Vice principal of Berkeley high school dies in bicycle accident
A 40-year-old bicyclist and vice principal of a Berkeley high school was struck by a truck and killed in a crash near Livermore on Saturday morning.
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Author Archives: Bo Kovitz
Hundreds of demonstrators take to streets on 4th night of protests
For the fourth consecutive night, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Berkeley on Tuesday, gathering outside Old City Hall to address mass arrests from the night before.
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Police arrest more than 200 people after protesters block Interstate 80
Over 150 protesters were arrested Monday night after allegedly blocking the Interstate 80 freeway during the third night of ongoing protests in Berkeley over recent deaths by police force of unarmed black men.
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Protesters halt traffic on Eastshore Highway on 3rd night of demonstrations
The third night of the Berkeley protests against the recent grand jury decisions in the deaths of two unarmed black men began peacefully on Monday with about 700 demonstrators marching through the streets of Downtown Berkeley.
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Protesters reconvene for 2nd night of demonstrations, more destructive than the 1st
About 500 people rallied Sunday for the second night of ongoing demonstrations over recent deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police, after the first night resulted in officers deploying tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters.
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Hundreds protest proposed fee hike with 1 arrest outside regents meeting
Students protested at the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, picketing and blocking the building entrances to express their discontent with a proposed tuition increase policy approved in the afternoon.
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City commissions hear citizen concerns about low-income housing
The Homeless Commission, Housing Advisory Commission, Children, Youth and Recreation Commission and Human Welfare and Community Action Commission addressed ways the city has implemented federal funds for affordable housing and listened to Berkeley residents’ concerns.
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Berkeley prepares to implement nation’s 1st ‘soda tax’
In between victory speeches, Yes on D campaigners were already gearing up to begin implementing the nation’s first “soda tax” the day after Berkeley voters overwhelmingly passed the measure.
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Berkeley makes history as 1st city to pass ‘soda tax’
Berkeley made history Tuesday as the first city in the nation to pass a tax on the distribution of sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Voters to decide historic ‘soda tax’ at Tuesday’s polls
On Tuesday Berkeley citizens will decide whether the city will be the first in the nation to impose a tax on distributors of sugar-sweetened beverages. If passed, the proposed ordinance would impose a tax of one cent per ounce on the distributors of sugar-sweetened beverages.
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