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Berkeley City Council announced a new sister city program, funding for traffic safety updates and a waste rate schedule in Tuesday meetings.

Young artists and their teachers from high schools in the Bay Area and Nebraska gathered for an opening reception to their multimedia exhibition “Water is Everywhere” on Friday. 

BUSD discussed changes they are making in the district and addressed community concerns at a board meeting Wednesday. 

BUSD schools affected by redlining include the two high schools, Berkeley High School and Berkeley Technology Academy. The district’s middle schools, Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle School, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and Willard Middle School, also reveal the impact of trends in racial segregation.

During the 12th annual Berkeley Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 16, students from Berkeley High School, or BHS, Berkeley Technology Academy, or BTA, and Berkeley Unified Schools District, or BUSD, middle schools received Next Generation Awards for their engagement in social justice initiatives, honoring the legacy of MLK Jr.

Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD’s, Board of Education officially kicked off Black History Month at their meeting Wednesday.

The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board met Wednesday to recognize the Berkeley Fire Department for its role in facilitating a career pathway program. 

Al Wasserman, prominent Berkeley community leader, died Nov. 7 surrounded by family in Oakland at age 92, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

Expectations that Berkeley High School teachers write large numbers of letters of recommendation for students has given them an increasingly overwhelming workload.

Mari Mendonca has launched a campaign for District 8 City Council with platforms focused on rent stabilization, diverse representation and government transparency.