Jacob Souza

Three education-related measures will be on the ballot Tuesday — Measures E, H and G — all of which could have a lasting effect on students, teachers and other BUSD staff. With one measure funded by a bond issue and the other two by parcel taxes, these measures could fund everything from basic maintenance to keeping educators from leaving Berkeley for better-paying districts.

At its regular meeting Tuesday, Berkeley City Council heard testimony from dozens of city residents in support of Samuli Seppälä, a wealthy artist who purchased the derelict Hillside School property to use it as his private residence.

Barbara Lee, congresswoman for California’s 13th congressional district, is running for reelection in 2020 and is the lone contender for the Democratic nomination.

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín held a press conference Feb. 20 to unveil the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, a city ordinance aimed at preserving affordable housing in Berkeley.

Aidan Hill, vice-chair of the Berkeley Homeless Commission and known local activist, has announced they will run for mayor of Berkeley in 2020.

Berkeley City Council is scheduled to vote on referring a plan for installing additional street lighting to areas surrounding campus to the Public Works Commission at its regular meeting Feb. 25.

After nearly three years, Alborz Persian Restaurant has returned to Berkeley, opening a location on Oxford Street and Allston Way. Alborz Persian Restaurant was forced to close the doors of its previous Berkeley location on Center Street in March 2017 after being evicted.

UC Davis and Alice Waters, the owner of Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse, announced a partnership designed to bring together health, sustainability and education to foster a healthier future and fight climate change.

The University Council-American Federation of Teachers Local 1474 staged a rally on the steps of Sproul Hall on Monday, as part of a statewide demonstration calling attention to the expiration of their contract.

Berkeley’s oldest medical cannabis dispensary, Berkeley Patients Group, or BPG, is moving to a new location on University Avenue. Throughout its 20-year history, BPG has faced multiple threats of asset forfeiture from the federal government that ultimately drove the dispensary from its original location.