Across the country, reporters, pundits, and others have referred to the current election as “The Most Important Election of Our Lifetime”. Yet here in northern Alameda County, an unprecedented election is already certain as numerous incumbents are vacating their seats, guaranteeing that newcomers will be taking office for US Congress, State Senate, County Supervisor, Berkeley Mayor, half of the Berkeley City Council and Oakland School Board seats up for election, 3 out of the 5 Oakland City Council seats on the ballot, Oakland City Attorney, and all 4 of the EBMUD and EBRPD seats we’ll be voting on in our county. Plus there will be unprecedented recall election votes on District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, as well as a significant opportunity for Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein, who is polling at 29% among Muslim voters and leading the field in several key states — ahead of both Harris and Trump.
In addition to Jill Stein and the two recall elections, we’ll also be discussing the campaigns of Jovanka Beckles for State Senate, Kate Harrison for Berkeley Mayor, Jenny Guarino for Berkeley City Council, and more. Please join us this Sunday at 5:00 pm for “The Most Important Election of Our Lifetime”.
Elana Auerbach is an activist and writer who ran in a special election for Berkeley City Council earlier this year. She has served on the Berkeley Tenants Union steering committee and was also a member of Berkeley Copwatch for many years. She wrote a Reimagining Berkeley column for the “Berkeley Times” and organized for a Berkeley Ceasefire Resolution in Gaza, as well as with the Berkeley Unified School District Jewish parents for Collective Liberation.
Sean Dougherty was the March 2024 Green Party candidate for California’s 19 Congressional District (from southern Santa Clara county to San Luis Obispo county). He has worked as an engineer for consumer products like smartphones and laptops since the late 90’s and previously was an advisory group member for Santa Cruz for Bernie. He is now a co-chair of the Membership and Outreach Committee of the California Green Party.
Negeene Mosaed is Chair of the Berkeley Tenants Union, a member of Friends of Adeline, and in 2022 was a candidate for Berkeley’s Rent Board. She also is the owner of Berkeley Community Physical Therapy, the only clinic serving Medi-Cal and Medicare, and most types of insurance, and having the lowest cash pay rate in the greater Bay Area, as a commitment to serve and provide the highest quality of care to all community members. Negeene was involved in organizing for a ceasefire resolution in Palestine, at the Berkeley city Council, and was one of the lead organizers of that movement in Berkeley.
BK Woodson, Sr. is a Steering Committee member of the “Respect Our Vote” (No Recalls) coalition. He is a director of “Faith in Action, East Bay” and pastor of the Bay Area Christian Connection. October 13th, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Via Zoom: please see the access info below