Syrak Micael
Candidate for City Council Member, Berkeley, District 7 · Community Engagement Liaison
Syrak Micael is a Berkeley native whose parents immigrated to the East Bay during Eritrea's war for independence. He graduated from UC Berkeley in December 2025 with degrees in Economics and Public Policy. His community work includes coaching youth soccer for Eastshore Alliance FC, participating in a 2020 Black Lives Matter sit-in at Berkeley Police Department headquarters, serving as an Umoja student leader at Berkeley City College, and working as a campus organizer intern with the Alameda Labor Council leading voter-registration efforts for Proposition 50. He was elected ASUC Transfer Student Representative in 2024 and currently serves as a Housing Advisory Commissioner for the City of Berkeley.
Positions in brief
Micael's platform prioritizes affordable housing and tenant protections, community safety and inclusion, and protections for labor and small businesses.
As a Housing Advisory Commissioner, Micael says he has voted to hold landlords accountable and support affordable housing development, and believes housing is a human right, that living should be affordable, and that everyone should feel safe in Berkeley. His platform also emphasizes tenant and labor-union protections, maintaining Berkeley's sanctuary city status, and bicyclist and pedestrian safety.
On the issues
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