“Do you speak English like them, like the Americans?” my grandmother asked, puzzled, as though she had never contemplated the prospect before. “Yes, Grandma, I speak English like them, I actually study language. I write, too,” I responded, watching as the expression of bewilderment on her face grew into a Read More…
At its meeting tonight, Berkeley City Council will discuss supporting the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay and honoring the memory and life of a Native American leader — two resolutions authored by the city’s Peace and Justice Commission. Sarah Mohamed is the lead city government reporter.
A panel of six city and university leaders started off the second day of the fifth annual Town & Gown Conference in Berkeley discussing what needs to be done in the state to fund education and create jobs. Sarah Mohamed is the lead city government reporter.
Property owners leasing land to medical marijuana dispensaries in California could face criminal prosecution and loss of their properties if they fail to evict their tenants within a 45-day warning period stipulated in letters sent by federal prosecutors this week. Sarah Mohamed is the lead city government reporter. Correction(s):A previous Read More…
Fifteen community members attended a town hall Monday night to discuss their questions and concerns regarding redistricting proposals submitted to the city of Berkeley thus far. Community members who were in attendance voiced concerns over the breaking apart of neighborhoods as well as the viability of a student district as Read More…
Tonight marks the end of the Berkeley City Council’s summer recess — at its first meeting since July, the council will discuss work the city has done since then as well as preview legislation to be discussed over the coming weeks. Sarah Mohamed is the lead city government reporter.
At a meeting Tuesday night hosted by the Berkeley Student District Campaign to discuss plans to create a student super-majority district, attendees vocalized concerns regarding gerrymandering, kicking incumbent council members out of their seats and involving students in city politics as a whole. In an attempt to spark student interest and Read More…
The city of Berkeley’s planning commission will meet Wednesday night to discuss the next steps toward implementing the city’s latest draft of the Downtown Area Plan — a vision to revitalize the area through the promotion of environmental sustainability and community-oriented design. On Wednesday night, the commission will discuss amendments to the Read More…
Berkeley Patients Group, one of the city’s oldest dispensaries, is being sued and stands to lose more than half a million dollars in loans it provided to a medical marijuana group it helped establish in Maine. Non-profit Northeast Patients Group, based in Maine, filed a countersuit Aug. 15 in response Read More…
The federal government is now positioned to raise the heat on the issue of medical marijuana in California, possibly threatening Berkeley’s voter-approved efforts to develop cannabis-related business. This potentially increased scrutiny is due to a strongly worded letter from the U.S. Department of Justice to U.S. attorneys, which may result Read More…
