I believe that Northside Co-ops and tenants should not be kicked out of the student district and that a student district should have a majority of dorms and Co-ops. Because of this, I support the United Student District Amendment (USDA).
The USDA has been endorsed by the Berkeley Student Cooperative Board of Directors, East Bay Young Dems, and Cal Berkeley Democrats. The Daily Cal has supported the inclusion of Northside.
The students in Berkeley deserve a majority student district that is truly inclusive. The majority of the Co-ops, dorms, fraternities, sororities, and International House should be included. The USDA does just that.
The USDA brings in an additional three student dorms, 11 Co-ops, Northside student tenants, and I-House into District 7 without removing any official student housing, creating a district that has a 90.3% student age population.
We cannot wait 10 more years for Northside to be included. This is why I will be willing to support a referendum if the USDA plan fails. Please stand in solidarity with the student population by supporting the United Student District Amendment.
Why is this important?
Students living in Northside are at risk of being kicked out of the student district. Despite currently in District 7, the Berkeley Student District Campaign map draws them out, leaving Northside students out of the new student district. The United Student District Amendment provides the best solution for creating an inclusive student district by uniting Northside and Southside. This includes a majority of dorms, Coops, and Greek housing, bringing the student age population of District 7 to 90.3%.
