Thank you to #berkeley staff for once again holding a beautiful #BlackHistoryMonth program near #downtown. I was honored to attend with @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social, Councilmember @brentblackaby.bsky.social, Councilmember Ben Bartlett, and others! Photo credit: @ilafesuf.bsky.social

#slavaukraini 🇺🇦

On today’s 4-year anniversary of russia’s illegal and unprovoked attempted invasion of #ukraine, we marked the day with the beautiful sounds of the Ukrainian national anthem. #downtown #berkeley will also hold a candlelight vigil 6-8 pm at the Downtown BART station (west side). #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

Congratulations to my friend Benito Delgado-Olson and SupplyBank.org on the launch of a critical project to ensure that every family who needs them receives access to diapers, regardless of income and life circumstances. Look forward to continued partnership in #berkeley!

Thanks Councilmember Humbert, Commissioner @alfredtwu.com, and all who joined the 4-year anniversary of russia’s illegal, depraved, and futile effort to invade #ukraine. We‘ll never stop fighting for a free, democratic, and indivisible Ukraine and return of all abducted children. #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

At #CADEM getting fired up and ready to take back our democracy this November. When we fight we win! 💪 @cademocrats.bsky.social

On the four-year anniversary of russia’s illegal and unprovoked attempt to invade #ukraine, we are marking the resolve and courage of the Ukrainian people in support of an indivisible, independent, democratic nation, in #sanfrancisco and #berkeley. Thank you for your support. #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

Thank you @bikeeastbay.bsky.social for once again making #berkeley your home for our spring membership meeting. It was wonderful to join you, for a safe and sustainable Greater East Bay! 🚲 Proud to share space with Rebecca Mirvish, transit advocate extraordinaire and #district4 constituent!

Honored to earn the endorsement @sierraclub.org, my organizing home for nearly two decades, for my re-election to the #berkeley City Council in #district4. I’m grateful for our partnership as we continue building upon our city’s, and region’s, climate leadership and environmental legacy. 🌳🌍🌞🔋⚡️

Congratulations to UC Berkeley freshman William Chui and Golden Bear Café cashier Verna Watson on your well-deserved Chris Kindness awards! Truly special to be on the Cal campus to honor these two outstanding and KIND members of our beloved community! Go 🐻s! Photo credit: @dailycal.bsky.social

Thank you @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social for hosting this week’s #alamedacounty Mayors Conference at the Anchor House in #downtown #berkeley. Highlights included hearing from its residents and receiving an insightful presentation on homelessness in the Bay Area from constituent Doctor Margot Kushel.

Thrilled to join @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social and @brentblackaby.bsky.social in celebrating the renovation of a historic clock in the heart of #downtown #Berkeley. This restoration is a timely harbinger of an ongoing effort to revitalize our downtown as a safe, accessible, and exciting destination.

It was a magical experience to see Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary in concert in #downtown #berkeley. Thank you for joining us at The Freight!

Thank you to The Birthday Massacre - whose music in so many ways gave me the fortitude to become who I am - for choosing #downtown #berkeley as your final stop of the Dark Winter tour. I’m over the moon - or, to borrow the title of one of my favorite songs of theirs, over the red stars. ⭐️

Happy birthday to the AC Transit “7” line, the backbone of the East Bay - as well as #downtown #berkeley!

#BeNice #MeltICE Before shopping at big box stores that cooperate with ICE and DHS, think twice!

Major props to Jeffrey Church and his Visit Berkeley team for pulling off an electrifying celebrity flag football match at the California Memorial Stadium. As a Cal alum, I was excited to be able to make it out onto a hallowed field that holds so many memories for me. Go 🐻s, go #berkeley!

Honored to attend The National Urban League of Greater SF Bay Area MLK Breakfast State of the Black Bay Area Report and Gubernatorial Candidate Forum. The depth of the candidates’ positions bodes well for California’s future as a beacon of hope and ability to overcome the challenges of today.

They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas. For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare. www.startribune.com/walz-demands...

Joined some incredible advocates this morning to call attention to certain big box employers’ collaboration with ICE. #MeltICE #iceoutofourcommunities

As the federal administration continues to wage war on peaceful protesters and journalists exercising their constitutional rights, today we continue to take to the streets. Join an action near you at nationalshutdown.org/actions .

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

Last night I attended the opening night of How Shakespeare Saved My Life at the Berkeley Rep with @brentblackaby.bsky.social. It was brilliant, masterful, and cathartic. Don’t miss it! #downtown #berkeley #district4 Photo credit: Hanna Wodaje

Thank you to the Russian-Speaking Jewish Community of SF for hosting a poignant Holocaust Remembrance Day. May the memory of the 6 million Jews and many others who were systematically murdered always be kept alive. May the stories of the survivors and resistors be passed on across generations. 🕯️

I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story. An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.

