Community groups struggle to schedule mayoral forums
Berkeley community organizations have had unusual difficulty scheduling candidate forums this election cycle.
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Berkeley commission recommends Native American activist be granted clemency
Berkeley’s Peace and Justice Commission is suggesting that the Berkeley City Council send a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to grant clemency to Native American activist Leonard Peltier — who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment over 30 years ago for first-degree murder.
City council asks governor to close unsafe nuclear power plants
In a nearly unanimous vote, the Berkeley City Council voted to ask Gov. Jerry Brown to decommission two of the state’s nuclear power plants in Southern California. Read More…