Berkeley is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County,California,United States. It is named after the 18th-century Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2020 census recorded a population of 124,321.
Shirley Ann Dean,considered moderate in Berkeley politics,is an American politician who served as the Mayor of Berkeley,California (1994-2002). Before serving two terms as Berkeley's Mayor,Dean served on the Berkeley City Council for 15 years (1975–94) and was a leader of the Berkeley Democratic Club.
Alameda County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 1,682,353,making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland. Alameda County is in the San Francisco Bay Area,occupying much of the East Bay region.
Ronald Vernie Dellums was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 9th congressional district,in office from 1971 to 1998,after which he worked as a lobbyist in Washington,D.C.
The Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) is a community/political group in Richmond,western Contra Costa County,California,United States. Its mission is to unite the left regardless of political party and was founded by Gayle McLaughlin and Marilyn Langlois.
Don Richard Perata is a California lobbyist and former Democratic politician,who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. He came in second place in the November 2010 election for Mayor of Oakland.
The East Bay is the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area and includes cities along the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. The region has grown to include inland communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. With a population of roughly 2.5 million in 2010,it is the most populous subregion in the Bay Area.
Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its three hospital campuses are located in Berkeley and Oakland. Alta Bates Summit is a non-profit community-based medical center and is part of Sutter Health.
Loni Hancock is an American politician and a former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represented the 9th Senate District,which encompasses the northern East Bay.
Berkeley City College is a public community college in Berkeley,California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Peralta Community College District. Berkeley City College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
The Richmond City Council is the governing body for the city of Richmond,California. The council consists of the Mayor of Richmond and six other city council members,one designated Vice Mayor. The council members are all elected from the whole city;no members are elected by district or ward. The council members are elected to four-year terms,as opposed to the previous six-year terms. They are not all elected at once. The council members meet every first and third Tuesday of the month and,if necessary,hold special meetings on the remaining Tuesdays. Presently the entire city council is Democratic.
Jack Dent Maltester was mayor of San Leandro,California,from 1958 to 1978.
Wilma Chan was an American politician in California serving on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. A Democrat,she served in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006 before being termed out,representing the 16th District,which at the time included Oakland,Alameda,and Piedmont. She served as Assembly Majority Whip from 2001 to 2002 and from 2002 to 2004 as Assembly Majority Leader,the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the position. In 2008,Chan lost a Democratic Party primary election for the California State Senate District 9 seat.
The Berkeley Marine Corps Recruiting Center protests began in September 2007 when a small group of protesters from Code Pink began periodically protesting in front of a United States Marine Corps Officer Selection Office located in Downtown Berkeley,California at 64 Shattuck Avenue by standing in front of the office holding banners and placing signs. The recruiting center had been located in Berkeley since January 2007. On October 17,2007,the group Move America Forward held a counter protest.
The East Bay Green Corridor is a regional partnership working toward promoting the San Francisco East Bay as a global center of the emerging green economy. The members are thirteen East Bay cities,schools and research institutions. The partnership's stated goals are to attract and retain green businesses,promote research and technology transfer,strengthen green workforce development programs,and coordinate a regional effort to secure federal funding. West Berkeley activists have criticized the City of Berkeley's planned implementation of the corridor,over concerns that zoning regulations may be relaxed for the benefit of developers and large corporations,and could negatively impact the city's light manufacturing district.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is the five member non-partisan governing board of Alameda County,California. Members of the Board of supervisors are elected from districts,based on their residence.
This is a timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area in California,events in the nine counties that border on the San Francisco Bay,and the bay itself.
Jesse Arreguín is an American politician serving as mayor of Berkeley,California. He served on the Berkeley Housing Commission and Rent Stabilization Board from 2004 to 2009 and represented District 4 on the Berkeley City Council from 2009 to 2016. He is the first Latino elected Berkeley's mayor and one of the youngest mayors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mayor Arreguín is the president of the Association of Bay Area Governments,the Bay Area's regional planning agency.
Stephen H. Cassidy is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of San Leandro from January 1,2011,to December 31,2014.
The 1998 Oakland mayoral election was held on June 2,1998,to elect the mayor of Oakland,California. It saw the election of Jerry Brown,the former and future Governor of California,as mayor.
