I've volunteered before for the Voter Protection Hotline and it was an easy but important task, just had to set aside time to be on call to answer phone calls that came in. Get involved at www.cadem.org !

Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating this evening!

Happy Lunar New Year! 新年快樂！ Wishing you a peaceful and prosperous year!

新年快樂！ 家人離的遠，跟朋友做菜過年，其實，這樣不就是美國華裔最早的傳統嗎？ Happy new year! Family lives far away, so I cook and celebrate with friends. After all, celebrating New Year away from home with friends & community is the original Chinese American tradition. 🧨🧧🐎

連接灣區，馬到成功，表格填滿! Wishing the @connectbayarea.bsky.social campaign full petitions and success in the year of the horse! Together we can fund transit and keep our buses and trains running! 🚌🚃

In addition to the other inflation-fueling policy that Republicans do, forcing people to need cars is a big one. A two-car family can easily spend more on cars than housing. California Dems are working to change that, improving our city planning to make getting around without driving easier. 1/

Love this fabulous color scheme for this bike parking!

One of the Bay Area's oldest ferries, the San Francisco, is coming up on 50 years of service! Photo is from the stairs up from the docks at Angel Island

Kids + mornings = Better with entertainment from the Story-Time Band. Children under five and their grownups can drop by on Thursday, February 19, from 9:30 am–12:00 pm. Event is free and does not require registration.

Help stop the misguided attempt to license bikes in CA, it will only lead to making it more difficult for people to adopt bikes. We don’t need new laws, we need the existing classifications of e-bikes to be properly enforced. bikeeastbay.org/say-no-to-ma...!

Lunar New Year is coming up in a few days! Some events this weekend: SF Chinatown Flower Market Fair, Saturday 10-6 & Sunday 9-6 chineseparade.com/flowermarket... Oakland Little Saigon Tết Festival, Sunday 12-5 www.visitoakland.com/event/2026-o...

Looking for healthcare info or resources? 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Health and Wellness community fair at San Francisco main library, Thursday Feb 19, 11-3pm www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-tgnc-...

Berkeleyans looking to develop job skills can apply for paid summer internships designed to help prepare people for careers. These internships are geared for those who may be looking to develop job skills that prepare for a career. berkeleyca.gov/commu... 1/6

Organizing works. @seiu49.bsky.social added 1,500 workers last year alone, winning real protections for healthcare, janitorial & security workers. As divide & conquer tactics ramp up, SEIU leadership is standing with workers on the job & in the streets. #UnionStrong Learn more: seiu.co/3ZFbY6u

Save the date - just heard from the Pacific Center that #Berkeley Pride will be Sunday, August 30 this year! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Electrification: not just for non-bouncy houses! 🏠🤸

🇺🇸U.S. zoning🦅 Putting cars in a house: ✅ and often required Using car as a house: 🚫 Doing business in a house: 🚫 Using business as a house: 🚫 Using car to do business: ✅ Putting cars in a business: ✅ and often required especially if it's a bar 😱 make this make sense bsky.app/profile/tmcc...

After housing, this is the next big zoning reform: the right to do business. Always found it odd that the USA, supposedly the land of the free market, makes it the hard if not outright illegal to open a business in most places. Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.

I’ve spent years of my life trying to explain to people that anti-trans conservatism naturally flows from their belief that children in the American nuclear family are not individuals with autonomy, but instead property of the parents and state, and this guy just… tweeted it out

Mark your calendar: Berkeley’s next monthly shoreline cleanup is Feb 21 at 9am. All ages are welcome. Supplies provided.

In Berkeley, the Housing Retention Program helps tenants who have fallen behind on rent due to a temporary loss of income or other emergency by providing one-time payments. This avoids a short term problem from turning into long term homelessness. berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Teens can grow as leaders this summer. Our Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program teaches them how to: 🧠 Problem-solve 🧒 Work with kids 🎯 Lead games & activities 🧗 Practice outdoor safety For grades 9–11.

Without transit, the Bay Area would be unlivable. 2 hour commutes. Lost jobs. Essential businesses closed. Housing costs & overcrowding up in West Bay, homeowners underwater in suburbs. SF's downtown recovery would end. Let's make sure Connect Bay Area passes - help out at www.connectbayarea.org

Montana! Come see my book talk in Missoula next week! Feb 19 at Free Cycles Streetside Learning Center.

