Electric-bicycle-sharing pilot program to launch in Berkeley, San Francisco in 2014
Berkeley and San Francisco are slated to launch its new pilot electric bicycle-sharing program in Spring 2014. Read More…
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Campus and city leaders address student safety concerns
City representatives, campus officials and student leaders coalesced Thursday evening to discuss growing concerns about student safety in the neighborhoods south of campus. Attendees proposed a number of short-term solutions, including increasing light visibility and invigorating pedestrian safety campaigns in Berkeley.
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Stabbing near post office demonstration raises questions about safety
In the days after the violent stabbing of a man protesting the sale of the main Berkeley post office Thursday, protesters have become concerned about the future of their efforts to stop what they describe as the privatization of the building. Read More…
Berkeley Task Force on Homelessness holds first meeting Thursday
City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin led a Berkeley Task Force on Homelessness meeting Thursday evening to bring the community together to address homelessness in Berkeley. About 50 people gathered at the YMCA Teen Center to attend the task force’s first meeting, a community conversational process that anyone can join and participate Read More…
Regulatory commission to hear mayor’s appeal of post office sale
The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission has agreed to hear an appeal filed by Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates protesting the sale of Berkeley’s main post office, Bates announced Monday. Read More…
BART strike halted for 60-day cooling-off period, court says
A BART strike has once again been averted — this time until Oct. 10 — following a court ordered cooling off period requested by Gov. Jerry Brown and granted Sunday. Read More…
UC Berkeley summit encourages youth to participate in city redevelopment
High school students, teachers, and administrators from eight cities gathered at UC Berkeley’s Alumni House last week for a three-day national summit for Y-PLAN, an initiative that invites youth to engage in city planning for struggling neighborhoods. Read More…
Dojo Dog reopens at Bancroft Way and College Avenue
Dojo Dog, one of the three food trucks forced to vacate their operations at the intersection of Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue last December because of campus construction, opened at a new location at Bancroft Way and College Avenue Thursday. Read More…
Protests continue despite warnings from US Postal Service
About a dozen protesters continue to occupy the steps and facade of the Berkeley post office despite ongoing requests from the United States Postal Service Inspection Service to move off of the post office’s property. Read More…
AC Transit board, union agree on tentative work contract
An hour before Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 threatened to strike, the AC Transit Board finally came to an appeasing resolution with a new three-year contract Tuesday evening. Read More…