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.
Mary Kay Lacey
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Contentious battle for Berkeley’s District 8 seat in final stretch
No one might have predicted Berkeley’s District 8 City Council race would feature so much discord.
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Campaign notebook: Finance violations, youth voting, Bernie Sanders in Berkeley
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.
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Election 2018 Berkeley: District 8 candidates answer Berkeleyside questions
Meet your District 8 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2018 election.
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Election 2018: Who is Mary Kay Lacey?
Meet Mary Kay Lacey, one of four District 8 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2018 election.
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Campaign notebook: Buffy Wicks campaign donors; Jovanka Beckles on vaccinations; gender at the polls
Six weeks remain until the November election. Some races have already gotten ugly.
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Public financing is being used for 1st time in Berkeley election; how’s it going so far?
Twelve of the 14 candidates for City Council are using public matching funds.
