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Thank you Berkeley for electing me to the Rent Stabilization Board and passing BB, the Tenant Protection & Right to Organize Act! Dominique & Xavier from the Right to Housing Slate were also elected. @averyarbaugh.bsky.social- thank you for your work on our campaigns- we'll get you in next time! ❤️

For just over the price of a tank of gas, one can share opinions about the RTM regional transit measure with tens of thousands of households in the Bay Area! This one urges people to vote yes on RTM to fix the streets and reduce traffic. 🚃🚌✅

Very important! Vote yes RTX so people like me can safely and efficiently travel to work every day on a bus, and arrive home safely while the sun is still up.

Happy Monday! More promising Bay Area transit ridership news - Oct 2026 BART weekend ridership was 97.2% of pre-pandemic levels (vs Oct 2019) - and Sunday ridership is now above 2019 levels at 102.9%! My math below - check for yourself at www.bart.gov/news/article...

Or, if you’re in the East Bay, come phone bank with me for RTM tomorrow night at the @bikeeastbay.bsky.social office!

New park coming to West Berkeley on Allston! Now is the time to give comment on what features you would like to see.

How bad could it get if Measure RTM doesn't pass? Trains only once per hour. No weekend service. Station closures. Eight more days to win this! Sign up to help at luma.com/connectbayarea This Wednesday, we'll be at stations in the morning to remind people to vote Yes on RTM!

Oakland Review of Books has added to their voting guide, endorsing Adriana Valencia for AC Transit Ward 3! www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/voting-guide...

Apply to an affordable housing waitlist in Berkeley! The Grinnell has open waitlists for studio, 1-, and 2-bedroom units. Apply by Nov 3:

For some, the flu is annoying. For others, it can be a life-threatening illness. Getting vaccinated protects the most vulnerable in our community. Get a flu shot at: - your doctor's office - a pharmacy - the City of Berkeley clinic More details:

"The Bay Area does 1.3% of America's driving but pays 5.2% of the income taxes now bailing out America's highways"

Getting out the vote for Aisha Wahab for Congress, Yes on RTM, No on Prop 39, Scott Sakakihara for State Senate, Harris Mojadedi for Chabot Las Positas Board, and other candidates at the AAPI Day of Action in Union City! Vote centers are now open daily in California for early voting.✅

Problems with your landlord? Join OTU's Community Counselors TOMORROW on Zoom to get solutions! This event is free and open to all Oakland tenants. Register here or call (510) 704-5276 to register by phone. buff.ly/UIFVV0o

It's 9am and vote centers are now open for early voting! Find one near you at caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov

YES on RTM, Prop H, and Prop 1 NO on Prop 43 and 45

We all had a "what?" moment when we got the details of this case. Tenant in a rooming house accidentally went to the wrong door and found his key opened his neighbor's bedroom door, tenants later found out that each tenant's key could open any bedroom's lock in the building.

Check out these events on Saturday October 24th! What do People Do at the Science Museum with author Maggie Tokuda-Hall 11:30am at Central Dance Party for Queer Families/Allies 2pm at West Left Coast Chamber Ensemble 2pm at Claremont Samples and Scrapers Car Show 2pm at South

In the Library: Getting rid of late fees. Tool Lending Library. Ebooks, E-audiobooks, TV shows and movies streaming! Patrons can check out MORE items :) More hours open Care Kits Social Services hours and events An amazing array of events for all ages

Want to vote in person? Vote Centers in Alameda County start opening this Saturday - daily 9-5pm including weekends, 7-8pm on Election Day, Nov 3! Same day registration is available, you can show up, register, and vote in one trip. alamedacountyca.gov/rov_app/vcal...

Along with the @dailycal.bsky.social , I also support Avery, Ida, Nathan, Vylma, and Derek for Rent Board! They've been doing the work in organizing tenants and educating the community on their rights, and have a good record of working together. www.dailycal.org/opinion/edit...

Skate into Halloween with your crew. Berkeley’s free Halloween Skate Jam welcomes all ages for open skating, a skate contest and costume contest. Friday, October 23, 7-9:30pm Terrence McCrary Jr. Memorial Skate Park, 711 Harrison St Helmets required. Costumes encouraged.

Share feedback online about draft concepts for a potential new West Berkeley neighborhood park to help shape a preferred concept for a grant application: communityfeedback.op... With grant funding, the City could turn a 15,000-sq-ft vacant lot next to 1326 Allston St into a public park. 🧵 1/5

If you want your campaign contributions used efficiently, the best way to do it is to go to the candidate's website and donate directly. Donating to state and local candidates is also more efficient as we do a lot of the administrative stuff ourselves, or have volunteers doing it.

Art of the Day - Along the Greenway

I voted by returning my ballot to a drop box - you can too! Here's the locations in Berkeley. For other California locations, visit vote.ca.gov

The full 5-episode Yes on Measure RTM Chinese costume drama is now on Youtube, you can also watch it in the thread below! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

It was powerful to be in community in Oakland to honor the enduring legacy of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. The Panthers started a movement that laid a blueprint for collective liberation that we're still following today - the fight for housing, food security, education, & justice.

East Bay transit fans: lots of campaign events for Yes on RTM and Adriana Valencia for AC Transit @valencia4actransit.bsky.social coming up ! Sign up at luma.com/seamlessbaya...

Have you voted? Share your “I voted” pictures and tag or DM us! We’d love to feature you on our social media. 📲

If you're looking for a low-stress, low-commitment way to try out biking, we've got you. Here's the plan: - Unlock a bike from the docking station at North Berk. BART - Bike along the Ohlone greenway - Return the bike to the docking station at Gilman St. Explore options:

Protect yourself and your community with a free flu shot. Berkeley City College, 2050 Center St., 1st Floor Thursday, October 22, 12:00pm - 2:00pm Event details:

Fashion of the Day: "...and we're back to fall weather here in the Bay Area" 🍂☁️

California state workers say they’re tired of governors balancing the budget “on their backs” and are beginning a statewide state strike today. It's the first-ever statewide walkout in 44 years. cal.news/4dLd48k 📸 Fred Greaves

Young babies are at higher risk for severe illness from RSV. Help protect your baby before birth! RSV vaccination is recommended for pregnant people during weeks 32 through 36 weeks of pregnancy from September 1 – March 1. 📲 https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/RSV.aspx

In Berkeley, Relocation Payments are required if a landlord is evicting a tenant to move themselves or a relative in, or if they are no longer planning to rent out the unit and are removing it from the market. Learn more at the link.

Update: situation is under control for the brush fire that broke out around noon today at the top of Panoramic Hill, emergency services remain on site to monitor the situation berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

San Pablo & Redwood City have rent control on the ballot, San Pablo's ordinance also will cover mobile home parks, where residents rent the land. Berkeley has Measure X which makes some minor adjustments to close loopholes and improve efficiency in our existing rent control policy. Vote yes!

Here's the 5th episode of the Yes on RTM Chinese costume drama! Just two more weeks to save transit in the Bay Area, sign up to help Yes on RTM at luma.com/connectbayarea #YesonRTM