Endorsement Forum for Mayor, City Council and School Board, this SUNDAY at 3 pm

1. Facebook Live: Visit Berkeley Citizen Action or Berkeley Progressive Alliance at 3PM. Click on the Live Video post near the top that says “Endorsement Forum”
2. Zoom video call: click here: or type this into your browser: https://bit.ly/endorsementzoom2020. This link goes directly to the meeting.
3. Phone: Dial (669) 900-9128 on your landline or cell phone. When asked for a “Meeting ID,” enter 856 7553 8966 followed by pressing the # key. When asked for a “Participant ID,” simply press the # key again.
4. BERKELEY CHANNEL 33 on COMCAST cable

VOTING
Current BCA & BPA Members’ votes are counted for our joint endorsement (one vote per person). Vote ONLINE or with a paper ballot.
From August 23rd to August 30th, you can vote to endorse the candidates ONLINE by using this link: (link activated Aug. 23).­
To get a PAPER BALLOT, call BCA at (510) 982-6528, to give us your name, address and phone number.

WE’LL HEAR FROM THESE 18 CANDIDATES

All candidates who filed with the city were asked to present to us. The following candidates have submitted a questionnaire and are asking for our endorsement. Click on the word “Questionnaire” below for each candidate to read their response to our questionnaire. Where available, we have listed their website and other submitted documents as well.

MAYORAL CANDIDATES
Jesse Arreguín, Incumbent. Candidate Questionnaire      Statement of Qualifications     Website: www.Jesse.vote/

Aidan Hill: Candidate Questionnaire     Statement of qualifications 
Website: http://hill.vote/

Wayne Hsiung,  Candidate Questionnaire     Website: wayneformayor.com/

DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
Cheryl Davila, Incumbent:   Candidate Questionnaire    Website: cheryldavila.vote/

Terry Taplin:   Candidate Questionnaire received  Resume  Statement of qualifications. Website: terrytaplin.com

Alexander Sharenko: Candidate Questionnaire   Website: alexforberkeley.com

DISTRICT 3 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
Ben Bartlett, Incumbent: Candidate Questionnaire. Candidate Statement  Website: benny.vote

Orlando Martinez: Questionnaire and statement of qualification  Website: orlandomartinez.org/

Deborah Matthews: Candidate Questionnaire. Resume  website: deborahforberkeley.com

DISTRICT 5 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
Sophie Hahn, Incumbent: Candidate Questionnaire   Website: sophiehahn.com

Todd Andrew. Candidate Questionnaire

DISTRICT 6 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE
Richard Illgen:  Candidate Questionnaire  Bio  Website: richardforcitycouncil.org/

SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES (2 seats)
Laura Babitt, Website: laurababitt.com/; Candidate Questionnaire
Jose Luis Bedolla: Candidate Questionnaire:
Michael Chang: Candidate Questionnaire
Norma Harrison: Candidate Statement here
Esfandiar Imani: Candidate Questionnaire
Ana Vasudeo, Website: anavasudeo.org/. Candidate Questionnaire