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…
The Berkeley City Council postponed discussion on a medical cannabis ordinance and dispensary reform at its council meeting last week, delaying the addition of a fourth dispensary indefinitely. Read More…
The federal government has filed a lawsuit to shut down Berkeley Patients Group, the city’s oldest and largest medical marijuana dispensary. Read More…
Mayor Tom Bates will propose temporarily relaxing a quota system that limits the number of businesses on Telegraph Avenue at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Read More…
The Berkeley City Council is planning to discuss drafting an ordinance to raise the minimum wage in Berkeley Tuesday night to be among the highest in the country. Read More…
The United States Postal Service announced Monday that it has officially approved the relocation of the Berkeley Main Post Office downtown, due to the organization’s need to reduce its current multi-billion-dollar deficit. Read More…
For many Berkeley residents, the Downtown area serves as a transportation gateway to the rest of the Bay Area. But while Berkeley residents have been using Downtown as a portal out, others in the Bay Area have been coming in, settling down and calling it their new home — leaving Read More…
City Councilmember Kriss Worthington has asked the city to assist the owners of the food trucks previously located in front of Sproul Plaza in finding new locations.
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Following the next steps in the process of selling the Downtown Berkeley Post Office, the U.S. Postal Service held a public meeting Tuesday night to discuss the potential sale. As part of a mandatory procedure before continuing with the sale, the Postal Service hosted the meeting to inform residents about Read More…
After lengthy discussion, the Berkeley City Council voted nearly unanimously vote to set a new, reduced Affordable Housing Impact Fee at Tuesday night’s meeting. Read More…