Avery Arbaugh for Berkeley Rent Board
Solving the housing affordability crisis by putting tenants first!
Vote Avery for Berkeley Rent Board:
Election day is Tuesday, November 5th. Register to vote online or in person by October 21st, or utilize same-day voter registration at any polling location.
Fighting to:
Repeal Costa-Hawkins
Preserve rent-controlled and affordable housing
Represent and protect students and young renters
Pass the Berkeley Tenant Protection and Right to Organize Act
Provide legal support to tenants in need
Take into account Cost-of-Living Adjustments to SSI and SSDI when determining rent stabilization for fixed-income tenants
Hold UC Berkeley accountable for the student housing crisis
Create alternatives to the traditional landlord-tenant housing system
Enshrine the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) in Berkeley law
Pass a strong Tenant Bill of RightsÂ
Expand cooperative and social housing
Release vacant properties to housing cooperatives and community land trustsÂ
Fend off corporate attacks on the integrity of the Berkeley Rent Board
The Right to Housing Slate:
The Right to Housing Slate is nominated each year by the Berkeley Tenant Convention, a diverse coalition of hundreds of tenants, landlords, and homeowners committed to protecting rent control and tenant rights. Learn more about the Right to Housing Slate on our joint website.
This year's Right to Housing Slate is:
Avery Arbaugh
Xavier Johnson
Dominique Walker
Alfred Twu
Keeping Berkeley's Rent Board corporate-free
Avery is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the Rent Board by fighting against efforts by the BPOA and other corporate entities to weaken tenant protections in Berkeley. Strengthening the Rent Board, not weakening it, is central to their campaign.
Avery pledges to not take money from:
Corporations or corporate PACs
Police unions
The fossil fuel industry
Military contractors
Endorsed by:
Berkeley Tenants Union
The 2024 Berkeley Tenant Convention
California Democratic Renters Council
Cecilia Lunaparra
Berkeley City Councilmember
Igor Tregub
Berkeley City Councilmember
Kate Harrison
Former Berkeley City Councilmember
Jovanka Beckles
AC Transit Director
Leah Simon-Weisberg
Chair, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Oakland City Council President
Xavier Johnson
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Soli Alpert
Vice-Chair, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Dominique Walker
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Ida Martinac
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Vanessa Danielle Marrero
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Nathan Mizell
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Sadia Khan
Albany School Board Trustee
Ana Vasudeo
Berkeley School Board President
Alfred Twu
Berkeley Planning Commissioner
Jonah Gottlieb
ADEM Delegate, AD14
Margot Smith
Candidate for State Assembly
Sam Greenberg
Co-Founder, Telegraph for People
Luca Dhagat
Co-Chair, Cal Young Democratic Socialists of America
Lindsey Duncan
Incoming President, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Bryce Miller
President, Telegraph for People
Sam Kaplan-Pettus
Former Chair, Berkeley Youth Commission
Alex Edgar
Former ASUC External Affairs Vice-President
Linsy Damashek
Former President, Telegraph for People
Erin Diehm
Berkeley Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront Commissioner
Bailey Henderson
Former ASUC External Affairs Vice-President
Megan Bui
Former Co-Chair, Cal Young Democratic Socialists of America
Israel González Loza
Co-External Affairs Director, Telegraph for People and Incoming Finance Director, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Nickan Fayyazi
East Bay DSA Member and California DSA Steering Committee Member
Nilang Gor
Founder, Cultivate Empathy for All
Trevor Messerly
Incoming Political Director, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Mark Van Landuyt
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Bay Area Green New Deal Alliance
Chayne Zavisza-Hollis
Co-External Affairs Director, Telegraph for People
Misha Kesselman
Former Administrative Secretary, Cal Young Democratic Socialists of America
Elizabeth Vitz-Thomas
Vice-President, Telegraph for People
Ren Fitzgerald
Events Director, Telegraph for People
Megha Joshi
Outgoing Social Media Director, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Ben Gildea
Outgoing Finance Director, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Jackie Sauer
Editor-in-Chief, The Smart Ass
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