Ending sleepless nights of speculation, Mr. Andy Katz (That's Kats! -Devona Walker) has filed to run for City Council in District 8, my District. It includes most of Southeast Berkeley, Fraternity Row, and down to Foothill/Stern. Since analyzing Mr. Katz's run will make a fine column next Fall, I won't be doing that here.

A sentence in Ms. Walker's piece in the Planet:

He also stated that despite criticism from some saying there are a lot of students who care deeply about the city of Berkeley and who choose to hang around after they graduate and who want to participate in the city. And he thinks that he will increase voter participation across the board in the November election.

Meh?

Another mistake in the Planet's piece:

Landmark Preservation Commissioner Becky O’Malley is also rumored to have designs on the soon-to-be vacated seat.

Nope, Calstuff Correspondent TCG confirms that Ms. O'Malley won't be running for the spot.

Mr. Noah Schubert, lately of the ASUC Judicial Council, will be heading up Mr. Katz's campaign.

And here's the Game: who will Calstuff vote for? I'm a voter in District 8. Will my desire to have a Student Representative -- and a Greek one at that -- outweigh old hostility towards Student Action and a preference for the Moderates to control the Council outright?

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