Rashi Kesarwani

Context

Associated municipality: Berkeley.

Councilmember, District 1. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Issues

• Hopkins Street Bikeway Referral (author; moved the final motion, carried 7-2)

• Council Discretionary Fund Grants (contributed up to $100 to each adopted grant)

• Police Canine Deployment Policy (author; July 14, 2026 resolution adopted, canine portion 5-4)

• Tear Gas Use Policy (author; items scheduled for September 15, 2026 by 5-4)

• Large Vehicle Parking Referral (added as co-sponsor; voted yes)

Log

• 2026-10-24 - Roles and votes added from the July 2026 minutes (arrived 6:17 p.m. on July 28; absent July 24).

• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.

June 2026 activity

• Biennial Budget Adoption (moved the alternative budget motion on June 23 with Blackaby; it failed 3-5-1)
• Density Bonus Labor Standards Bill (abstained June 30)
• Surveillance Use Policy Approvals (voted yes June 30)
• Council Discretionary Fund Grants (added $4,000 to the Solano Stroll grant)
• See 2026-06-23 - City Council (special) and 2026-06-30 - City Council (regular).

Early June 2026 activity

• Took part remotely on June 16 under the just cause exception; seconded the sales tax resolution (Sales Tax Ballot Measure); co-sponsor of Hot Tub Zoning Referral and the Chavez/Huerta grant (Council Discretionary Fund Grants).
• See 2026-06-09 - City Council (regular), 2026-06-16 - City Council (regular) and 2026-06-22 - City Council (special closed session).

May 2026 activity (May 12 and May 19)

• Moved to close the waterfront lease hearing and seconded first reading (Waterfront Office Lease Agreement); contributed $100 to the Juneteenth grant. Arrived 4:16 p.m. at the May 19 special meeting. See 2026-05-12 - City Council (regular) and 2026-05-19 - City Council (special).

May 2026 early activity

• May 7: moved to extend the meeting to 11:15 p.m. (second); voted against the failed O'Keefe amendment and for the Flock Safety main motion portions (Flock Safety Contract Extension). See 2026-05-07 - City Council (special).