After two years of planning, some students are raising concern over the ASUC sponsored Berkeley redistricting map because the proposed student district excludes Northside residences, including 9 Berkeley student housing cooperatives and three dormitories. Read More…
Otherwise empty on a Wednesday afternoon, the Old City Hall echoed with student voices as City Councilmember Kriss Worthington’s summer interns held a mock City Council meeting. Read More…
The Berkeley Commission on Labor is considering whether or not to recommend raising the minimum wage in Berkeley to the City Council, from $8 to $10.55 an hour. Read More…
Three food trucks formerly located in front of Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue, Healthy Heavenly Foods, Kettle Corn Star and Dojo Dog, were dislocated in December as a result of the Lower Sproul renovation project. Healthy Heavenly Foods recently reopened at the new location, while the latter two are still Read More…
Healthy Heavenly Foods, one of three food trucks formerly located in front of Sproul Plaza, reopened on College Ave. and Bancroft Way on Monday after being shut down for seven months due to construction on Lower Sproul that started in December. Read More…
Berkeley’s city council became first in the nation last Tuesday to adopt an official policy to divest funds from 200 fossil fuel-producing companies, joining a nationwide movement to try to help curb global climate change. Read More…
The city of Berkeley is claiming that the closure of BPG would lead to a significant decrease in city tax revenue and would encourage illegal marijuana sales. The closure would also negate the city’s efforts to implement regulated medical marijuana dispensaries, which it stated “positively impact the health, safety and well-being of all City of Berkeley residents.” Read More…
Berkeley City Council moved closer toward approving a new redistricting map at its meeting Tuesday, by passing a motion supporting the ASUC sponsored redistricting map.
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The Berkeley City Council approved Tuesday evening the building of the ice cream shop Dream, but on the condition that there would be no take-out window due to ADA accessibility concerns. Read More…
Following two U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding same-sex marriage on Wednesday morning, members of the Berkeley community celebrated a major victory for the LGBTQIA community. Read More…
