Sean Barry is running for the District 7 city council seat, He is looking to succeed Kriss Worthington. Photo courtesy of Sean Barry Berkeley native Sean Barry has filed to run for the District 7 City Council seat in November, likely challenging 18-year incumbent Kriss Worthington. At 27, Barry, an alum of UC Berkeley and […]
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Berkeley redistricting map splits council, community
The Berkeley Student District Campaign map was approved Tuesday night. Image: City of Berkeley What some described as a historic move by the Berkeley City Council to approve a new student-majority district centered around Telegraph Avenue was decried by others Tuesday night as political “gerrymandering” aimed at splitting the city’s progressive voice and excluding some […]
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Berkeley council may consider 2 campus district maps
Councilman Kriss Worthington’s office created an alternate vision of a student district that adds Foothill, Bowles, Stern, I-House and 11 co-ops. Following pleas to give students more time to get involved with Berkeley’s redistricting process, the Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to delay its decision on proposed changes to the city’s council districts that […]
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Berkeley Council denies last-minute redistricting proposal
The City Council approved a motion Tuesday to make the campus district map the preferred plan for redistricting. By Camille Baptista A new City Council redistricting plan was presented Tuesday during the second public hearing for redistricting proposals, but council members voted against considering it because of its last-minute introduction. Despite the submittal of the new […]