If elected to the Berkeley City Council this fall, Sophie Hahn would like to be a voice for the community in city council in order to provide positive change to address the city’s basic needs. Hahn, a current member of the city’s Zoning Adjustments Board, announced on April 28 that she will be Read More…
The Berkeley City Council will consider a measure at its meeting Tuesday night suggesting that parking enforcement officers allow people a five-minute grace period to return to their cars after their meters expire. The measure, which was submitted by Councilmember Laurie Capitelli, comes amid multiple complaints from Berkeley patrons and Read More…
Ten-year incumbent Mayor Tom Bates announced Thursday that he intends to seek another term for Berkeley mayor come this November. If re-elected, this will be Bates’ fourth term as mayor. Despite criticism that his long tenure discourages new blood from taking a hold of the reins, Bates maintains that his Read More…
Seventy-four-year-old Mayor Tom Bates walks to work every day. Bates, whose hair has gone entirely gray and who recently went through knee surgery, says he would rather walk than drive a car that pollutes the environment. The mayor’s reign has been characterized by a progressively moderate council representative of a Read More…
At its meeting Tuesday, the Berkeley City Council voted to pass an ordinance to amend the Berkeley Election Reform Act of 1974 and reform election campaign practices in the city of Berkeley. Five parts of the proposed six-part ordinance were passed at the meeting and will be enacted if passed Read More…
UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley have at least one thing in common when it comes to sustainability: both hope to achieve zero waste by 2020. J.D. Morris is the lead environment reporter.
UC Berkeley students and community members will discuss possibilities for town-gown collaboration on pressing environmental issues next Wednesday in the second of three panels in a series aimed at promoting a consistent partnership between the city of Berkeley and the campus. J.D. Morris is the lead environment reporter. Correction(s):A previous Read More…
The Northbrae neighborhood in Berkeley has been voted one of the nation’s “10 Great Neighborhoods for 2011″ for its “exceptional character.”
Controversy over the civil sidewalks measure has been renewed as campaigns begin gearing up for the upcoming city election just over two months away. Read More…
The city of Berkeley could change its parking policy so that people approaching their vehicles will not be fined if parking enforcement officers are in the process of writing the ticket. Councilmember Kriss Worthington said he suggested this proposal — which the Berkeley City Council will consider at its meeting Read More…
