berkeleyca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Berkeley -- City Clerk Mark Numainville's signed "Nominees for Public Office" notice for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Municipal Election (dated Aug. 19, 2026): lists all 23 candidates across all seven Berkeley races in ballot order with their exact ballot designations -- Auditor, Council Districts 1/4/7/8, Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner, and School Board Director.
alamedacountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Alameda County Registrar of Voters -- own JSON API behind its "Candidate List" web app (electionId 260 = General Election - 11/03/2026, Official): the candidatelist/260 endpoint returns every race category countywide with no County category at all (zero Board of Supervisors/row-office/judicial seats on the Nov. 2026 general), and the racelist/260/600 endpoint names all 46 City-category races countywide, including the exact seven Berkeley races (four Council districts, Auditor, Rent Stabilization Board, School Directors) with their raceIds and vote-for-N seat counts -- confirming Alameda County publishes a unified countywide candidate document, unlike Santa Clara County.
alamedacountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Alameda County Registrar of Voters -- the same candidatelist app's per-race candidate-detail view (POST to /rov_app/candidatelist/ with electionId=260 and each Berkeley raceId), queried directly for all seven Berkeley races: returns each candidate's exact ballot designation, filing agency, and on-ballot status -- the same roster as the City Clerk's own Notice of Candidates, independently confirming all 23 names and designations.
berkeleyca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Berkeley -- "Candidate Information" elections page: states which offices are elected on the presidential cycle (Mayor; Council Districts 2, 3, 5, 6) versus the gubernatorial cycle (Auditor; Council Districts 1, 4, 7, 8) -- both alongside Rent Board and School Board, which are elected every cycle -- and states the vote-threshold rule: Mayor/Auditor/Council require ranked-choice majority; Rent Board/School Board are decided by plurality.
berkeleyca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Berkeley -- "Voting Information" elections page: states in full how Berkeley's ranked-choice voting works for Mayor, City Council, and Auditor (voters may rank up to five choices; last-place elimination repeats until one candidate has a majority) and that Rent Stabilization Board and School Board are decided by plurality vote instead, "typically multiple candidates elected at each election."
berkeleyside.org (opens in a new tab)Berkeleyside -- "Election 2026: Who's running for Berkeley City Council, school board and more" (originally published Aug. 14, 2026, updated Aug. 19, 2026 to report Fred Feller's withdrawal from the District 8 race), read in full: profiles every 2026 candidate across all seven Berkeley races by name, occupation, and background; reports incumbent Rashi Kesarwani (D1), Cecilia Lunaparra (D7), and Lori Droste's since-2022 successor context are not seeking reelection; and reports Rent Board incumbent Vanessa Marrero's disqualification from the ballot over a signature shortfall and her stated plan to challenge it.
netfile.com (opens in a new tab)City of Berkeley's own NetFile-hosted public campaign-finance portal (aid=BRK), queried directly via its own QuickNameSearch and filings/byCandidate JSON API for all 23 2026 candidates, with each candidate's most recent 2026 FPPC Form 460 (the Jan. 1-June 30, 2026 semi-annual statement) downloaded directly via the portal's own CampaignDocuments/download endpoint and read for its actual reported totals. Real H1 2026 totals (monetary contributions raised / total expenditures / public-financing matching funds received, where applicable): Jenny Wong (Auditor) $6,916 / $1,109; Laura Babitt (D1) no 2026 committee Form 460 on file yet, only a Form 410/501 -- her filings show active participation in the city's public-financing matching-funds program; Ross Bernet (D1) $4,449 / $209; Moni Gangopadhyay (D1) $3,307 (incl. $500 nonmonetary) / $2,163; Steve Kromer (D1) no committee located; Daria Wrubel (D1) $120 / $0; Igor Tregub (D4) $10,287 / $3,405, plus $20,670 in public matching funds; Majdi "Gaith" Abuhamdieh (D4) no Form 460 on file, only a Form 410/501; Aidan Hill (D7) $1,102 / $257 on his current District 7 committee (a separate, older "Aidan Hill for Berkeley City Council 2022" committee also remains on file from a prior run, not further researched here); Syrak Micael (D7) $5,698 / $4,444, plus $12,600 in public matching funds; Mark Humbert (D8) $1,630 / $56; Michael Wallman and Fred Feller (D8) no Form 460 on file, only a Form 410/501 each; Mari Mendonca (D8) an active committee reporting $0 contributions and $0 expenditures this period; Carole Marasovic (Rent Board) an active committee reporting $0 contributions and $0 expenditures this period; Avery Arbaugh (Rent Board) no 2026 Form 460 on file, only records from an unsuccessful 2024 Rent Board run; Ida Martinac (Rent Board) no 2026 Form 460 on file yet, only a Form 410/501; Nathan Mizell (Rent Board) an interim Jan. 1-May 10, 2026 report showing $0 contributions and $0 expenditures; Vylma Ortiz and Derek Rodriguez (Rent Board) no Form 460 on file, only a Form 410/501 each; Sandy Park (School Board) $1,860 / $138; Jennifer Shanoski (School Board) $5,410 / $662, plus $19,140 in public matching funds; Ka'Dijah Brown (School Board) filed her new 2026 committee's organizing paperwork July 23, 2026, after the H1 reporting window closed, so no H1 2026 Form 460 exists for it yet.
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Berkeley, California article -- 2020 census population (124,321), the 4th-largest city in Alameda County.

