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Last Updated: August 20, 2026​

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CITY COUNCIL

Adena Ishii, Mayor of Berkeley

Rashi Kesarwani, City Councilmember (D1)

Terry Taplin, City Councilmember (D2)

Ben Bartlett, City Councilmember (D3)

Igor Tregub, City Councilmember (D4)

Brett Blackaby, City Councilmember (D6)

Mark Humbert, City Councilmember (D8)

Daria Wrubel, ​City Council Candidate (D1)
Laura Babitt, City Council Candidate (D1)
Syrak Micael, City Council Candidate (D7)

Aidan Hill, City Council Candidate(D7)

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​COMMUNITY

Ecology Center
Healthy Black Families
Multicultural Institute

Berkeley Food Network

​Pam Gray, Community Leader 

Soli Alpert, Chair of Berkeley Rent Board

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Public Health Institute

Prevention Institute

Ken Hecht, UC Nutrition Policy Institute

Christina Hecht, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Kelly Brownell, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Steven Gortmaker, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health

Robert Lustig, UCSF

Laura Schmidt, UCSF Professor and AHA volunteer

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SCHOOLS

Berkeley Federation of Teachers

Berkeley Council of Classified Employees

Peralta Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1603

Mike Chang, School Board President

Jennifer Corn, School Board Vice President

Jennifer Shanoski, School Board Director/Clerk

Julie Sinai, Former School Board Director

Ty Alper, Former School Board Director

Natasha Beery, Retired BUSD Administrator

Ana Vasudeo, Alameda County Board of Ed

Cathy Campbell, Teacher

 

RELIGIOUS

Michael Smith, McGee Avenue Baptist Church​