{"id":1231,"date":"2020-09-03T01:07:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T08:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2022-02-17T11:10:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T19:10:57","slug":"endorsements-for-local-offices-by-bca-and-bpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=1231","title":{"rendered":"Endorsements for local offices by BCA and BPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Following up on our Endorsement forum August 23, we <\/strong>have counted the votes and can now announce the winners. All of these candidates were soundly selected by our members in the first round of voting. Congratulations to our candidates! These candidates need financial support, campaign support, people to deliver literature and signs and make calls. Let&#8217;s Go!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here are the Endorsed Candidates<\/strong> for Berkeley Mayor, City Council and School Noard<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayor: <strong>Incumbent Jesse Arregu\u00edn<\/strong> (66.67%). <strong>Candidate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ues2-ebQUjCj_vtSBrVtB5_MIjG62P0A\/view?usp=sharing\">Questionnaire<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Website:<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jesse.vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.Jesse.vote\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">District 2 City Council:\u00a0<strong>Incumbent<\/strong> <strong>Cheryl Davila<\/strong> (74.63%), <strong>Candidate<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/16p0nTqMN_I2Vno8iA6NkZIPHZdxdXMmWXqYqRlhsQ1Y\/edit?usp=sharing\">Questionnaire<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Website:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cheryldavila.vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheryldavila.vote\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">District 3 City Council: <strong>Incumbent Ben Bartlett<\/strong> (81.82%), <strong>Candidate\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1O-TDQtbuTMta0BeBFYWALJ6-hSjNxPVP\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>Questionnaire<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zVm2jCjNNH7c56rzXQE5MP73mMLaGkJg\/view?usp=sharing\">Candidate Statement<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Website:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4c47cb6d28d68e01470bfc79f&amp;id=f7d846f13d&amp;e=f8e88c5ec7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">benny.vote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">District 5 City Council: <strong>Incumbent Sophie Hahn<\/strong> (77.94%). <strong>Candidate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VZviEhEpGsRlluLsH_458tYo99dZp29O\/view?usp=sharing\">Questionnaire<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Website:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophiehahn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<strong>sophiehahn.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">District 6 City Council: <strong>Richard Illgen <\/strong>74.63%, <strong>Candidate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1PvxBNeU7J-5Oys-WEVCbIsvnP5FDTIkb\/view?usp=sharing\">Questionnaire<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sF9aFvhIPLlbNWwIrmLzh7khAyXilAdb\/view?usp=sharing\">Bio<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Website<strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.richardforcitycouncil.org\/\">richardforcitycouncil.org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School Board: Ana Vasudeo (64.91%), <strong>Candidate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ZQTvFHXHFAnBOUFPrsMVFvdaGwz05TnjsQYI7xpovMc\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Questionnaire<\/a><\/strong>. <strong>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anavasudeo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anavasudeo.org\/<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Runner up for School Board:\u00a0<strong>Laura Babitt<\/strong>\u00a0(57.89%). <strong>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/laurababitt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laurababitt.com\/<\/a>; Candidate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1YYtCjy4pG3ZfHZM5p17t8JqXt_F8BNvm\/view?usp=sharing\">Questionnaire<\/a>.<\/strong> (Please note both our organizations bylaws state that candidates must achieve 60% of the vote to be endorsed.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Results of BCA-BPA Endorsement Vote<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Mayoral Candidates<\/td>\r\n<td>Percentage<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Jesse Arregu\u00edn<\/td>\r\n<td>66.67%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Wayne Hsiung<\/td>\r\n<td>17.39%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Aidan Hill<\/td>\r\n<td>8.70%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Naomi Pete<\/td>\r\n<td>0.00%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>No endorsement<\/td>\r\n<td>7.25%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Valid ballots<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>District 2 City Council Candidates<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Cheryl Davila<\/td>\r\n<td>74.63%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Terry Taplin<\/td>\r\n<td>19.40%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alex Sharenko<\/td>\r\n<td>0.00%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Timothy Carter<\/td>\r\n<td>0.00%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>No endorsement<\/td>\r\n<td>5.97%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Valid ballots<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>District 3 City Council Candidates<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Ben Bartlett<\/td>\r\n<td>81.82%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Orlando Martinez<\/td>\r\n<td>3.03%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Deborah Matthews<\/td>\r\n<td>6.06%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>No endorsement<\/td>\r\n<td>9.09%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Valid ballots<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>District 5 City Council Candidates<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Sophie Hahn<\/td>\r\n<td>77.94%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Todd Andrew<\/td>\r\n<td>4.41%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Darwin Picklesimer<\/td>\r\n<td>4.41%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>No endorsement<\/td>\r\n<td>13.24%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Total<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>District 6 City Council Candidates<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Susan Wengraf<\/td>\r\n<td>11.94%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Richard Ilgen<\/td>\r\n<td>74.63%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>No endorsement<\/td>\r\n<td>13.43%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Total<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>School Board<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Ana Vasudeo<\/td>\r\n<td>64.91%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Michael Chang<\/td>\r\n<td>17.54%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Laura Babitt<\/td>\r\n<td>57.89%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Esfandiar Imani<\/td>\r\n<td>3.51%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Norma Harrison<\/td>\r\n<td>8.77%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Jose Luis Bedolla<\/td>\r\n<td>5.26%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>No endorsement<\/td>\r\n<td>12.28%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Total # valid ballots<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following up on our Endorsement forum August 23, we have counted the votes and can now announce the winners. All of these candidates were soundly selected by our members in the first round of voting. Congratulations to our candidates! These &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=1231\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Endorsements for local offices by BCA and BPA<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1231"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions\/2372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}