Mari Mendonca

Member, City Council, Berkeley District 8 · Nonpartisan · California

Where they are running

Local offices on the California ballot
California

Also running

Fred M. Feller
Mark Humbert
Michael Wallman

Where they stand

Housing: Mendonca views housing as a human right rather than a commodity.

Housing development: Mendonca supports regulating housing markets to stop inflation, ending density bonuses, and preventing extractive giveaways to developers.

Community benefits: Mendonca supports requiring substantial community benefits from development projects and working with impact investment partners to uplift communities.

In the news

Berkeley City Council District 8: Elmwood housing plan takes center stage (berkeleyside.org, Oct 19, 2026)