Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Andy Kelley, vice chair of the Alameda County Democratic Party and an Alameda County planning commissioner, is running for the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board this November.

Berkeley is pushing back against the state’s Friday ban on outdoor dining in Alameda County, which comes as a reversal of recently relaxed public health guidelines.

In a unanimous vote, Berkeley City Council members opposed the Alameda County sheriff’s request of an $85 million annual budget increase at a special meeting Tuesday.

During its regular Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council discussed ordinances restricting rent hikes and enacting a moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps during the coronavirus pandemic.

At its March 31 meeting, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors reactivated the Disaster Relief Fund in response to the increasing needs of the county's residents during the coronavirus pandemic.

Students, Berkeley community members and local government officials gathered in the ASUC Senate chambers on Feb. 13 for a town hall on the 2020 census.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved its 2019-20 budget on Friday, according to a Friday press release from Alameda County.

In light of community opposition to the Urban Shield program, the Alameda County board of supervisors revoted Tuesday in a 3-2 decision to implement 60 recommendations, which were initially adopted Feb. 26, that call for demilitarized emergency response training and a community-focused response to disaster.

The Stop Urban Shield Coalition organized the rally to coincide with the final scenario exercises and vendor exhibitions of Urban Shield taking place this weekend, according to Jennifer Abella, a Gabriela Oakland member and Stop Urban Shield Coalition organizer. The rally also coincided with the People’s Climate March in San Francisco this Saturday.