The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Berkeley City Council and city attorney last week alleging the council violated their own rules and the Brown Act when they approved the contentious “sit-lie” measure for the November ballot. Read More…
An otherwise standard endorsement forum Thursday night hosted by the Berkeley Democratic Club took an unexpected turn as local mayoral candidate Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi protested his exclusion. Read More…
Never too far from politics, students from UC Berkeley made an appearance at the Republican National Convention last week. Six Berkeley College Republicans traveled to Tampa, Fla., as volunteers for California’s delegation to the convention, which took place Aug. 27 to 30 and centered on the theme of “A Better Read More…
Controversy over the civil sidewalks measure has been renewed as campaigns begin gearing up for the upcoming city election just over two months away. Read More…
For the first time in recent memory, the city of Berkeley’s competing candidates in the upcoming November election will have a common space to collaborate with the community and share information. Read More…
The official filing period for candidate in the city’s 2012 municipal election has closed, leaving 26 candidates in the running for local office in this November’s race —six of whom are vying for the office of mayor. Read More…
The filing period for the city of Berkeley municipal election officially ended Friday. Candidates for mayor, the Berkeley City council, the Rent Stabilization Board and school board have been finalized for the November election. Read More…
UC Berkeley alumnus and social activist Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi — who has been a Berkeley resident since 1997 — held a press conference Thursday to announce his decision to run for city mayor, making him the 10th candidate to announce plans to run against incumbent Tom Bates. Read More…
Berkeley residents Judy Appel, Norma J.F. Harrison and Tracy Hollander are challenging incumbent School Board Director and Clerk Beatriz Leyva-Cutler for the two seats. Read More…
The Berkeley City Council seat representing District 3 is up for grabs this November, over which 25-year-Berkeley resident Dmitri Belser will be pitted against current incumbent Max Anderson who has held the seat since 2004. Read More…
