Skinner backed ArreguÃn to fill her District 7 seat, while opponent Jovanka Beckles has earned endorsements from progressives like Pamela Price.
Jovanka Beckles
Jovanka Beckles finishes second in state Senate primary, setting up race against Jesse ArreguÃn
Beckles secured a spot in the November general election despite being vastly out-spent by the race’s other Democratic candidates.
Jesse ArreguÃn leads state Senate results, Dan Kalb running 2nd
The top two finishers in the primary will advance to the general election. Labor leader Kathryn Lybarger, who was the focus of major campaign spending, is in danger of missing the cut.
Unions, developers, Uber and Phillip Morris: Who’s cutting big checks in the East Bay’s pricey state Senate race
An Oakland-based union has spent more than $1.7 million to support the campaign of its president, while Uber dropped $1 million to oppose her.
Meet the candidates running to represent Berkeley and Oakland in the state Senate
Where do the candidates stand on public safety, housing and other key local issues?
Millennial socialists who gathered in Berkeley believe in democracy, feminism and hashtags
Participation in East Bay DSA surged during the 2016 election and after the election of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Its youth arm held its conference in Berkeley this weekend to gear up for 2020.
Campaign notebook: Measures O and P bring in the most cash, campaigns get creative
Two Berkeley measures have brought in more than $400,000.
Poll shows AD15 candidate Beckles with 4% lead over Wicks; many still undecided
With less than a week before election day, a single poll shows the candidate who has served eight years in public office narrowly ahead of a campaign consultant in her first race.
Jovanka Beckles, running for AD15, sees herself as the champion of the people in Berkeley and the East Bay
Beckles was buoyed on Monday by an endorsement from Sen. Bernie Sanders. The Richmond councilwoman has staked out positions on the left of the Democratic spectrum.
Bernie Sanders comes to Berkeley, praises Barbara Lee and urges people to vote
The independent senator from Vermont did not endorse AD15 Candidate Jovanka Beckles, although she was one of the few politicians to sit on the stage behind him.
On the road with Buffy Wicks: using grassroots organizing to capture Assembly District 15
By Nov. 6, the Wicks campaign and its 500 volunteers plan to have knocked on 100,000 doors, part of the candidate’s strategy to connect with voters.
Big money is flowing in to support and oppose measures O and P, AD15 race
Companies that build affordable housing are pouring funds into support of the O and P measures, Realtors are opposing the proposed property transfer tax hike and Wicks is outspending Beckles in the AD15 race.