South Berkeley voters will have to decide whether they are happy with the leadership of four-year incumbent Ben Bartlett, or whether they want something new.
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Election 2020: District 3 candidates answer Berkeleyside questions
Meet your District 3 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election: Ben Bartlett, Deborah Matthews and Orlando Martinez.
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Election 2020: Who is Ben Bartlett?
Meet Ben Bartlett, one of three District 3 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
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Election 2020: Who is Orlando Martinez?
Meet Orlando Martinez, one of three District 3 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
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Election 2020: Who is Deborah Matthews?
Meet Deborah Matthews, one of three District 3 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
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4 take aim at open South Berkeley City Council seat
District 3 candidates: From right to left, Ben Bartlett, Deborah Matthews, Al Murray and Mark Coplan. Photo: Emilie Raguso For the first time in 12 years, South Berkeley will have a new representative on the City Council. Four people are vying for the seat to be vacated by Max Anderson: Anderson’s pick, Ben Bartlett, is an attorney who […]
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Election 2016: Who is Ben Bartlett?
Photo: Courtesy of Ben Bartlett Name: Ben Bartlett Job: Environmental attorney What office are you are running for? Berkeley City Council, District 3 What is the main reason you are running? Berkeley has blessed me and I intend to pay that back and also forward for the next generation. Berkeley is in my DNA. My family has been active […]
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Election 2016: Who is Deborah Matthews?
Deborah Matthews is a candidate for the District 3 City Council seat. Photo: Deborah Matthews Name: Deborah Matthews Age: 62 Job: Educator, real estate broker What office are you are running for? Berkeley City Council, District 3 What is the main reason you are running? I am a mother, educator & realtor who has lived and worked in South and […]
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Election 2016: Who is Al Murray?
Photo: Courtesy of Al Murray Name: Al Murray Age: 67 Job: Retired from US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 What office are you are running for? Berkeley City Council, District 3 What is the main reason you are running? There are three theme in which I am running for office: 1. Resiliency to implement low to Moderate Housing Strategy for […]
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Election 2016: Who is Mark Coplan?
Photo: Courtesy of Mark Coplan Name: Mark Coplan Age: 60 Job: BUSD public information officer, retired What office are you are running for? Berkeley City Council, District 3 What is the main reason you are running? I’m running for Berkeley City Council District 3, because I want to serve South Berkeley the way I’ve served 9,000 students and […]
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Anderson and Belser vie for District 3 council seat
The Lorin District, at the intersection of Ashby and Adeline, is one of the commercial hubs of District 3. Photo: John C. Osborn There isn’t a big policy divide between two-term incumbent Max Anderson and challenger Dmitri Belser in the race for the District 3 City Council seat. The South Berkeley district is one of […]