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Berkeley City Councilmember Cheryl Davila is seeking reelection for 2020 in hopes to “transform” policing and fund health services.
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The Berkeley Police Department’s fiscal year 2021 budget was cut by $9.045 million at a Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday.
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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.
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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.
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Amid the shelter-in-place order, the Berkeley City Council held its weekly meeting Tuesday over Zoom and unanimously approved a resolution to give voters an option to create a police accountability board and director of police accountability position with a ballot measure in November.
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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.
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Berkeley City Council passed a resolution to provide up to 25 overnight residential vehicle, or RV, parking spots at designated city-owned parking lots at its Feb. 11 meeting.
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At its Tuesday special meeting, the Berkeley City Council discussed development of the Adeline Corridor and potential ballot measures for the November 2020 elections.
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At its regular meeting Tuesday, Berkeley City Council unanimously passed revisions to five of the city’s existing ordinances related to the cannabis industry and further discussed options for a proposal allowing safe overnight parking of recreational vehicles at designated city lots.
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At Tuesday’s weekly meeting, Berkeley City Council adopted a proposal to establish a temporary, outdoor emergency homeless shelter with 50 tents.
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