Berkeley City Council to consider two student-majority district maps on Tuesday
After two years, the Berkeley City Council is on the brink of making a historic decision Tuesday night regarding the creation of a student-majority district.
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Berkeley city manager’s office investigates employees’ claims of racial discrimination
The Berkeley city manager’s office is currently taking steps to address the issue of racial discrimination in the workplace, following several city workers’ allegations of unfair treatment in employment and promotion processes. Read More…
California state Legislature approves bill to raise minimum wage
California’s minimum wage is set to soon become the highest of any state in the nation, following the approval of a bill that would raise the state minimum wage by two dollars by 2016. Read More…
City of Berkeley tests new pricing strategies for metered parking
Beginning September, three Berkeley business neighborhoods will partake in the goBerkeley campaign, a 3-year pilot program designed to improve parking conditions in the city. Read More…
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…
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…