| Alameda County, CA | November 2, 2010 Election |
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Ballot StatementBy Asa DodsworthCandidate for Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner; City of Berkeley |
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I hope to be the first Berkeley raised elected official in more then 30 years!!!Berkeley is my hometown - my roots go back 30 years. During this time, I've seen my friends forced out of Berkeley, because of high rents. We aren't creating enough affordable housing, so we're losing our economic and cultural diversity. We need to protect rent control, which is Berkeley's most successful affordable housing program. I'll use my experience as a Berkeley native and community activist to strengthen the Rent Ordinance, improve outreach to tenants and landlords, and address disaster preparedness, sustainability, and habitability. Working with the City, I will promote earthquake safety by developing requirements and incentives to retrofit multi-family buildings. We also need to prepare tenants in the event of a major disaster by training and distributing emergency caches to apartment buildings. As a former Zero Waste Commissioner, I want to expand recycling opportunities for apartment buildings and promote energy efficiency and sustainability. I am committed to community building and want to improve the Rent Board's outreach and educate tenants to advocate for themselves. I am endorsed by sitting Rent Board Commissioners Chong, Shelton, and Tregub. I was chosen to run on the pro-rent control slate, nominated by the July 25th Berkeley Tenants Convention. |
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