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Monday, August 2, 2021

Berkeley City Council names June 3 as annual ‘Partition Remembrance Day’ to honor India-Pakistan Partition

Berkeley is the first city in the United States to officially proclaim a day recognizing the Partition, one of the world’s largest refugee crises caused by the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.

The Berkeley City Council recently named June 3 as an annual “Partition Remembrance Day”to commemorate the world’s largest refugee crisis caused by the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.
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City Government

Monday, June 28, 2021

Berkeley mayor presents recommendations to city budget committee

Berkeley City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee met Monday to discuss Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s supplemental recommendations to the proposed budget for the 2022 fiscal year.
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Race & Diversity

Thursday, June 24, 2021

UC, US Senate officially recognize Juneteenth

Joining the city of Berkeley, the U.S. Senate and the UC system officially observed Juneteenth as a holiday for the first time.
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State

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Signature threshold met to recall CA Gov. Gavin Newsom

Critics of California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected 1,626,042 verified signatures for his recall, which is enough signatures for a recall election.
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City

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

City auditor’s office finds racial disparities in Berkeley police stops

The Berkeley city auditor’s office released an audit of the city’s police department focusing on racial disparities in stops and response times to incidents involving mentally ill or unhoused individuals Thursday.
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City

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Berkeley City Council discusses procedural changes in response to COVID-19

At its regular meeting Tuesday, Berkeley City Council discussed procedural changes and opposition to flight path changes over Berkeley.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Berkeley police investigate Southside robbery series

Berkeley police are currently investigating a series of robberies beginning in mid-March, five of which were within a few blocks of each other on Southside near the UC Berkeley campus.
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City

Thursday, February 25, 2021

‘A symbolic step’: Berkeley to end exclusionary zoning by 2022

The city of Berkeley was the first in the nation to enact exclusionary zoning laws responsible for racial segregation in housing. Earlier this week, Berkeley city council took a stride toward ending this legacy by voting to do away with single-family zoning.
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City

Friday, December 4, 2020

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, 4 City Council members sworn into office

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín and three City Council members were sworn into office Thursday in front of City Hall in a socially distanced event.
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City

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Berkeley City Council moves forward with plan on reimagining public safety

Berkeley City Council received an update on the ongoing process of reimagining public safety and approved a consulting firm to begin the design of a crisis response unit during its regular Tuesday meeting.
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Berkeley City Council names June 3 as annual ‘Partition Remembrance Day’ to honor India-Pakistan Partition

Berkeley mayor presents recommendations to city budget committee

UC, US Senate officially recognize Juneteenth

Signature threshold met to recall CA Gov. Gavin Newsom

City auditor’s office finds racial disparities in Berkeley police stops

Berkeley City Council discusses procedural changes in response to COVID-19

Berkeley police investigate Southside robbery series

‘A symbolic step’: Berkeley to end exclusionary zoning by 2022

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, 4 City Council members sworn into office

Berkeley City Council moves forward with plan on reimagining public safety