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Tom Bates
 
34208 votes
60.90%
- Occupation: Mayor, City of Berkeley
 - 2002- Present - Mayor of Berkeley, CA
 - 1976-1996 - California State Assembly Member
 - 1972-1976 - Alameda County Supervisor
  
Priorities:
- Education
 - Environment
 - Economic Development and Affordable Housing
  
Shirley A. Dean
 
20188 votes
35.94%
- Occupation: Public Policy Advocate
 - Berkeley Mayor, 1994-2002
 - BA Social Work with Honors, UC Berkeley
 - 2003 Woman of the Year, Zonta Berk/North Bay
 - Current Board Member, Save Strawberry Canyon
 - Current Board Member, Citizens for East Shore Parks
 - Current Bpard Member, A Better Way
  
Priorities:
- A City that functions better for all its residents.
 - A City that can grow and is green yet retains its beauty and incomparable livability.
 - A City that has a strong revenue base, a vibrant Downtown, and a strong business community.
  
Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi
(Write-in)
Richard Lorren "T-Bone" Jolly
(Write-in)
Zachary RunningWolf
(Write-in)
  
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News and Analysis 
 
- San Franisco Chronicle 
 - Berkeley Mayor's Race is a rematch of 2002
  - 9/21/08
  
General Links
 
- City of Berkeley Candidate Profiles 
  
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