Current ZAB commissioner Igor Tregub. Photo: courtesy Igor Tregub The president of the Berkeley Property Owners Alliance has dropped a libel lawsuit against Igor Tregub, a former candidate for the Rent Stabilization Board and a current Zoning Adjustments Board commissioner, ending three years of controversy. Sid Lakireddy and Tregub resolved the lawsuit after Tregub agreed to […]
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Sid Lakireddy sues rent board candidates for libel
The four Rent Board candidates who are being sued are Alejandro Soto-Vigil, Igor Tregub, Judy Shelton and Asa Dodsworth The nephew of a notorious landlord who was sent to prison for transporting minors from India for the purpose of illegal sexual activity has filed a defamation lawsuit against four former Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board candidates. Sid […]
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Landlord-backed group fined for campaign violations
The FCPC commissioners review their papers before a meeting. From left: Brad Smith, Jennifer Lombardi, Patrick O’Donnell, and Anna De Leon. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The FCPC commissioners review their papers before a meeting. From left: Brad Smith, Jennifer Lombardi, Patrick O’Donnell, and Anna De Leon. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Fair Campaign Practices Commission on Thursday […]
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Two slates fight for seats on Berkeley’s Rent Board
The four candidates of the Tenant Convention Slate (left to right): Alejandro Soto-Vigil, Igor Tregub, Judy Shelton and Asa Dodsworth The four candidates for the Tenants United for Fairness Slate (left to right): Nicole Drake, Judy Hunt, Jay James, and Kiran Shenoy By Judith Scherr A June 2012 grand jury report that slams the Berkeley Rent […]