Last updated September 1, 2026.

City of Berkeley

Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board

This person would hold one of five seats up this cycle. The seat is on Berkeley's Rent Stabilization Board. The board has nine members. It regulates rent increases and eviction protections for rent controlled units. The term is four years. The seat is decided by plurality vote, not ranked choice.

Six candidates are running for five open Rent Stabilization Board seats. Incumbents Ida Martinac and Nathan Mizell want another term. A third incumbent, Vanessa Marrero, did not qualify for the ballot.

This person would hold one of five seats up this cycle on Berkeley's nine-member Rent Stabilization Board, which regulates rent increases and eviction protections for the city's rent-controlled units. The term is four years (commissioners generally serve a maximum of two, per the Rent Board's own rules). The seat is decided by plurality vote -- not ranked-choice.

Rent Board Commissioner Vanessa Marrero, one of three incumbents whose terms expire this cycle, did not qualify for the ballot: Berkeleyside reported the county Registrar found her nomination-signature petition two signatures short of the 20 required for an incumbent seeking reelection by the Aug. 7, 2026 deadline. Marrero told Berkeleyside she is pursuing a legal challenge, saying a disability-accommodation request for more time was wrongly denied; the City Clerk's office told Berkeleyside the filing deadline is set by state law and the city had no authority to extend it. Both accounts are Berkeleyside's own attributed reporting; as of this dataset's retrieval, Marrero is not on either official candidate list.

Avery Arbaugh

Avery Arbaugh chairs the Berkeley Tenants Union. Their ballot title is Tenant Union Organizer. They once served on the city's Labor Commission. No 2026 fundraising report is on file for them.

Carole Marasovic

Carole Marasovic is an attorney. Their ballot title is Attorney and City Commissioner. They chair the city's Homeless Services Panel of Experts. They also sit on the Peace and Justice Commission. They sit on the Community Health Commission too.

Ida Martinac

Ida Martinac is a sitting Rent Stabilization Board commissioner. They are running again. Their ballot title is Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner. No fundraising report is on file for them. They have filed only early paperwork from May 2026.

Nathan Mizell

Nathan Mizell is a sitting Rent Stabilization Board commissioner. They are running again. Their ballot title is Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner. A Jan. 1 to May 10, 2026 report shows $0 raised and $0 spent.

Vylma Ortiz

Vylma Ortiz is an attorney and a meditation teacher. Their ballot title is Attorney and Meditation Teacher. No fundraising report is on file for them. They have filed only early paperwork from May 2026.

Derek Rodriguez

Derek Rodriguez is a UC Berkeley student and an Army veteran. Their ballot title is Student and National Guardsman. No fundraising report is on file for them. They have filed only early paperwork from May 2026.

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