We’re recommending Ross Bernet for Berkeley City Council D1 for his dedication to housing and safe streets. While serving on the Sierra Club’s executive committee, he’s consistently supported and voted for housing, bike lanes and pedestrian safety, and transit over cars. He is also the only candidate in this crowded race who contributed to the Measure FF campaign, the battle to bring safety improvements to Berkeley’s streets, rather than just repaving them to make it smoother for cars. Finally, he has earned the endorsement of a number of elected officials that we admire and trust: Councilmembers Rashi Kesarwani, Terry Taplin, and Mark Humbert, as well as superstar Assemblymember Buffy Wicks. We strongly support Ross for Berkeley.

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We support CM Igor Tregub for re-election to Berkeley City Council District 4. CM Tregub has been a consistent supporter of all approaches to housing (produce, preserve, protect) while on council. With his latest vote in favor of the Hopkins bike lanes, we are excited to see CM Tregub becoming a bigger champion for safe streets in Berkeley. In addition, we appreciate his commitments to working on an updated transit priority policy for Berkeley with transit service goals.

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We support Syrak Micael for Berkeley City Council District 7. Syrak champions an all-of-the-above approach to housing that includes building housing at all income levels, funding affordable housing, advancing social housing, and supporting robust tenant protections. In his service on Berkeley’s Housing Advisory Commission he has voted to support housing construction and he is strongly supportive of Vision Zero / traffic safety projects.  One of his  signature safety policies will be continuing CM Lunaparra’s work on making Telegraph Avenue car-free near campus, a long-term priority of our organization.

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Councilmember Mark Humbert readily earns our endorsement for re-election to Berkeley City Council District 8. In his strong first term, CM Humbert has taken tough positions in favor of housing, including the Middle Housing Ordinance and housing along Berkeley’s commercial corridors, and has been a vocal supporter for adding more housing in the Claremont District. Not just his votes, but also his comments on the dais, demonstrate that he truly understands the importance of building homes and embracing change in order to solve our housing crisis. In addition to his housing work, we appreciate Humbert’s consistent support for safer streets, including his vote for the Hopkins Street bike lane, and better transit in Berkeley and the region writ large.

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CM Charlene Wang is our pick for Oakland D2. Wang has served a half term and has been a consistent supporter of housing in her district and Oakland generally. One of her major wins was to implement transit-oriented upzoning bill SB79 in her district as soon as the law came into effect, years sooner than the citywide plan, a crucial stand that rippled to neighboring jurisdictions. CM Wang also has touted her efforts to add more homeownership options through AB 1033 ADU conversions and we appreciate her focus on improving transit and safe streets as well. Going forward she intends to lower the cost of construction (faster permitting, simpler standards, and more flexible unit sizes) and continue to work on improving Oakland’s response to homelessness.

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CM Kevin Jenkins gets our nod for re-election. Since being elected in 2022 he has supported Oakland wide re-zonings as part of the Housing Element process, including fourplexes and upzoning Rockridge. CM Jenkins told EB4E that he believes the best way to reduce homelessness is prevention, which includes rental assistance and a functioning rental market. Furthermore we appreciate CM Jenkins willingness to support service-led planning and transit priority for bus service in Oakland. Finally, CM Jenkins expressed a desire to streamline Oakland’s procurement process for safe streets infrastructure investment so dollars go further to ensure Oaklanders can get around safely.

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A founding member of East Bay for Everyone, Valencia is an everyday rider on the AC Transit system. Centering her campaign on the rider experience, Adriana calls out three focus areas of Reliability, Affordability and Accountability. She sees good governance as a requisite element of any progress at the agency, even throwing herself into the fray by filing suit against the District over the half-million dollar sweetheart deal engineered by her opponent, Joel Young, to outgoing GM Michael Hursh at the end of 2024. Her consistent advocacy over the years portends a vigorous role in delivering better service and a greater rider focus going forward. Adriana has earned the endorsement of the Alameda County Democratic Party, and disparate groups from Empower Oakland to Our Revolution, and elected officials Buffy Wicks,  Nikki Fortunato Bas, Lena Tam, Zac Unger, and current and former transit officials Rebecca Salzman, Jean Walsh, Sarh Syed, along with many transit advocates.

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A current Board Director and professional planner, researcher and policy expert, Sarah Syed has been focused on both rider labor needs. It was Syed who brought nighttime service displacement on Broadway in Oakland into the spotlight, and was instrumental in getting that service restored. While she faced blowback from management and its allies on the Board, she has persisted in her focus to improve how the District sets its priorities and delivers service to the community. She is endorsed by both the Sierra Club and AC Dems, as well as elected stars like Jesse Arreguin, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins, Lena Tam, Nate Miley, Jean Walsh and Barnali Ghosh, and across the spectrum from The Wellstone Democratic Club and Empower Oakland.

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Director Robert Raburn has earned EB4E’s endorsement for re-election. Director Raburn has been instrumental in guiding BART out of the pandemic with his efforts to attract more riders through improved scheduling, transfers, safety and fare gates. Raburn has continued to show leadership in building housing near transit. He was one of the key champions of developing housing at Lake Merritt BART that is close to completion. We also appreciate Director Raburn’s efforts to improve first/last mile access to Oakland BART stations for pedestrian and bike riders through improved access and safe storage for bikes.

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We need a strong, healthy transit system for people to live comfortably in the Bay Area without needing to own a car. BART and AC Transit are vital for that purpose. Unfortunately, BART’s high farebox recovery pre-pandemic has made it unusually susceptible to COVID and Work From Home trends. While BART is actively recovering its ridership thanks in part due to Swiss-style scheduling (20-minute all-day, all-week service), improved fare gates, bathrooms and other services, it still needs support to make the transition to a new normal. Long-term we would like to see how BART can grow ridership and revenues from SB 79 housing, BART-developed land, lower service costs and better service. The Regional Transit Measure (RTM) provides that time for transition for BART and other agencies while requiring efficiency reviews for all transit agencies to lower their costs and improve their operations. We recommend YES.

Source (https://eastbayforeveryone.org/2026/09/21/eb4e-2026-general-election-endorsements/)