District 7 is small enough for every neighbor to matter

District 7 is one of the smallest and most unique council districts in Berkeley. It includes UC Berkeley, Southside, and the Telegraph corridor. It is a renter-majority district, with roughly 2,500 voters, and small margins can decide the outcome.

That matters.

In a district this small, elections are not abstract. They are decided by neighbors, students, workers, tenants, and residents who choose whether local government should listen more closely and follow through more consistently.

District 7 is also one of the places where Berkeley’s biggest questions become visible at street level. Housing, public land, university growth, small business survival, public safety, sidewalks, lighting, trash service, transit access, and neighborhood accountability all meet here.

Southside is not just a place people pass through. It is home. It is where people live, study, work, organize, eat, rest, gather, and build community. It is also a district where many residents are renters, and where many people move through quickly without always being treated as full participants in local decisions.

That has to change.

Aidan Hill is running because District 7 deserves representation rooted in the people who experience these decisions every day. Residents should not have to fight to be heard only after major decisions are already shaped. They deserve clear information, early engagement, honest tradeoffs, and measurable follow-through.

A small district should mean closer representation. It should mean easier access to the council office, clearer communication, and more direct accountability. It should mean residents know who to contact, what is being decided, and how to help shape what comes next.

This campaign is built around that kind of representation.

Aidan’s priorities are clear: keep Southside livable and affordable, protect public land and public life, make growth accountable, and ensure public process shapes outcomes instead of only recording objections.

District 7 can be decided by a small number of people. That is not a weakness. It is an opportunity.

Every conversation matters. Every voter matters. Every neighbor matters.

Check whether you live in District 7, share the district map with a neighbor, and sign up to help build a campaign rooted in Southside.