Tens of thousands visit Berkeley’s Sunday Streets on Shattuck Avenue
Michael Drummond/Senior Staff
Over 40,000 Bay Area residents took to Shattuck Avenue on Sunday in celebration of Berkeley’s second Sunday Streets event. Read More…
Berkeley City Council dismisses proposal to close city’s domestic partnership registry
Berkeley City Council will no longer consider closing the city’s Domestic Partnership Registry after adopting a revised version of the proposal at its Oct. 1 meeting. Read More…
Business owners confront city regarding newly collected tax
Following years of frustration with the city’s operation of their commercial space, business owners of the Telegraph Channing Mall finally demanded action from the Berkeley City Council after they were hit with an unexpected tax. Read More…
UC workers protest after UC moves forward with implementation of wage offer
More than 60 workers protested Friday afternoon in front of the UC Office of the President in Oakland after the University of California decided to implement its latest wage and pension offer for service employees. Read More…
Berkeley City Council to consider eliminating domestic partnership registry
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing of same sex marriage in California, the Berkeley City Council will consider closing the city’s Domestic Partnership Registry at its Oct. 1 meeting. Read More…
UC student workers’ union rally aims to win contract concessions
Supporters hoped to preserve current contract provisions, like working hour limitations and fee remissions, while fighting for additional benefits such as increasing child care subsidies and assisting with the cost of campus parking. Read More…
City Council to continue assessing proposal for homeless housing project
Berkeley City Council agreed on Tuesday night to further assess a proposal for a new homeless housing project that has been both hailed as visionary and denounced as dangerous. Read More…
Local marijuana advocates optimistic after White House announcement
Local marijuana advocates are hopeful that cannabis-related regulation will become less stringent in the wake of a federal government memo released last week. Read More…
City Council to consider funding for enforcement of underage drinking law
The Berkeley City Council will consider approving a grant that would fund increased enforcement of underage drinking laws at its meeting next Tuesday. Read More…
Federal announcement may impact local medical marijuana dispensaries
An announcement made by the Obama Administration last week marks a turning point in the federal government’s approach to marijuana use and sale. Read More…