Task force created to review city’s public safety policies

Applications for the Re-Imagining Public Safety Task Force, created in an effort to review the city’s current approach to community safety, are open and will be due Feb. 8.
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Applications for the Re-Imagining Public Safety Task Force, created in an effort to review the city’s current approach to community safety, are open and will be due Feb. 8.
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The Berkeley City Council will discuss two items Tuesday night focused on preventing gun violence, according to the City Council agenda.
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Here are The Daily Californian Editorial Board’s takes on each of the measures and how residents should vote this November.
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After working for various organizations committed to advocating for tenants’ rights, Xavier Johnson is ready to “make the most impact” in the political arena with his 2020 campaign for the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board.
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The city of Berkeley released more than $1.7 million in grants Monday to local businesses and arts organizations that have been affected by the coronavirus.
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Berkeley City Council members will vote on a resolution at their Tuesday meeting calling for the authorization of a bond to finance affordable housing.
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At its Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council discussed and voted on the New Border Vision — a resolution that develops policy frameworks in opposition to the current immigration system.
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Shattuck Avenue crossing University Avenue will become a two-way street, instead of the current two separate one-way streets, to alleviate traffic and improve safety for pedestrians.
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Discussion surrounding recommendations for Berkeley City Council and the city manager about police spit hood use policy dominated discussion at Wednesday night’s regular Police Review Commission, or PRC, meeting.
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Crime rates in Berkeley went down in 2018, according to a crime report Berkeley Police Department presented at the Berkeley City Council meeting March 19.
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