Is the new Berkeley mayor really a conciliatory outsider?

Is the new Berkeley mayor really a conciliatory outsider?

Part Five of a series. A key factor in Adena Ishii’s victory as mayor of Berkeley was her self-presentation as a conciliatory outsider. Her campaign website declared: “Adena Ishii is an experienced community leader who will bring a fresh way of doing things to our city government.” As mayor, she would “turn down the noise,” “us[ing] her experience and her approach to governing to change the culture of local government and unite Berkeleyans aroun…