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Endorsements

Berkeley Vice Mayor Susan-Wengraf, Endorses Deborah Matthews for Berkeley City Council District 3

“I have the utmost respect and confidence in Deborah. The attributes of honesty, forethought, and higher service guide her every action. She does not shy away from voicing her beliefs and standing by them. She would be a Berkeley City Council member who listens, engages, and helps to effectively lead our city."

With Deborah

Progress Is Now!

Susan Wengraf  City of Berkeley Vice Mayor,  

Berkeley Council Member District 6

  • THE JOHN GEORGE DEMOCRATIC CLUB

  • SOUTH BERKELEY NOW! Advocate organization for affordable housing Ashby BART Now!

  • THE THAI BUDDHIST TEMPLE Community Program, WAT MONGKOLRATANARAM, South Berkeley 

  • Susan Wengraf, Vice Mayor, Berkeley City Council member District 6

  • Mark Humbert, Berkeley City Council member District 8

  • Ka'Dijah Brown, Berkeley School Board Director

  • Laura Babitt, Berkeley School Board Director

  • Terry Wiley | Judge-Elect Alameda County Superior Court Judge (2025)

  • Darryl Moore, City of Manassas Park, Council Member ( Former City of Berkeley Council Member District 2)

  • Markos Moulitsas, Founder & Publisher | Daily Kos

  • Elaine Brown, CEO, Oakland & World Enterprise, Black Panther Housing Development and Party Leader (former) 

  • Karen Chapple, Professor Emerita, UC-Berkeley and Director, Urban Displacement Project-UC Berkeley

  • Dr. Mark Alexander, Cardiovascular Epidemiologist | Board of Directors 100 Black Men

  • Gerald Baptiste, Berkeley Deputy Director, Center of Living (former)

  • Laura Hall, CEO- EAH Housing, Affordable Housing Developer (California - Hawaii)

  • Melvin Newton | Professor Merritt College (retired), Black Panther & Brother of Huey Newton (late)

  • Dr. Stephaine Johnson | Theatre Lighting Designer | Public Policy

  • Fadhila Holman, CEO | President, South Berkeley Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union (former)

  • Teresa Clarke, Affordable South Berkeley Now! Co-Founder  Housing Developer

  • Matt Nichols, South Berkeley Now Steering Committee | City of Oakland Planning Manager (retired)

  • David Trachtenberg, Architect, Social Responsibility

  • Erin Rhoades Berkeley Public School Fund, Director ( former)

  • Peter Waller, Architect, South Berkeley Now!

  • Mark Rhoads, Berkeley Architect, Social Responsibility

  • Libby Lee - Egan, Founder North Berkeley Now! community advocacy affordable housing organization

  • Ben Gould, Co-President, EcoDataLab | State and Local Climate Action Policy

  • Ishmael Reed, Renowned Author and Activist 

  • Ashley Boyd, South Berkeley Cooperative Credit Union, Board of Directors (former)

  • Yes, Duffy,  Architect, Commissioner, City of Berkeley, Zoning Adjustment Board 

  • Charles Kahn, Architect, Commissioner, City of Berkeley, Zoning Adjustment Board 

  • Debra Sanderson, Commissioner, Zoning Adjustment Board and  City of Berkeley Planning Manager (former)     

  • Misty Cross, The Original Magnolia Street Moms for Housing Activist

  • Tolani King, The Original Magnolia Street Moms for Housing Activist

  • Signe Nielson, Champion Advocate for Berkeley | Oakland Unhoused 

  • Bhima Sheridan, South Berkeley Now, Climate Action | Founder, Flight Free

  • Vineeta Chand, South Berkeley, South Berkeley Artist

  • Arthur Robinson, Community Advocate, South Berkeley | Retired, Livermore Labs 

  • Ariella Garnett, South Berkeley Now, Climate Action | Founder, Flight Free

  • Michelle Williams, South Berkeley Now!, Berkeley Unified School District, Teacher

  • Kimberly Gaffney, City of Berkeley, Zoning Adjustment Board

  • Rebecca Mirvish, Fearless Community Public Safety Advocate 

  • Paula Martin, South Berkeley Community Activist, Film Actor

  • Jenny Wenk, City of Berkeley Personnel Board, Downtown Area Planning Advisory Committee member (former)

  • AnaLuisa Nelly Quiñonez Coplan | South Berkeley Community Advocate

  • Madeleine Clarke | South Berkeley Business Owner

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