BERKELEY
Eligible voters in Berkeley’s District 4, which covers downtown and central Berkeley, have quick timelines to get on the ballot to run for Berkeley City Council or register to vote in a May 28 special election to replace Councilmember Kate Harrison.
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Harrison announced in late January that she would resign her position while continuing her bid to be the city’s next mayor. Registered voters in District 4 who wish to represent the area on the City Council should review candidate information and file nomination papers by March 29.
U.S. citizens in this district who are at least 18 years old should register to vote by May 13. Residents in District 7, which stretches from inside the UC Berkeley campus to five blocks south, will vote on April 16 in a separate special election to replace Councilmember Rigel Robinson, who also announced his resignation in January.
For more details online about candidate and voter registration, visit bit.ly/3VdvdTx.
— city of Berkeley
EL CERRITO
Recycling center artists in residence named, to create exhibit
El Cerrito’s Arts & Culture Commission has selected Zona Sage and Lisa Zimmer-Chu to serve as this year’s El Cerrito Creative ReUse artists in residence at the El Cerrito Recycling and Environmental Resource Center.
These artists will create artwork primarily using materials they find at the recycling center, conduct workshops and educational programs, and exhibit the work they produce for the community to enjoy.
Sage has explored various art media throughout her life, using her work to reflect her strong interest in social justice and her love of recycled materials. She has also used resources from the El Cerrito recycling center in her work for many years. Sage said she plans to use this residence to create pieces using book arts and textiles.
Zimmer-Chu is an artist and an activist who has always used her art to tell stories. She said she hopes to use her residence to tell a compelling story of the El Cerrito recycling center.
Zona Sage and Lisa Zimmer-Chu are this year’s El Cerrito Creative ReUse artists in residence at the El Cerrito Recycling and Environmental Resource Center. (courtesy of the city of El Cerrito)
Sage and Zimmer-Chu will create artwork using materials found at the recycling center, conduct community workshops and other educational programs and provide an exhibit of artwork created during their residence, which will run from April 1 through Dec. 31 with a total stipend of $1,500 for each appointment.
For more information on the El Cerrito Creative ReUse program, visit el-cerrito.org/ECCRU online.
— city of El Cerrito
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