Lunaparra, who secured the seat with 291 votes, is the the first undergraduate student to be elected to Berkeley City Council.
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Cecilia Lunaparra declares victory in District 7 race for Berkeley City Council
The Alameda County elections office expects to certify the results late Friday. Lunaparra’s campaign said it is now confident of her victory.
Berkeley spent nearly $300,000 defending its now-defunct gas ban
Berkeley stopped enforcing the ban on Jan. 10 and will take steps to repeal it after the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in favor of the California Restaurant Association
Four candidates will compete in special election to fill Berkeley City Council District 4 seat
The May 28 election was called after Councilmember Kate Harrison abruptly resigned in January after citing “broken” city processes. Harrison remains a mayoral candidate.
Berkeley man takes spa spat to City Council, hoping to drain neighbor’s hot tub plans
Concern about “jolly hot tubbers whooping it up over a long soak” drive a months-long battle in the city where the Jacuzzi was born.
Special election for vacant downtown City Council seat set for May 28
Election Day in the district where thousands of students live will be more than two weeks into UC Berkeley’s summer break.
Berkeley to fund study on Alta Bates closure impact, local health needs
Sutter Health says the closure of its Berkeley campus isn’t confirmed, but officials are preparing for a loss of services.
Group sues Berkeley over back-room City Council meetings
The council has held meetings in a private conference room in response to disruptive protests. Advocates say the strategy violates California’s open meetings law.
Amid resignations and turmoil, is Berkeley’s City Council ‘broken’?
Two months into a pivotal election year, the City Council is drawing attention more for its internal dramas than policy decisions.
City manager proposes, then drops, plan for morning Berkeley City Council meetings
Dee Williams-Ridley withdrew a proposal to hold City Council meetings at 10 a.m., after the idea drew public attention and scrutiny.
Berkeley’s tenant union rights, golden duplex rent control proposed for November ballot
The proposed ballot language is the Rent Stabilization Board’s latest attempt to place golden duplexes under their purview.
With robberies on the rise, Berkeley will ponder safety escorts
A Berkeley commission wants to revive a decades-old program in which the city offered safety escorts to deter robberies.