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While the move was largely seen as preventing surveillance overreaches, internal city communications reveal that the city acquired facial recognition technology.
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The Berkeley City Council banned facial recognition technology from use by any city agencies, making Berkeley the fourth city in the U.S. to do so.
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Pending a vote at its Oct. 15 regular meeting, the Berkeley City Council will implement a preliminary batch of 15 smart kiosks on city sidewalks.
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Berkeley City Council faces a critical crossroads in deciding the future of youth homeless shelters in the city: either lose homeless shelter beds already in short supply or add more adjacent to resistant neighbors.
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The report found that an adequate standard of living in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley area would require $5,194 per month for a single adult.
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The city of Berkeley is looking at how a vastly different recycling landscape may increase rates for trash and recycling collection.
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While the city attempts to move toward its goal of zero traffic fatalities, some bicycle advocates believe citing cyclists does not contribute to that end.
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Tuesday’s city council meeting saw an overflowing docket after reconvening from summer recess — ranging from bold drug policies to addressing homelessness.
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UC Berkeley is planning to build a residence hall with space for 750 to 1,000 students at the western edge of campus, coined the “Gateway site.”
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Inspired by her own personal experiences, UC Berkeley alumna Natalie Cleaver launched a nonprofit, BerkeleyToo, aimed at reforming the process for campus community members to report sexual harassment.
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