Enjoyed joining Councilmember Shoshana O’Keefe at Berkeley’s first Sun Day today. Congrats to @kerabinns.bsky.social and the planning team on a wonderful event celebrating clean energy and climate action!

Had a wonderful time at yesterday’s Solano Stroll! Thanks to all the friends, neighbors, and colleagues who marched with us in the parade and stopped by our booth. Always great to celebrate our beautiful community while getting feedback on how to make Berkeley even better!

The shooting of Charlie Kirk is a senseless tragedy. I condemn it wholeheartedly. There should be no place in America for political violence — full stop. *Now* can we talk about guns?

With our indomitable Congresswoman @lateefahsimon.bsky.social this morning. Thanks you for your bold progressive leadership — and for fighting for East Bay families every day in Washington, DC!

Thanks to @bloomberg.com for covering the work we’re doing here in Berkeley to protect our community from the wildfire threat. But lots of work still to do! #ZoneZero #EMBER #FiresafeBerkeley

Successful weekend of vegetation cleanup and wildfire preparedness with my Zone Zero assistant. (Look at that big pile of branches ready for Berkeley’s free chipper program!) But lots more work still to do… #ZoneZero #EMBER #wildfiresafety #FireSafeBerkekey

Proud to join my council colleagues in approving bold new Middle Housing zoning standards, which will add gentle housing density in neighborhoods outside fire hazard zones. Together we can make Berkeley better, safer, more affordable, and more welcoming for more families who want to live here!

Great news: The Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the Fire Department’s EMBER proposal, along with my amendments to improve it after months of community input. Together, we’re making Berkeley more wildfire resilient and safe — but much more to do! www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/06/17/c...

Proud that @berkeleyca.gov and our Fire Department are leading the way on wildfire preparation and resiliency!

My neighbor on tonight’s flight home to SFO. There oughta be a law…

Thanks @buffywicks.bsky.social for coming out to support Berkeley’s proposed EMBER program to improve our wildfire resilience. @adenaishii.bsky.social, Berkeley Fire Chief Sprague and Asst Chief Arnold, and our teams look forward to working with you to make Berkeley and the East Bay fire safe!

Calling all artists and nonprofits!

This is heartbreaking. We must do better, period. Our hearts go out to our neighbor and her friends & family. But that’s not nearly enough. Everyone in Berkeley deserves safe streets and sidewalks. It’s on us as public officials to deliver.

As Trump’s ICE ramps up deportations, we must stand strong. I was proud to author Berkeley’s latest Sanctuary resolution, passed by the City Council last Tuesday. Thanks to @adenaishii.bsky.social @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social @taplinterry.bsky.social & colleagues at BUSD and EB Sanctuary Covenant!

Speaking truth to power. Grateful to Bishop Budde for delivering this message eloquently and powerfully. (And extra proud to be an Episcopalian today!)

Wonderful to be in community with friends and neighbors from across Berkeley at this morning’s MLK Day breakfast, a welcome contrast with inaugural events in DC. Together, we recommit to the hard work ahead to move all of Berkeley forward — and defend our progressive values.

Congrats @lateefahsimon.bsky.social on your swearing in! Honored to be there today as you take the baton from @barbaraleeformayor.bsky.social and keep up the fight for all of us in Congress!

Thank you for your leadership, Chief Sprague. The fires in LA should be a wake-up call for all of us. I look forward to continuing to work with you to make Berkeley fire safe. As the councilmember representing the north Berkeley hills, nothing is more important.

Proud and grateful that the Berkeley Fire Department has sent 4 firefighters and 1 fire engine to LA as part of a strike team assisting in fighting the Palisades fire. Thank you for your service — and be safe. 🙏 www.cbsnews.com/amp/losangel...

Calling all Berkeley artists and arts nonprofits: Apply for a grant today!

Good morning, Berkeley!

Great to be with @itamarlandau.bsky.social, Mayor @adenaishii.bsky.social, and Councilmember @igortregub.bsky.social at tonight’s Berkeley Community Hannukah Candle Lighting. So important to stand together and boldly show our light. Thanks to the Jewish Coalition of Berkeley for the invite!

Rest in peace, President Carter. A wonderful humanitarian and public servant whose example we would all be lucky to follow.

Very encouraging data, though lots of work still to do. I look forward to seeing the full BPD annual report in March.

Still a long ways to go to solve the home insurance crisis — especially for families here in Berkeley and across the state that have had their policies dropped — but this is good news. www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/11/f...

Thanks for your leadership on this important issue. (And great bumping into you!)

First Berkeley City Council meeting with Mayor @adenaishii.bsky.social is in the books! (Thanks for bringing Sour Patch Kids, CM O’Keefe!)

It’s official! Ready to get to work!

Just doing a little light reading… excited to get started!

Congrats to our new Berkeley Mayor @adenaishii.bsky.social! I look forward to serving with you, bridging the divides in our community, and working together to get things done on affordable housing, public safety, fire safety, street & pedestrian safety, & more🤝 www.berkeleyside.org/2024/11/20/b...