VIDEO: Sit-Lie Protest
Nolan Pack from the ASUC speaks to a crowd at the sit-lie protest at Berkeley City Hall./File
Annotated agenda for June 12 Berkeley City Council meeting
The Berkeley City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday night for their bi-weekly meeting. Although the agenda is relatively short for this week’s meeting, public comment on two controversial issues is bound to extend the time of the meeting. The West Berkeley Project has repeatedly met with considerable complaints Read More…
Despite public outcry, civil sidewalks measure passes for November ballot
After more than 100 members of the public commented during Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting, the contentious civil sidewalks measure was approved for the November election ballot. The measure — which would prohibit sitting on sidewalks in commercial districts between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and result in a misdemeanor Read More…
City officials and residents demonstrate against civil sidewalks measure
Members of the Berkeley community gathered at Berkeley City Hall Monday to protest a recommendation that would place a measure that prohibits sitting on the city’s sidewalks on the November ballot. The demonstration against the Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure, which could make sitting on sidewalks in commercial districts between 7 Read More…
Councilmember Worthington announces campaign for Berkeley mayor
Berkeley City Councilmember Kriss Worthington will announce his candidacy for mayor today in a noon press conference at City Hall. Read More…
Merchants, community members protest civil sidewalks measure
Berkeley community members spoke out against the city’s civil sidewalks measure on Monday before the Berkeley City Council decides Tuesday whether or not to place it on the November ballot. Read More…