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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 2d

Had the pleasure of kicking off #BannedBooksWeek at Mr Mopps' Children's Books & Toys alongside @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social. Thanks @jencorn.bsky.social for the invitation! Readings like these are fundamental to defending our democracy. 📕

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 4d

Honored to attend the Associated Students of the University of California alumni gathering and look who else I ran into there! The ASUC was my start to public service, and I am so grateful for the lifelong friendships I made there. Fiat Lux and Go Bears! 🐻

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to our city staff and community members for hosting an outstanding #HispanicHeritageMonth celebration. At a time of heightened attacks on communities that add to the richness of our nation’s tapestry, I recommit to stand by you and walk with you. ¡Sí se Puede!

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 9d

When our beloved local business decides to throw a block party and 5000 friends show up! Nice work Elaichi.co! ☕️

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 10d

A little rain didn’t cloud the fantastic turnout we had at our first #berkeley #district4 canvass for #yeson50. When we fight, we win! 💪

Photo credit: Donald Lathbury

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 11d

Ain’t no chili cookoff like the Bontas’ chili cookoff cuz the Bontas’ chili cookoff don’t stop! @robbonta.bsky.social

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 11d

Happy Transit Month! Thank you @telegraphforpeople.bsky.social for organizing this fabulous community gathering. Safe, accessible, affordable public transit is not just a necessity, it’s a human right, and I’m committed to fighting for it. I urge #cagov to sign #sb63 and fund Bay Area transit.

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 11d

The Latine Heritage Month celebration in #downtown #berkeley was unforgettable. And it was so fitting to see my mentor Anna de Leon featured among the many giants of Berkeley at the Berkeley Historical Society & Museum! ¡Sí se Puede!

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 12d

What a turnout, to the surprise of no one, to honor the quintessential and literal Man of the People AC Transit Director Chris Peeples. Presente! 💪

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 13d

Shameful! www.berkeleyside.org/2025/09/25/h...

Grandmother who worked in Berkeley deported to India; ICE denied her water and toilet paper, she says

East Bay residents rallied behind Harjit Kaur, 73. She said ICE denied her water, toilet paper and had her sleep on cell floor.

www.berkeleyside.org

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 13d

Honored to join the Rotary Club of Berkeley, California in bestowing the 2025 Peace Award to USAID. The current administration may have closed their offices but their drive and courage continues to inspire countless others who are building peace all over the world. Thank you for your service!

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 17d

I’m walking on sunshine all day after the incredible #berkeley showing at Sun Day! Kudos to Kera Bartlett Binns and all the incredible volunteers for pulling off a masterpiece. All clean power to the people! 🌞

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 17d

80 #downtown #berkeley businesses received Know Your Rights information today. Thank you Boardmember @jencorn.bsky.social for joining us with your Resistance Sundays crew and to @indivisibleeb.bsky.social and @indivisible.org Berkeley for promoting and coming out!

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 17d

Inspired to hear from @elisejoshi.bsky.social (Amy Johnson Rodas caught me in the act asking her a question about actions we can take to win in this moment) and starstruck by Kim Stanley Robinson at the @fossilfreeca.org fundraiser in my district. See you at 🌞 Day!

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 18d

Today I got a chance to honor Malcolm Margolin’s legacy by attending the 6th Annual California Native Ways Festival. I was left inspired and renewed. Thank you to the incredible organizers and dancers!

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 18d

Honored to support The National Urban League Greater SF Bay Area Chapter. Congratulations to my friend Kenneth Maxey on an incredible program and to Fiona Ma and all the honorees!

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you City of Berkeley staff and volunteers and to the California State Coastal Conservancy for another successful #CoastalCleanupDay. See you next year!

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 19d

It was pure joy to get to celebrate Coach Don for his decades of service to the #berkeley and greater community. Congrats on your well deserved Chris Kindness Award!

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 19d

It’s morning and the Berkeley Public Library is already teeming with people! Get your deeply discounted books today! 📕

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you to my neighbor Aleksis and the entire Type FIVE team for inviting us to your workshop for Berkeley High School STEM Career Day. These students are so dang brilliant!

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 20d

Stopped by Biketopia before my Ava Community Energy Meeting and it was the best one yet! Great work @bikeeastbay.bsky.social, thanks for helping our city and region pedal forward! 🚲

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to Chair Bill James and the Democratic Party of Santa Clara on your successful fundraiser, and to my friend Jean Cohen on your well deserved award! When we fight, we win! 💪

Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 22d

It was incredible to see 🇺🇦🎶 Slava Vakarchuk in San Francisco. This was the soundtrack to my youth, long before 11 years of war on Ukraine, and now his music is all the more meaningful. #SlavaUkraini

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 23d

Had a wonderful time at the Solano Stroll marching with @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social and council colleagues and doing the work of democracy at our joint @alamedacodem.bsky.social, Albany Dem Club, & Berkeley Dem Club table. In these times, community gatherings such as this are ever more important.

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Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social · 25d

It was wonderful to celebrate my friend Caitlín Quinn on her well deserved award and all the other awardees at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy Alumni Awards Banquet. The need for sound policy decisions in the public interest is more important now than ever before. Fiat Lux! 🐻