East Bay Young Democrats

01/10/2026

It's time to get excited, as our first EBYD meeting of 2026 is coming up on Wednesday from 7-8 PM on Zoom! We'll be electing at-large board members, discussing housing & transportation policy, and making endorsements in the 24th Assembly District and in the regional transit bond measure. Register today at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cHLHdvvxQyGYCUK5Qx1ZNQ

10/20/2025

10/12/2025

Get your tickets now! The 2025 East Bay Young Democrats gala is coming up in under a week! Tickets at: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ebyd2025gala

07/25/2025

Are you a high school student in California with the commitment, curiosity, and drive to make real change? Apply to join the California High School Democrats at their Youth in Session Legislative Fellowship to gain the knowledge, tools, and networks to become powerful legislative advocates! 🗯️

Apply (By August 3): tinyurl.com/cahsd-fellowship

07/05/2025

The hills are alive… with the sound of young Democrats! That’s right- EBYD is going on a hike 🥾 🏞️

Please RSVP below. We want to make sure we can get a hold of you in case of any last minute change of plans and (to the extent possible) try to match people to carpool there. We expect the hike to take about an hour - hope to see you there!

Saturday, July 12 | 10 am
Lake Chabot Regional Park

Register: https://forms.gle/YFwL79kPwCmr3pt28

Contact (Day Of): 510-409-6587

05/31/2025

EBYD had a great time at Comal in Downtown Berkeley with Mayor Adena Ishii 💙 Members learned about her journey, priorities, and hopes for the city. Cheers to our young Dem mayors! 🎉

05/22/2025

See y’all soon!!

REMINDER TOMORROW: Join us and Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii at our Social Hour, meet our board and other members, and learn more about the work we do and how you can help!

Wednesday, May 21 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Comal | 2020 Shattuck Avenue

Register: http://tinyurl.com/EBYD52125

FUN FACT - Adena is the first Asian American AND first woman of color to be the mayor of Berkeley. She is also a current EBYD member and former board member :)

05/20/2025

REMINDER TOMORROW: Join us and Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii at our Social Hour, meet our board and other members, and learn more about the work we do and how you can help!

Wednesday, May 21 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Comal | 2020 Shattuck Avenue

Register: http://tinyurl.com/EBYD52125

FUN FACT - Adena is the first Asian American AND first woman of color to be the mayor of Berkeley. She is also a current EBYD member and former board member :)

05/07/2025

Join us and Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii at our Social Hour, meet our board and other members, and learn more about the work we do and how you can help!

Wednesday, May 21 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Comal | 2020 Shattuck Avenue

Register: http://tinyurl.com/EBYD52125

FUN FACT - Adena is the first Asian American AND first woman of color to be the mayor of Berkeley. She is also a current EBYD member and former board member :)

05/06/2025

Join us at our General Membership Meeting!

Monday, May 12 | 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Register: https://tinyurl.com/EBYDMEET25

This month's discussion and voting topics include:

- City of Oakland budget

- California Senate Bill 79​ (local government land, public transit use, housing development, transit-oriented development)

- California Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4​ (homelessness and affordable housing)​​

- California Senate Bill 336​ (real property tax, welfare exemption, moderate-income housing)​​

- California Assembly Bill 1217​ (public postsecondary education, admissions standards and criteria)​​

In order to be eligible to vote, you must attend the event, be 14-35 years old, have attended at least one EBYD meeting or event from May 13, 2024, to April 21, 2025, and have paid your annual dues (http://tinyurl.com/EBYDmember).

03/21/2025

If you are a young Democrat (ages 14-35) and would like to attend our Oakland Roots Soccer Social with us for free, please fill out our form by March 27! Tickets are first come, first serve. You do not have to be an EBYD member, although we would love to learn more about you and chat about our work and how you can get involved.

Saturday, March 29 | 7 pm
Oakland Coliseum
7000 South Coliseum Way

Register: tinyurl.com/EBYDroots

03/21/2025

EBYD is happy to announce our endorsements for the Oakland Special Election on April 15! To view a recording of the Oakland City Council District 2 Candidate Forum, visit tinyurl.com/EBYD31025.

Oakland City Council District 2
#1 - Charlene Wang
Donate/Volunteer: https://www.charleneforoakland.com/

Oakland City Council District 2
#2 - Kara Murray-Badal
Donate/Volunteer: https://www.kmb4oakland.com/

Yes on Oakland Measure A
- SPUR Article: https://www.spur.org/news/2025-03-18/yes-measure-sales-tax-increase-help-oakland-close-its-budget-deficit

Oakland Mayor
No Endorsement
- No candidate met our voting threshold (60% of club votes)
- Not every candidate submitted a questionnaire as require by our bylaws (https://www.ebyd.org/events)