member

• Kathi Pugh, Vice Chair, Commission on Disability

• Mina Sun, Commissioner, Commission on Disability

• Helen Walsh, Commissioner, Commission on Disability 

• Margaret Phillips, Commissioner, Commission on Labor

• Taj Herzer-Baptiste, Commissioner, Community Health Commission; Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, Human Welfare & Community Action Commission

• Kera Binns, Commissioner, Environment and Climate Commission

• Daniel Tahara, Commissioner, Environment and Climate Commission

• Paul Kealoha Blake, Commissioner, Homeless Services Panel of Experts and President, East Bay Media Center

• Sarah Bell, Chair, Housing Advisory Commission

• Kathleen Crandall, Commissioner, Landmarks Preservation Commission

• boona cheema, Former Chair, Mental Health Commission

• Rev. Dwayne Phillips, Chair, Peace and Justice Commission; Alternate, Police Accountability Board

• Steve Freedkin, Former Chair, Peace and Justice Commission

• Ilene lee, Commissioner, Peace and Justice Commission

• Deborah Fink, Commissioner, Peace and Justice Commission

• Bob Dixon, Vice Chair, Personnel Board and District 4 Neighbor

• Emily Marthinsen, Chair, Planning Commission

• Christina Oatfield, Commissioner, Planning Commission

• Joshua Cayetano, Chair, Police Accountability Board

• Leah Wilson, Vice Chair, Police Accountability Board

• Liza Lutzker, Commissioner, SAFE STREETS Citizen Oversight Committee 

• Holly Scheider, Commissioner, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts and District 4 Neighbor

• Janice Kao, Commissioner, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts

• Xavier Morales, Commissioner, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts

• Ren Zaro Fitzgerald, Chair, Transportation and Infrastructure Commission

• Marina Budimir, Commissioner, Transportation and Infrastructure Commission

• Barry Fike, Commissioner, Transportation and Infrastructure Commission; Commissioner, Landmarks Preservation Commission; Former President, Berkeley Federation of Teachers; District 4 Neighbor

• Lyla Shapiro, Commissioner, Youth Commission and District 4 Neighbor

• Philip Monrad, Commissioner, Zero Waste Commission and District 4 neighbor

• Lillian Liu, Commissioner, Commission on the Status of Women

• Kimberly Gaffney, Chair, Zoning Adjustment Board; Chair, Design Review Committee; District 4 Neighbor

• Debra R. Sanderson, Member, Zoning Adjustments Board

• Brandon Yung, Member, Zoning Adjustments Board​

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Neighbors and Community Leaders

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• Avery Arbaugh, Chair, Berkeley Tenants Union

• David Atkins, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member

• Mary D. Broderick, District 4 Small Business Owner, E.A. (Enrolled Agent) 

• Adam Berman, Founder, Urban Admah

• David Campos, California Democratic Party, Vice Chair

• Anna De Leon, Attorney/Musician, Former Civil Rights Attorney, Former School Board President, Small Business Owner

• Michelle Deatrick, Democratic National Committee (DNC) - Climate Crisis Council Chair

• Deborah Durant, Board Member, Community for a Cultural Civic Center

• Corrina Gould, Indigenous Leader

• Sam Greenberg, Berkeley Safe Streets Advocate

• Marc Hedlund, Technology Executive

• Robert Kane, Community Member

• Michael Kapp, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member

• Dan Knapp and Mary Lou Van Deventer, Owners, Urban Ore

• Jay Kelekian, Tenants Rights Advocate

• Andrew Lachman, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member

• Hari Lamba, Commissioner, Parks and Recreation Commission in the City of El Cerrito

• Jeffrey Lee, ASUC Senator at UC Berkeley 

• Diana Love, California Democratic Party, Secretary

• Kristy Martin, Founder & Executive Director, UC Berkeley's Neuroclassical Economics Initiative

• Susie Medak, Founding Managing Director, Berkeley Repertory Theater

• RL Miller, CADEM Environmental Caucus Chair

• Jason Park, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member

• Christine Pelosi, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member

• Willie Phillips, NAACP Member

• Derek Rodriguez, President, Bishop Tenants Association

• Richard Schwartz, Historian/Author, UC Berkeley Affiliated Research Scholar

• Deepa Sharma, California Democratic Party, Vice Chair

• Sandra Smith, Community Member

• Annalisa Swan, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member

• Mati Teiblum, Community Member

• Stephanie Thomas, Ecology Center, The Peace Alliance, Wireless Radiation Education and Defense

• James Thomson, Attorney; District 4 Neighbor

• Mark Van Lunduyt, President, Generation Green

• Karen Weinstein, Berkeley American Association of University Women, Co-President

• LA Wood, Environmentalist & District 4 Neighbor

• Laura X, Women's Rights Leader & Historian

• Thomas Yamaguchi, Berkeley Climate Advocate