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Within Berkeley’s historically active and progressive political scene, local members of the Green Party are hoping to amplify their voice and influence in the upcoming 2020 elections.
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On Wednesday, the Berkeley Homeless Commission discussed sanitation, hygiene and clean water access for homeless community members in response to an assessment contracted by the city.
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Berkeley residents, led by the “Where do we go?” campaign, marched to City Hall on Wednesday to protest the treatment and removal of unhoused individuals.
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UC Berkeley hired an architecture firm and a supportive housing developer to initiate the transformation of People’s Park into a housing complex — which will serve students and homeless community members. The construction is set to begin in two years and will be occupied by 2023, according to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof.
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On Sunday, about 70 anti-fascist counterprotesters marched through Berkeley to protest the presence of vocal Trump supporter Amber Cummings on campus.
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Talks surrounding the affirmation of a Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, approval of an administrative use permit for a project on 1444 Fifth St. and a proposed moratorium of the “Shared Sidewalk” policy dominated discussion at Berkeley City Council’s regular meeting May 28.
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The Police Review Commission, or PRC, revised its agenda-setting policies and elected chairpersons for 2019 at its regular Wednesday meeting Jan. 23.
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Tuesday’s tree removal and related protest unfolded in a similar manner to the last time the campus performed maintenance in the park, late last month, when the university cleared 38 trees. Controversy has surrounded People’s Park since UC Berkeley released plans to develop housing on the site.
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos discussed tactics to increase undergraduate diversity at a Campus Conversations event Wednesday, which was later interrupted by advocates in favor of saving People’s Park.
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With the election of Rigel Robinson to the Berkeley City Council District 7 seat and Soli Alpert and James Chang to the Rent Stabilization Board, students once again show an interest in local politics.
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