Statements are issued by the Mayor regarding matters of community concern on an ongoing basis. The Mayor presents statements at City Council meetings, and statements are posted to the City's website as well as through other communication channels. 

Recent Statements by the Mayor

Mayor's Statement - March 12, 2024: Passing of Superintendent Frank Wells 

Mayor's Statement - September 22, 2023: Shooting at Toyota of Berkeley 

Mayor's Statement - September 18, 2023: Racial Equity 

Mayor's Statement - July 24, 2023: Golden Gate Fields

Mayor's Statement - July 10, 2023: Albany Twin

Mayor's Statement - February 16, 2023: Recent Vandalism Incidents 

Mayor's Statement - August 26, 2021 

Mayor's Statement - May 26, 2021 

Mayor's Statement - April 20, 2021: George Floyd Trial Outcome

Mayor's Statement - March 23, 2021 

Mayor's Statement - March 19, 2021 

Mayor's Statement - February 16, 2021 

Mayor's Statement - January 7, 2021 

Mayor's Statement - September 21, 2020: Justice Ginsburg, Pandemic 

Statement from Mayor & Vice Mayor - August 27, 2020: Jacob Blake 

Mayor's Statement - June 1, 2020: George Floyd 

Mayor's Statement - May 4, 2020: Coronavirus #6 

Mayor's Statement - April 20, 2020: Coronavirus #5 

Mayor's Statement - April 6, 2020: Coronavirus #4 

Mayor's Statement - March 26, 2020: Coronavirus #3 

Mayor's Statement - March 24, 2020: Coronavirus #2 

Mayor's Statement - March 16, 2020: COVID-19 (Coronavirus #1) 

Mayor's Statement - January 21, 2020: Albany Hill Cross Ruling 

Mayor's Statement - December 16, 2019:  Albany Hill Cross

Mayor's Statement - June 26, 2019: Pride Flag Raising in honor of 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Rebellion

Mayor's Statement - June 17, 2019: Pride Day Flag Raising 

Mayor's Statement - March 18, 2019: Christchurch New Zealand Attacks

Mayor's Statement - November 14, 2018: California Wildfires 

Mayor's Statement - November 13, 2018: Thousand Oaks Shooting 

Mayor's Statement - October 28, 2018: Tree of Life Shooting Incident 

Mayor's Statement - May 1, 2018: Murder of Raphael Fuentes-Lee  

Mayor's Statement - March 28, 2018: Lighting of Cross on Albany Hill 

Mayor's Statement - February 20, 2018: Parkland Florida Violence 

Mayor's Statement - January 22, 2018: Sanctuary City

Mayor's Statement - January 15, 2018: Martin Luther King Birthday

Mayor's Statement - November 11, 2017: Cross Lighting on Albany Hill

Mayor's Statement - November 6, 2017: Tragedy in Sutherland Springs Texas

Mayor's Statement - October 16, 2017: North Bay Fires

Mayor's Statement - October 16, 2017: Response to Hate Incidents

Mayor's Statement - October 2, 2017: Las Vegas Tragedy

Mayor's Statement - September 18, 2017: Cross Lighting Not Endorsed

Mayor's Statement - July 31, 2017: Reaffirmation of Inclusivity Statement

Mayor's Statement - June 5, 2017: Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

Mayor's Statement - April 3, 2017: Recent Hateful Crimes

Mayor's Statement - January 17, 2017: Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion