The Berkeley City Council unanimously passed an item Tuesday night that could set the stage for transferring the city’s assets out of Wells Fargo. The item, proposed by Councilmembers Jesse Arreguin and Darryl Moore, asked the city manager to explore the impact of transferring roughly $300 million in city money Read More…
Distrust of big banks became a common theme of the Occupy movement and inspired thousands across the nation to move their money to smaller credit unions. Now, the city of Berkeley may follow suit. At its Tuesday meeting, the Berkeley City Council will consider a proposal to move Berkeley’s assets Read More…
UC Berkeley student government leaders presented their redistricting proposal to the Berkeley City Council during a public hearing on the matter Tuesday night, garnering some support from certain council members who are considering delaying action on the proposals until after the 2012 election. By postponing a redistricting decision, the council Read More…
Berkeley City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to direct city staff to prepare a report weighing various options and possible sites for the relocation of the council chambers once the building is vacated due to poor seismic safety. The council asked that city staff bring the report before the Read More…
Berkeley City Council decided at its meeting Tuesday night to postpone a vote to buy new garbage trucks that would cost the city millions of dollars.
Around 40 concerned community members crowded into the West Campus Gym Tuesday night to discuss potential problems that the neighborhood could face with the ongoing renovation projects in West Berkeley.
The utter disrepair of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s record-keeping system may be endangering the lives and property of Bay Area residents, including those in Berkeley.
Supporters of one of six finalist sites under consideration for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s second campus described the potential environmental, economic and community service benefits the site could bring at a crowded public meeting Thursday night. Berkeley Aquatic Park West is one of six finalist sites the lab is Read More…
With the Berkeley City Council set to adopt a city budget at its meeting Tuesday, a number of employee layoffs and reductions to city programs may result. The city is looking at eliminating about 79 positions — some of which Read More…