Campaign Updates
Southside Issues Brief: Transit, Student Support, Housing, Health, and Preparedness
New transit routes, the loss of professional student-parent support, a 45-unit Durant proposal, temporary storefront reuse, county health funding, and an East Bay earthquake all affected Berkeley this week. Here is what each development means for Southside and the practical response it requires.
Southside Issues Brief: Move-In, Autonomous Taxis, Affordable Housing, and Encampment Accountability
Student move-in, Waymo's Berkeley approval, a nonprofit affordable-housing project, and new encampment-closure conditions shaped Berkeley this week. Here is what each development means for Southside and what City Council can do.
Pride Means Belonging You Can Live In
Pride is more than visibility. It is whether LGBTQ+ people can afford to stay in Berkeley, move through public space safely, and have a City Hall that treats belonging as something concrete.
Who Decides the Future of Telegraph Avenue?
Every morning before most of Berkeley is awake, Telegraph Avenue is already being cared for. After spending time with the Telegraph Ambassador team and attending the Telegraph Business Improvement District annual meeting, I came away with a deeper appreciation for the people whose daily work keeps Southside clean, welcoming, and economically vibrant. Telegraph’s future depends less on one transformative project than on consistent stewardship, responsive government, and investing in the people who show up every day.