UC Berkeley alum, social activist runs for mayor

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UC Berkeley alumnus and social activist Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi — who has been a Berkeley resident since 1997 — held a press conference Thursday to announce his decision to run for city mayor, making him the 10th candidate to announce plans to run against incumbent Tom Bates.

Jacobs-Fantauzzi — who many at the conference said was known for his support of Berkeley-based radio station KPFA and Bay Area schools fighting budget cuts — also spoke about how music, media production and art can be a means for Berkeley youth to express themselves. For this reason, Jacobs-Fantauzzi created the student organization Students for Hip-Hop in 1994 in order to promote hip-hop as a culture and provide outlets for students to speak, MC and DJ freely.