{"id":873,"date":"2017-01-11T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T22:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=873"},"modified":"2017-01-11T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T22:03:22","slug":"kate-harrison-endorsed-lets-help-elect-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=873","title":{"rendered":"Kate Harrison endorsed &#8211; let\u2019s help elect her!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-874\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nigelguest.com\/bcatemp.org.nigelguest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170108_141528_1483925237901_resized.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-874\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-874 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nigelguest.com\/bcatemp.org.nigelguest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170108_141528_1483925237901_resized-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"20170108_141528_1483925237901_resized\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170108_141528_1483925237901_resized-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170108_141528_1483925237901_resized-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170108_141528_1483925237901_resized-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170108_141528_1483925237901_resized-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170108_141528_1483925237901_resized.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesse Arreguin and Gus Newport congratulate progressive candidate Kate Harrison at the January 8th Election Forum. Photo by Christina Schwartz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the joint endorsement meeting on Sunday, January 8, members of Berkeley Citizens Action, the Berkeley Progressive Alliance and the Berkeley Tenants Union voted overwhelmingly to endorse Kate Harrison for the District 4 City Council seat that became vacant when Jesse Arreguin was elected mayor.<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A special vote by mail election is set for <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1374564578\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday March 7<\/span><\/span>. Voting begins on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1374564579\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Monday, February 6<\/span><\/span>. If you live in District 4 and don\u2019t receive a ballot in the mail by <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1374564580\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday, February 10<\/span><\/span>, let us know, and let the City Clerk know. Ballots may be returned to the drop-off box in front of City Hall or mailed in the postage paid envelope that comes with the ballot. Ballots must be postmarked no later than <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1374564581\"><span class=\"aQJ\">March 7<\/span><\/span>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>How you can help Kate:<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Volunteer your time:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/electkateharrison.com\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/electkateharrison.com\/volunteer\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1484258120228000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG4H8r27eQ31GL8yR_cagtEh6RtxQ\">http:\/\/<wbr \/>electkateharrison.com\/<wbr \/>volunteer\/<\/a>\u00a0 Kate needs volunteers to knock on doors, especially on weekends, and for phone banking. You can sign up online to help on specific days. It\u2019s essential to contact every voter. A grassroots campaign is essential for victory.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Contribute:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/contribute\/page\/kate-harrison-1\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/contribute\/page\/kate-harrison-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1484258120228000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5VWtB6ouCcfQ7-TuUZRoIMHkiEw\">https:\/\/secure.<wbr \/>actblue.com\/contribute\/page\/<wbr \/>kate-harrison-1<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Give whatever you can afford. You can contribute up to $250 total. We expect Kate\u2019s opponent to have a well financed campaign and Kate needs to raise enough money to get her message out effectively to voters in District 4.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Put up a window or yard sign<\/b>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/electkateharrison.com\/request-a-sign\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/electkateharrison.com\/request-a-sign\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1484258120228000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjWxq2AMZj00K1FFo5AmXRl8N8Og\">http:\/\/<wbr \/>electkateharrison.com\/request-<wbr \/>a-sign\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>If you live in District 4, please put up a sign in your yard or window.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Endorse Kate:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/electkateharrison.com\/endorsements\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/electkateharrison.com\/endorsements\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1484258120228000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdCJzFQW9hYIvp-gKpdrPAhHuYxA\">http:\/\/<wbr \/>electkateharrison.com\/<wbr \/>endorsements\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Add your name to the growing list of endorsers, which includes the Sierra Club, labor and progressive student groups in addition to BCA, BPA and BTU, not to mention progressive elected officials.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the joint endorsement meeting on Sunday, January 8, members of Berkeley Citizens Action, the Berkeley Progressive Alliance and the Berkeley Tenants Union voted overwhelmingly to endorse Kate Harrison for the District 4 City Council seat that became vacant when &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=873\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kate Harrison endorsed &#8211; let\u2019s help elect her!<\/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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873","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=873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":875,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions\/875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}