Avery Arbaugh for Berkeley Rent Board
Solving the housing affordability crisis by putting tenants first!
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.
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 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
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
Berkeley City Councilmember
Berkeley City Councilmember
Berkeley City Councilmember
Oakland Mayor
Chair, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Former Berkeley City Councilmember
AC Transit Director
Vice-Chair, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Oakland City Council President
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Berkeley School Board President
Member, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Albany School Board Trustee
ADEM Delegate, AD14
Berkeley Planning Commissioner
Incoming President, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Candidate for State Assembly
Co-Founder, Telegraph for People
Co-Chair, Cal Young Democratic Socialists of America
Former ASUC External Affairs Vice-President
President, Telegraph for People
Former Chair, Berkeley Youth Commission
Former ASUC External Affairs Vice-President
Former President, Telegraph for People
Berkeley Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront Commissioner
East Bay DSA Member and California DSA Steering Committee Member
Former Co-Chair, Cal Young Democratic Socialists of America
Co-External Affairs Director, Telegraph for People and Incoming Finance Director, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Bay Area Green New Deal Alliance
Founder, Cultivate Empathy for All
Incoming Political Director, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Vice-President, Telegraph for People
Co-External Affairs Director, Telegraph for People
Former Administrative Secretary, Cal Young Democratic Socialists of America
Outgoing Finance Director, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Events Director, Telegraph for People
Outgoing Social Media Director, Cal Berkeley Democrats
Former Editor-in-Chief, The Smart Ass
All titles are for identification purposes only.
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