District 8 Archives

City

Election update: Rashi Kesarwani grows lead in close District 1 race, Humbert declares victory

by Nico Savidge Nov. 16, 2022, 5:37 p.m.December 20, 2022

The $650 million infrastructure bond Measure L remains well short of passage.

City

Election 2022: District 8 candidates answer Berkeleyside questions

by Berkeleyside staff Sept. 29, 2022, 11:25 a.m.October 17, 2022

Meet your District 8 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2022 election.

City

4 candidates seek open Berkeley City Council District 8 seat

by Nico Savidge Sept. 29, 2022, 11:24 a.m.October 17, 2022

One leading candidate to represent Southeast Berkeley says he wants to carry on outgoing Councilmember Lori Droste’s work. The other would move in a different direction.

City

Exclusive: Berkeley City Councilmember Lori Droste won’t seek a third term

by Emilie Raguso May 10, 2022, 9:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

“I feel like I’ve served with the seriousness and integrity that the voters deserve,” Droste told Berkeleyside in an exclusive interview. “My family needs me now.”

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City Councilwoman Lori Droste pays $750 for campaign finance violations

by Frances Dinkelspiel April 23, 2019, 11:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Public financing was used for the first time in Berkeley during the November 2018 election and the Fair Practices Campaign Commission is still dealing with violations from various races.

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Contentious battle for Berkeley’s District 8 seat in final stretch

by Emilie Raguso Nov. 02, 2018, 4:56 p.m.August 4, 2022

No one might have predicted Berkeley’s District 8 City Council race would feature so much discord.

City

Campaign notebook: Finance violations, youth voting, Bernie Sanders in Berkeley

by Natalie Orenstein Oct. 26, 2018, 3:23 p.m.October 4, 2022

Two D8 candidates have been tripped up by the new public campaign financing laws. Students who had hoped to vote aren’t getting that right just yet. And a very popular senator is coming to get out the vote.