Our Values & Accomplishments
Justice & Fairness for All
Housing is a Human Right
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Tenant Protection Ordinance & Eviction Defense
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Streamlined ADUs and Approved Hundreds of Affordable Homes
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Prefabricated “Step-Up” Housing for the Homeless
Investing in Our Community
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Largest Pedestrian and Bike Safety Investment in a Generation
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Restored Funding for South Berkeley Non-Profits
Protecting Families
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Berkeley Relief Fund for Small Businesses and Tenants
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Paid Family Leave & Medical Debt Relief
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Divesting from Trump’s Border Wall and ICE
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Protective Gear for Alta Bates ICU Nurses
Legislative Wins!
Health
Promoting health through community-led initiatives. Ensuring that healthcare is a human right and that access to healthcare is affordable and equitable.
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Health Equity and Innovation Zone
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Protocol
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Medical Debt Relief
COVID-19
Ensuring that employees, small businesses, and renters have the protections and programs in place to provide stability and assurance to our communities.
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Small Business Support
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Tenant Support
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Protecting Essential Workers
Environment
Protecting our environment through next generation initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and address climate injustice.
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EV Support
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Natural Gas Ban
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Ban on Toxic Paper Receipts
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Residential Wind Power
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Plastic Straw Ban
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Climate Mitigation Policy
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Disaster Preparedness Fire Plan
Public Safety
Increasing public safety through accountability. Ben is committed to addressing the inequities in our current criminal justice system and keeping all of our community safe.
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George Floyd Community Safety Act - Reallocate Police Funds to Community Healthcare Workers
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Decriminalizing Fines and Fees
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Review of Police Use of Force
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Police Review Commission Charter Amendment - Strengthening Civilian Oversight of the Police Department
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Ban on Facial Recognition
Families & Women
Standing up for women by addressing systemic inequities and building programs to empower our new generation of families.
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Paid Family Leave
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Equal Rights for Non-Traditional Families
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Banning Prior Salary History
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School Supplies for Low Income Students
Neighborhood Equity
Promoting equity through responsible safety measures and a call for property tax fairness.
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Property Tax Fairness and Equity
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Street Spending to Promote Pedestrian Safety
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Bike Lanes on Adeline
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Restored Funding for South Berkeley Non-Profits
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Vision Zero Initiative
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Adeline Corridor Community Benefits District
Immigrants
Standing up for our immigrant communities while further enhancing our initiatives that ensure all individuals are welcome in our City.
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Divesting from Border Wall
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Divesting from Ice Contractors
Labor
Defending workers by supporting enhanced protections and investing in the next generation of infrastructure improvements.
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Defending Community Members at Work
Community
Empowering our community through critical investments in our healthcare workers, community services, and public spaces.
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Personal Protective Equipment to Alta Bates
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Mr. Powell
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Food to Seniors
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Re-naming Tarea Hall Pittman
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Renaming Senior Center after Henry Ramsey
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Food Justice
Housing Justice
Building the future of Berkeley through affordable housing infrastructure and promoting stronger protections for tenants.
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Tenant Protection Ordinance
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U1 Funds for Predevelopment Funds for Affordable Housing on Ashby
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Eviction Defense
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Church Affordable Housing
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Step Up Housing
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First-time Homebuyer Program
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By Right Affordable Housing
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Ron Dellums Fair Chance Housing
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Streamlining ADU's
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Below Market ADU's
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Hundreds of Affordable Housing Units
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Senior Housing
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Incentivizing Housing at Vacant Buildings
Economic Justice
Creating economic opportunity for the people of Berkeley through racial equity and progressive policies.
The Agenda Moving Forward
Future
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COVID-19 Readiness
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Affordable Housing Boom
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Adeline Corridor 50% Affordable
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Ashby BART Affordable Housing
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Universal Healthy Streets
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Economic Recovery
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Berkeley Green New Deal
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Universal Basic Income Pilot
