At its special meeting Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council heard input from community members regarding its contentious mutual aid pact but still made no decision regarding the approval of the pact. The meeting, which first dealt with discussion on the West Berkeley Project, did not get to the mutual Read More…
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…
Following continued debate at its special meeting Tuesday night to discuss the third phase of the West Berkeley Project — an existing long-term plan that aims to expand the area’s retail and multi-use space — the Berkeley City Council voted to extend the public hearing into next week’s council meeting. Read More…
The Center for Independent Living celebrated the grand opening Friday of its new redistribution store on Telegraph Avenue. The Shop @ CIL is run by the center, a 40-year-old organization created for the betterment of disabled individuals locally and nationally. The new shop will repair wheelchairs and redistribute donated scooters Read More…
The Center for Independent Living will celebrate the grand opening of its new redistribution store Friday. The center, a 40-year-old organization run for the betterment of disabled individuals locally and nationally, will open a store that will repair wheelchairs and redistribute donated scooters and other technology devices to assist the Read More…
The official filing period for candidate in the city’s 2012 municipal election has closed, leaving 26 candidates in the running for local office in this November’s race —six of whom are vying for the office of mayor. Read More…
UC Berkeley alumnus and social activist Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi — who has been a Berkeley resident since 1997 — held a press conference Thursday to announce his decision to run for city mayor, making him the 10th candidate to announce plans to run against incumbent Tom Bates. Read More…
Berkeley community members spoke out against the city’s civil sidewalks measure on Monday before the Berkeley City Council decides Tuesday whether or not to place it on the November ballot. Read More…
A week after Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to pursue foreclosure against the owner of the vacant Telegraph Avenue lot just south of the UC Berkeley campus, little visible progress has been made. Although the city has finally decided to force local business owner Ken Sarachan to repay the nearly Read More…
The Berkeley City Council unanimously voted to adopt its biennial city budget update Tuesday night, which hopes to close a projected $1.8 million deficit through loan adjustments and cost reductions. Read More…
