Supporters of the 200 undocumented workers fired from Pacific Steel Casting Company held a “March for Dignity” Friday, expressing their frustration, demands for immigration reform and a commitment to continue fighting. More than 400 workers, family members and supporters marched peacefully from City Hall beginning at 10 a.m. to the Read More…
Building a mansion in the Berkeley Hills is easier said than done. Just ask Mitchell Kapor, founder of Lotus Software and local philanthropist, who has faced ongoing litigation regarding his proposed design for a 10,000-square-foot home on Rose Street, just north of UC Berkeley’s campus. The legal action reached a Read More…
The Berkeley-based Center for Investigative Reporting is starting its 35th anniversary off right with a $1 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation. The center, which is the oldest of its kind in the United States, was the recipient of the foundation’s 2012 Creative and Effective Institutions grant, awarded to organizations Read More…
Berkeley bicyclists now have the right to bring civil suits against drivers who they believe harassed them on the road, thanks to a city ordinance that went into effect Thursday. The ordinance protects bicyclists from threats of assault or injury and prohibits drivers from inflicting them with intentional injury, intentionally Read More…
After months of remodeling, the North and Claremont branches of the Berkeley Public Library are set to reopen this spring. Library officials announced Saturday that the North branch will open April 7, followed by the Claremont branch on May 5. The renovations come as part of a $26 million improvement Read More…
Medical cannabis is viewed as both a burgeoning industry and a cause of judicial contention for many people in California and across the country. In Berkeley, federal intervention is beginning to affect the city’s small — but growing — medical cannabis industry. In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice Read More…
Police use of force at last year’s Occupy protests led Berkeley officials to question the city’s mutual aid agreements with outside departments. However, at its meeting Tuesday night, Berkeley City Council approved three of five previously unapproved agreements, including one with UCPD. The city’s mutual aid pact is a set Read More…
Supporters of the 200 undocumented laborers recently fired from Pacific Steel Casting Company will participate in a protest for worker rights Friday with a “March for Dignity” from Old City Hall to Pacific Steel’s facility in West Berkeley. The march is in response to an I-9 audit, mandated by the Read More…
Two earthquakes that hit about 20 miles away from Berkeley were felt in the city on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. At 6:09 p.m. Wednesday and 9:13 a.m. Thursday, 3.5 magnitude quakes struck Crockett, Calif., which is 19 miles north of Berkeley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The coordinates Read More…
A proposed parking policy change to not ticket people who show up to move their vehicle while the ticket is being written that was set to be discussed at Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting was taken off the agenda. Councilmember Kriss Worthington — who, along with Councilmember Max Anderson, had Read More…
