Two UC Berkeley students are competing in a special election for the city of Berkeley's District 7 city council seat. The candidates are focused on addressing issues such as safer streets and affordable housing.
Two UC Berkeley students are facing off in a special election for the city of Berkeley’s District 7 city council seat next Tuesday.The district covers the UC Berkeley campus and stretches five blocks south, to include People’s Park, a flash-point in the decades-long battle over the use of the university-owned property.
"I formerly served as the President of Cal Berkeley Democrats, the official arm of the Democratic Party on UC Berkeley’s campus, and Telegraph for People, a progressive urbanist organization working to create a pedestrian plaza on Telegraph Avenue in Southside and advocating for transit justice," she told KTVU in an email correspondence.
UC Berkeley Students Special Election City Council District 7 Berkeley Campus People's Park Rigel Robinson Harassment Threats Political Career James Chang Cecilia Lunaparra Safer Streets Affordable Housing
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