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UC Berkeley summit encourages youth to participate in city redevelopment

High school students from around the country was invited to Berkeley to participate in Y-PLAN, an initiative that invites youth to engage in city planning for struggling neighborhoods.
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High school students from around the country was invited to Berkeley to participate in Y-PLAN, an initiative that invites youth to engage in city planning for struggling neighborhoods.

High school students, teachers, and administrators from eight cities gathered at UC Berkeley’s Alumni House last week for a three-day national summit for Y-PLAN, an initiative that invites youth to engage in city planning for struggling neighborhoods. Read More…

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Nolan Pack from the ASUC speaks to a crowd at the sit-lie protest at Berkeley City Hall.

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…

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Berkeley Council Member Kriss Worthington spoke with business owners and community members concerned with the state of Telegraph Avenue at Moe's Books in October.

Community members meet to discuss Telegraph area improvement

Southside community members met in the basement of Moe’s Books Thursday night for the first meeting of the Telegraph Livability Coalition to suggest possible changes to improve the Telegraph Avenue atmosphere in terms of business, cleanliness, safety and tourism. UC Berkeley juniors and ASUC Senators Andrew Albright and Anthony Galace Read More…