Thank you to the United Nations Association-USA East Bay for your continued fortitude in working towards global cooperation even in these trying times. A highlight was hearing the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra’s Geechi Taylor lead us in a soulful rendition of “We Shall Overcome.” ❤️🌎☮️

It was cathartic to show my solidarity with #Minnesota along with constituents Wendy Bloom and Mabel Lam, fellow New Leaders Council Oakland family member Vince Steele, and all of the California Nurses Association and @nuhw.org members at Children’s tonight. 💪 #iceoutofourcommunities #DefundICE

Honored to join @indivisibleeb.bsky.social at its new meeting location in #berkeley #district4. About 250 neighbors showed up, many of them first-timers. Amid these dark times nationally, the fortitude and resilience of our beloved community is inspiring and needed more than ever. 💪

They think they can provoke us into abandoning our values. They are wrong. We will keep the peace. We will secure justice for our neighbors. And we will see this occupation end.

#berkeley #district4 stands with #Minnesota. #DefundICE

"His parents said their last conversation with their son was a couple days before his death. They talked about repairs he had done to the garage door of his home. The worker was a Latino man, and they said with all that was happening in Minneapolis he gave the man a $100 tip." 🥹

#ICEOutForGood. NOW!

My thoughts continue to be with the good people of #Minnesota who’ve already been through so much. ICE: leave the state NOW!

Had a productive day at today’s @calcities.bsky.social Environmental Quality Policy Committee meeting, and the views on the Amtrak Capitol Corridor are always an added bonus. The #eastbay Division (including its honorary members) was well-represented!

Reason #4 I 💙 #district4: you can finish your @avaenergy.org at City Hall, walk 4 short blocks and get to cheer on our former city auditor Ann-Marie Hogan as she performs with her jazz outfit at The Marsh Cabaret Bar. #downtown #berkeley teems with music every day of the week! 🎶

Our #district4 office was up early joining fellow community volunteers to conduct the biennial homelessness point in time count. The data gleaned from this count determines funding and resource allocations for homelessness services. We are working hard every day for a #berkeley we can all call home.

Continued @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social #Berkeley MLK Day of Service at Dorothy Day House, where our #district4 team joined the Mayor’s Office, Office of @replsimon.bsky.social, and neighbors to prep meals for the unhoused community. It was such an inspiring way to honor Dr. King’s legacy. #MLKDay

Today and every day may the legacy of Dr. King remind us that though the arc of the moral universe may be long it ever bends toward justice. #MLKDay #MLKDayofService #berkeley Photo credits: Amy Johnson Rodas and @alfredtwu.com

I was deeply moved to see performances by members of The Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project on the Berkeley Repertory Theatre stage. Thank you for choosing #downtown #berkeley as your artistic home and to @webloom.bsky.social for inviting me. #district4

#iceoutforgood #iceoutofourcommunities #berkeley @indivisibleeb.bsky.social

Enjoyed the conversation between photographer Barbara Boissevain and researcher Dr. Nicole Ardoin at the David Brower Center’s “Salt of the Earth” exhibition. It was a reminder of both the fragility of our natural ecosystem and our ability to restore it if we commit. #downtown #berkeley #district4

Congratulations to the Pacific Center for Human Growth on a successful Joy to Justice campaign! It’s inspiring to see the strength and generosity of our shared community! 🌈 #berkeley #district4

Attended an insightful presentation at The Ivy in #downtown #berkeley. Sheryl Morasco from the Center for Elders' Independence presented on PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) - an innovative, comprehensive care model supporting seniors in our community. #district4

Proud to join the Rotary Club of Berkeley, California as we delivered a check of over $16K to the Berkeley Food Network. Thank you to both for addressing such a critical need in our community at a critical time.

It was an honor to attend C Ukraine’s kickoff at 875 Sansome. The ingenuity and creativity of the Ukrainian people knows no bounds and neither does the generosity and support of our Bay Area neighbors. Next stop: #berkeley? #SlavaUkraini

Thank you to the Berkeley Art Center for having me over for a conversation with Torreya Cummings and Sarah Lowe on their latest work, [Obstructed view of the house through the trees with the road visible on the left side in the foreground.] It was deeply moving. Come see it for yourself this month!

It was electrifying to see Би-2/Bi-2 perform last night at the UC Theatre in my district. Their courageous stance against the illegal invasion of #ukraine alone deserves a gold star. They also happen to rock! 🎸 #berkeley #district4

These are some of my favorite things. #ukraine #bart #publictransit #freedom #iceoutofourcommunities

#JusticeForRenee #ICEOutForGood #iceoutofourcommunities