In light of the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing of same sex marriage in California, the Berkeley City Council will consider closing the city’s Domestic Partnership Registry at its Oct. 1 meeting. Read More…
BART employees narrowly averted a midnight strike on Sunday and instead decided to postpone the decision to strike for another 24 hours, leaving anxious BART commuters at rest for the time being.
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The Berkeley City Council decided to further investigate the creation of new medical marijuana dispensaries at its meeting Tuesday night. Read More…
After extensive discussion Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council decided to postpone a historic vote on the ASUC-backed redistricting map that would create a student-majority district for the first time in Berkeley. Read More…
After two years, the Berkeley City Council is on the brink of making a historic decision Tuesday night regarding the creation of a student-majority district.
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In response to a construction worker’s death at a local middle school, a California agency for worker’s safety is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Read More…
A construction worker at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School died last Tuesday, the day before the new school year began.
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Only four months before her graduation in 2010, Norma Loza suffered a stroke, but her dream of receiving a UC Berkeley degree motivated her to prevail and graduate this past Saturday more than two years later. Read More…
An unusually packed council chambers exploded into a shouting match between Mayor Tom Bates and protesters who were demanding more information on Kayla Moore’s death. Read More…
After hearing numerous concerns from local restaurant owners at its meeting Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council decided to defer voting on a contentious item that would expand the number of restaurants that can operate on Telegraph Avenue. Read More…