The 30-day contract extension between labor unions Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, established after the July strike, will expire Sunday night and may lead to another strike if negotiations before then are unsuccessful. Read More…
Otherwise empty on a Wednesday afternoon, the Old City Hall echoed with student voices as City Councilmember Kriss Worthington’s summer interns held a mock City Council meeting. Read More…
Where Milvia Street crosses Allston Way, several bold signs and worn REI tents indicate a group of protesters who have been camping out in front of Berkeley’s first post office since Saturday night to save the institution from being sold. A blue Prius pulls up to the curb, and out Read More…
The Berkeley Commission on Labor is considering whether or not to recommend raising the minimum wage in Berkeley to the City Council, from $8 to $10.55 an hour. Read More…
Around 20 to 30 protesters have been camping overnight since Saturday to fight the sale of the historic 99-year-old Berkeley Post Office on Allston Way in Downtown. Read More…
“I’m so excited! I’m so excited! I’ve never ever been so excited!” These were the screaming words of a little girl and the sentiments of many people Saturday as they exited the 51B at the Berkeley Marina to see an array of colorful, floating objects fill the sky at the 28th annual Berkeley Kite Festival. Read More…
Berkeley City Council is looking to crack down on the development of “mini-dorms” — privately owned houses that are converted into dorm-style housing for students — by enacting a new ordinance that would limit their development. Read More…
Local non-profit organization Berkeley Food and Housing Project (BFHP) announced on Friday that they have received about $1,00o,000 from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs as part of a $300 million nationwide effort to eradicate veterans’ homelessness. Read More…
The US Postal Service announced a final decision Thursday to sell Berkeley’s main post office despite city and community appeals. Read More…
This week, BART is showcasing a scale wooden replica of a preliminary design for new train cars that it plans to begin rolling out in 2017. Read More…
