2022 Sakai ArtBridge Art Exchange
Thank you Barbara Stevens-Strauss and Mimi Sheiner for participating in the 2022 ArtBridge exhibit this year. Your artwork is lovely, and we are honored to have you represent Berkeley in the Sakai exhibit. Click on the thumbnails to see the whole picture.
Local Sister City Activities
We have sister city organizations that have local or virtual events that you might be interested in.
California Japan Sister City Network - https://www.caljapansistercities.org/about
Oakalnd-Fukuoka Sister City Association - https://sites.google.com/site/ofsca1/home
Assassination of former Prime Minister Abe
Former Prime Minister and serving member of the House of Representatives, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated on July 8, 2022. He was shot at close range by a person with a handmade gun at a political event in Nara, Japan. Berkeley Mayor, Jesse Arruguin, sent a letter of condolence to the Japanese Consul's office in San Francisco. The Berkeley-Sakai Board forwarded Mayor Arruguin's letter with our own condolences to the City of Berkeley.
Past Senshu-Marathon Runners-2022
2011 David Allen Vass, 911 Dispatcher, Berkeley Police Dept.
2012 Steve Rego, Project Manager, Public Safety Technology
System, Berkeley Police Department
2013 Douglas Royer, Software Engineer
Alfonso Munoz, Berkeley City Firefighter
2014 Michael Dragovich, Berkeley City Firefighter/Medic
2015 Tim MacIsaac, Berkeley City Firefighter/Captain
2016 David Gabriner, Berkeley City Firefighter/Apparatus Operator
2017 Rachel Valenzuela, Berkeley City Firefighter
2018 Tom Bowring, Berkeley City Firefighter/Paramedic
2019 Rachel Valenzuela, Berkeley City Firefighter (Rachel decided she could not go)
2020 Senshu-Marathon cancelled due to Covid-19
2021 Senshu-Marathon cancelled due to Covid-19
2022 Senshu-Marathon cancelled due to Covid-19