Bay Area Newspaper Endorsements:
The Berkeley Daily Planet
The Bay Guardian
The Bay Area Reporter
Progressive Democrats of the East Bay:
Organizational Endorsement
Alameda County and Berkeley Green Party:
Organizational Endorsement
John George Democratic Club:
Organizational Endorsement
East Bay LGBT Democratic Club:
Organizational Endorsement
Berkeley Green Party:
Organizational Endorsement
Berkeley Citizens Action -
Organizational Endorsement
Max Anderson -
Berkeley City Councilmember,
Vice Mayor of Berkeley
Kriss Worthington -
Berkeley City Councilmember
Ying Lee -
Former Berkeley City Councilmember
Carole Kennerly -
Former City Councilmember
Robert Lieber -
Mayor of Albany
Jesse Townley -
Vice Chair/Former Chair
Disaster/Fire Safety Commission
David Blake -
Arts Com, former Chair Zoning Board
Jesse Arrequin -
Zoning Board, Downtown Area Plan
Advisory Committee, Chair Housing Com
David Tam -
Vice chair Zero Waste Commission
Anne Wagley -
Landmarks Preservation Commissioner
former Chair Housing Com
Berkeley Architectural Heritage
Igor Traub -
Chair Commission on Labor
Patti Dacey -
Planning Commissioner
Michael Sherman -
Police Review Commissioner
Bonnie Hughes -
Dir. Berkeley Arts Festival,
former Art Com
Nicky Gonzalez Yuen -
Vice Pres. PCCD Board
ADDITIONAL BERKELEY LEADERS:
Anna de Leon, Esq. -
Blues singer extraordinaire,
Owner of Anna's Jazz Island
Donald Goldmacher, M.D. -
Delegate of the California
Democratic Party
Margot Smith - Advocate for elders
Conn Hallinan -
Daily Planet foreign
policy columnist
Ann Fagan Ginger - Attorney
Rev. Kurt Kuhwald -
Starr King School
for the Ministry
Michael Parenti, Ph.D. -
Author and scholar
Abbot Foote -
Community Stewardship
Anna Graves -
Photographer, Obama campaigner
Matthew Hallinan -
Co-founder Wellstone
Democratic Renewal Club
Margot Smith -
Advocate for elders
Atis & Judy Folkmanis -
creators Folkmanis puppets
Patricia (“Patti”) Marsh -
Life long Berkeley resident
Jane Stillwater -
Pro-troops journalist/blogger
Stephanie Thomas -
Department of Peace Campaign
District 9 Team Leader,
retired social worker
Ingrid Kepler May -
Psychotherapist, Transcend
Carolyna Marks -
Peace Empowerment Process
Matthew Taylor -
UC Berkeley student, freelance writer
Steven Baigel -
Documentary filmmaker
John Lavine -
Editor Woodwork Magazine, former
Peace and Justice Commissioner
Wendy Kenin -
Peace and Justice Commissioner
Diana Bohn -
Campaign for Labor Rights, Potters for
Peace board member, Peace/Justice Com
Elliot Cohen -
Peace and Justice Commissioner
Tammy Pilisuk -
Unit chief, Provider Education CA
Dept of Public Health Immunization Branch
Jancis Long Ph.D. -
Pres. Psychologists for Social
Responsibility
Nicole Milner -
Musician, social worker
Jackie Riskin -
Wellstone Dem Club
Voting Rights Task Force
DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS:
Bari Nelson -
Early Childhood Educator
Robert Franklin -
Labor Committee for Peace and Justice
Astrid Rusquellas, M.D.