East Bay Stonewall Dems candidate forum for the 2026 primary is this Wednesday at 6pm! Online, details at eastbaystonewalldemocrats.org/event-6543210 You can also read candidates' questionnaire answers at eastbaystonewalldemocrats.org/Endorsements 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Whether you are looking to rent a home, already rent one, or are renting one out - the Berkeley Rent Registry is a great tool for knowing the facts and regulations on a particular home. 🏠🏡 rentregistry.cityofberkeley.info

Berkeley Rent Board will be closed on Thursday, February 12 and Monday, February 16 in observance of Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's Birthday. Please plan ahead for service needs before the holiday.

Art of the Day - Make a Friend on Transit Day, for a fun organizing event with Transbay Coalition!

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Career paths start with real conversations. Join a free panel where Berkeley employers share how they mentor and prepare the next generation of the local workforce. The Career Exploration Symposium takes place Tuesday, February 17, from 6:00–8:00 pm.

Fascinating map. Unsurprisingly San Francisco, Sacramento, and nearby were one of the last places alcohol was still allowed just before nationwide prohibition in the 1920s, however, the other ones are also worth noting: New Orleans, Minneapolis, St Louis, Milwaukee, and some parts of NJ.

You can't understand how messed up immigration enforcement is today without understanding how messed up it was even a decade ago. This old report from the American Immigration Council is a good place to start feeling one part of the elephant. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/wp-content/u...

Art of the Day - Lunar New Year 2026 新年快樂 - 捍衛民主 不要國王 - 還我鄰居 Happy New Year - Defend Democracy No Kings - Return My Neighbors

My office has put together a list of some of the fun events planned to welcome the Year of the Horse - check them out! Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. For an online version of the list, visit tinyurl.com/BerkLNY2026 or click link in bio.

Celebrate Black History Month this February! Learn more at Berkeley libraries at www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/topics/afric...

Equality California's annual LGBTQ+ lobby day in Sacramento is coming up on March 25th! Let's keep strengthening our rights in California, sign up at go.eqca.org/a/advocacy-d...

Queer bookstores died in 2010. We had a funeral and everything! Except... a ton of people decided to roll up their sleeves and start *new* queer bookshops, all over the place. In cities. In tiny towns. My latest newsletter is about the rebirth of the LGBTQ bookshop: buttondown.com/charliejane/...

The long running Trans Appreciation Friday thread returns! An early Bluesky staple, come meet new friends and catch up with old ones 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

Got updates on Berkeley's Rental Housing Safety Program at Housing Advisory Commission tonight. RHSP inspects buildings to make sure they're safe and up to code, both randomly & on request. Staff reported that requests often come in waves, for example due to weather. berkeleyca.gov/doing-busine...

Two cities in the Bay Area, two cultures, both with a love of good food and transit! 🚃🌮🧋🚃 Metro Balderas is a Mexican restaurant in San Jose, Metro Milk Tea is a Hong Kong cafe in San Francisco. I've enjoyed both!

More events coming up!

🙌🏽 A huge win for Haitian families and all working people. Thanks to the bravery of Haitians who shared stories and the groups that challenged the Trump admin, Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) can breathe easier today. The fight for a path to citizenship continues! #TPSjustice

California Democrats will gather in San Francisco 2/20-22 to hear from candidates & vote on who to endorse for Gov, the other statewide elections, and many Congressional and state legislature elections. Most events are open to all Dems and don't require a badge. cdpconvention.org #TogetherWeWin

Reminder: Service changes go into effect Sunday, February 1. Learn about additional service on select lines and schedule changes on most bus lines: https://www.actransit.org/service-changes Learn about additional stop changes: https://www.actransit.org/service-alerts

Black History Month begins today! Visit the Berkeley Public Libraries for a variety of events throughout the month! berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/events?r=thi...

Want to hold an event in Berkeley? Funding is available!

Day 1 of Oakland Chinatown Lunar New Year street fair! Event continues Sun 2/1, 10am-5pm, at Franklin, 8th, & 9th Streets, just a few blocks from 12th Street BART station. www.oaklandchinatownchamber.org/lunar-new-ye... If you've wanted to try tanghulu 糖葫蘆 , candied fruit on a stick, it's here!

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Looking for housing in Berkeley? Use the Rent Registry to find if a unit is Fully Covered (has rent control + other protections) or Partially Covered (other protections only). Already renting and got a rent increase? You can use the Registry to check if it's within the maximum rent ceiling allowed.

The Rent Board offers over-the-phone interpretation services for appointments with Rent Board staff, as well as document translation services for clients submitting Petitions! Traducción disponible Llámanos! Có sẵn bản dịch Hãy gọi cho chúng tôi! الترجمة متاحة. اتصل بنا! 提供翻譯。 致電我們！