Andy recently completed two terms as Chair of the Berkeley Community Health Commission, where he worked closely with the Berkeley Health Officer and Mayor Arreguin on the city’s response to COVID-19. As a Health Commissioner, Andy is fighting to keep hospital services in Berkeley as Sutter maintains their plan to close Alta Bates Hospital.  

Andy began his public service career in 2001, when, at the age of 21, he was appointed to the Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board, where he served through 2006. On the Board, Andy voted to approve thousands of new units of housing, which has helped to alleviate Berkeley’s housing crisis. Andy also voted for the approval of the Hills Fire Station, making District 6 residents safer in their homes.

Andy also served on the Housing Advisory Commission while organizing to establish the Rental Housing Safety Program in 2001. There, he addressed serious health and safety violations, including a series of house fires where residents had died due to the landlord’s failure to install smoke detectors, in addition to other unsanitary conditions found across the city.  

Andy holds a Bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley, and a law degree from Santa Clara University.