Clare & Dana Ullman -
Jewelry designer/National
homeopathy spokesperson, author
Marc & Phyllis Pliisuk-Professor -
author/Poet
Jonathan & Sally Francis PhD -
Physician/Psychologist
Dina Angel-Wing - Sculptor
Nancy K. D. Lemon -
Lecturer/Consultant Berkeley
Law School UCB (Boalt)
Ingrid Kepler-May, M.Ed. -
Family therapist, mediator
Blaine Devine - Carpenter
Caroline & Gustav Carlson -
Artist/Designer
Nancy Feinberg -
Teacher
Rabbi Michael Lerner -
Editor Tikkun, Chair Network of
Spiritual Progressives
Hannah E. Sims, LLM - Attorney
Jean Sanchrico - Designer/artist
Dirk McDougal - Computer consultant
Michael Sorgen -
Civil rights attorney
Zach Sorgen -
Student, former Energy Commissioner
Laverda O. Allen - Constructioin manager
Matt Sims - Sole Proprietor
Adelle Lemon
Eric Rey
Scott Wachenheim -
retired Cragmont and Oxford teacher,
Co-founder Preserve the Village
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY LEADERS:
Patricia and Daniel Ellsberg -
Pentagon Papers
Sharon Adams, Esq -
Downtown Berkeley attorney
Ana Turetsky -
Pres. Oakland 77American
Federation of Teachers
Maryilyn Langlois -
Transcend U.S. Steering Com
Diana Young -
Earth Charter Community Alliance
Victoria Ashley -
Alameda Co. Green Party Counselor
Rev. Sandra Decker -
Contra Costa G.P. Counselor
Fred Jackson -
Richmond Neighborhood House
Harry Brill - Labor,
coordinator Berkeley Honda boycott
Anne Wardell -
Berkeley pharmacist
David S. Lingenfelter, PhD –
CQA
Nyunt Than - Pres.
Burmese American Democracy All.
Norman Solomon -
Institute for Public Accuracy,
F.A.I.R.
Sherry Gendelman, Esq. - Pacifica Radio
Susan McDonough - Labor activist
Warren Mar - Faculty CCSF,
AFT 2121 member
Rev. Meg Whitaker-Greene -
UU Community minister
This is a partial list of endorsers. There are many more,
for which we are grateful, and we regret the posting delay.
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Campaign news: |
Phoebe is out and about in the community, speaking with people in person door to door, and on video.
Update:
Responding strongly to District 6 concerns, Phoebe has published a clear statement on emerging campaign issues. Please take this link to "Issues & Goals" to view this information.
Phoebe has been getting the word out via public forums and interviews. Here is one you can view on television and the Internet.
View video of Phoebe:
• The Transportation, Housing, Land Use and Environment Forum is available to watch/listen online. Scroll down to see Phoebe here: http://bfbc.org/issues/forum
The District 6 portion airs too rarely on local cable TV. Please ask Berkeley Community Media to air it frequently.
Official Candidate Statement:
Please view Phoebe's official candidate statement published in the Berkeley Daily Planet: Candidate Statement.
Update:
The Berkeley Daily Planet, the SF Bay Guardian, and the Bay Area Reporter have all endorsed Phoebe's candidacy.
Please contact her if you have questions, because a quick explanation can often clear up reservations caused by other media in which she has sometimes been unfairly mischaracterized or misquoted. For example, Phoebe asserts that a Councilmember's first priority is to address the practical needs of residents, and believes Berkeley may also continue speaking out on broader issues, when doing so does not cost the City time or money because volunteer Commissioners do the research and writing. One paper left out everything following the last comma in the last sentence. Of course, Phoebe is committed to fiscal responsibility.
In the home of the Free Speech Movement, free speech is sometimes suppressed. Hundreds of dollars of yard signs have been stolen within 24 hours of placing. One volunteer was frustrated enough to consider reciprocating. Don't! Phoebe's Dad often says, "Two wrongs don't make a right." We are running a campaign of integrity, leading by example. Berkeley has a proud history of leading by example.
Phoebe's opponent said Berkeley should stick to potholes and fire stations. Phoebe is an idealistic pragmatist who says "Safety first, absolutely!" which includes both potholes and fire stations, and Berkeley is not isolated but needs to be considered in the larger context. Right wingers and war mongers would be tickled if Berkeley shut up. Many positive innovations start in Berkeley and ripple out, such as helping homeowners finance solar panels.
Phoebe was the only candidate to be endorsed in absentia by Berkeley Citizens Action!
Tune into the Environmental Candidate Forum:
The riveting Environmental Candidate forum for Berkeley City Council Districts 2, 5 & 6 will air on local cable TV Channel 33 at these times:
Channel 33
Berkeley Community Media.
Thirteen environmental organizations arranged this forum.