While many city council members across the state of California are paid an annual salary within state guidelines, Berkeley City Council members are being paid higher than what is recommended, according to a recent analysis of data by the Los Angeles Times. Although the analysis — released Aug. 2 — Read More…
A Berkeley woman who co-founded local medical cannabis collective Berkeley Patients Group is looking to set up shop in Albany with another collective, which would be the city’s first and only medical marijuana dispensary. The application, submitted by Debby Goldsberry at the beginning of the summer, is currently under review. Read More…
The AC Transit Board of Directors announced on Friday that it had reached a collective bargaining agreement with three employee groups, resulting in more than $7 million in savings. The decision will result in the groups contributing 10 percent of the cost of their monthly medical and dental insurance premiums Read More…
Plans to expand the Safeway on College Avenue have ignited both strong support and opposition, with a main concern being that the expansion could contribute to congestion in the area during peak hours. The project for the store, which lies in Oakland just past the Berkeley-Oakland border, has been in Read More…
UCPD, Berkeley Police Department and Albany Police Department recently decided to partner to seek funding for an armored vehicle despite opposition from community members who fear it will be used to suppress protests. The proposal for the armored vehicle, known as the East Bay Tactical Intervention Vehicle, has not yet Read More…
The Tuesday South Berkeley Farmers’ Market will move to a new home July 10 after spending 25 years at its traditional location at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Derby Street. The new location at 63rd and Adeline streets near the Oakland border is the result of both the planned Read More…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txC8bSqBaAE&w=420&h=259] If hardcore Cal fans were disappointed by the news that Cal football would be moving from Memorial Stadium to AT&T Park for the 2011 season, imagine the dismay of countless Berkeley business owners who would otherwise take advantage of the hoards of hungry spectators flooding the campus and Read More…
