Berkeley/East Bay Gray Panthers host a mayoral debate
The Berkeley/East Bay Gray Panthers held a forum between mayoral candidates at the North Berkeley Senior Center.
Berkeley City Council to consider increasing minimum wage
The Berkeley City Council is planning to discuss drafting an ordinance to raise the minimum wage in Berkeley Tuesday night to be among the highest in the country. Read More…
Community marches to honor Kayla Moore’s memory
On what would have been Kayla Moore’s 42nd birthday, family members and the community at large celebrated her life and marched peacefully to the Berkeley Police Department Wednesday evening. Read More…
Former City Council member and activist Maudelle Shirek dies at 101
Maudelle Shirek, former Berkeley City Councilmember known for her boundless energy and lifelong activism, died April 11 in a nursing home in Vallejo at the age of 101. Read More…
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I’m back, folks. Some of you may remember me as a wide-eyed, grub-consuming freshman columnist from two and a half years ago. If you don’t remember me, don’t worry about it. Since my freshman year, I have put on the obligatory few pounds, stopped riding a Razor scooter to class Read More…
Berkeley city council passes plan allowing Telegraph Avenue to be open 24/7
By next month, commercial businesses on Telegraph Avenue north of Dwight Way will have the option of staying open for 24 hours. Read More…
City looks at past, future of Telegraph Avenue
For many Berkeley residents, the Downtown area serves as a transportation gateway to the rest of the Bay Area. But while Berkeley residents have been using Downtown as a portal out, others in the Bay Area have been coming in, settling down and calling it their new home — leaving Read More…
Berkeley reports lower than average unemployment rates
Berkeley’s unemployment numbers yet again beat out Alameda County and the state, a distinction made possible by high numbers of college graduates in the city, according to a recent city report. Read More…
City Council to discuss formation of committee on homelessness
Following the failure of Berkeley’s sit-lie measure, the City Council will consider establishing a committee to address ongoing problems of homelessness in the city. Read More…
Mayor Tom Bates re-elected for fourth term; council remains unchanged
Mayor Tom Bates was re-elected with about 55 percent of the vote, all local election polling results reported in a little past midnight Tuesday. This will be the fourth term for Bates, who first took office in 2002. Along with Bates’ victory, the council also saw a unanimous re-election of Read More…