Sean Barry, challenger in student-district City Council race, concedes
Sean Barry, who ran for the City Council seat in the student-concentrated District 7, conceded the race Sunday to incumbent Kriss Worthington.
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Voters to decide historic ‘soda tax’ at Tuesday’s polls
On Tuesday Berkeley citizens will decide whether the city will be the first in the nation to impose a tax on distributors of sugar-sweetened beverages. If passed, the proposed ordinance would impose a tax of one cent per ounce on the distributors of sugar-sweetened beverages.
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City releases report outlining progress in implementing recommendations from audit of parks department
The city released a report Tuesday outlining the progress made in implementing recommendations from an audit of cash-handling in the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront department.
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Ordinance prohibiting feeding of wildlife goes into effect
A city of Berkeley ordinance prohibiting the feeding of wildlife in city parks and other public spaces went into effect Wednesday.
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Higher city minimum wage ordinance goes into effect
The city of Berkeley officially instated an hourly $10 minimum wage Wednesday, officially surpassing state and federal minimums. The citywide rate, which is a dollar higher than the state’s minimum, is the first step in a three-stage process that City Council unanimously approved in June, with an $11 minimum wage going into effect October next year and $12.53 the following year.
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Save water: ban lawns
The city of Berkeley and the university have reacted to our current severe drought conditions by enacting new water conservation policy. In a February memo from the office of the mayor and the City Council, Berkeley has called for a 10 percent reduction in water consumption, and the university has
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Berkeley Tenants’ Union weighs on affordable housing
As James Chang said at the Tenants’ Convention on July 13, “Student issues are community issues, and community issues are student issues.” It is imperative that we have a vibrant Berkeley Tenants’ Union to address issues at City Council, the Zoning Adjustment Board and the Planning Commission. Together, our voices will be heard. We also need to work in November and beyond to support rent board candidates and city council candidates and make sure that other elected officials know of our concerns and will respond to them. Our collective presence can be very powerful, and we are now only tapping into its potential. You and I, and she and he, can make a difference. Let’s begin that work.
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Berkeley housing vote is a step in the right direction, but there are miles still to go
On Tuesday, the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to adopt a set of six housing recommendations brought forward by the NAACP, based on a year’s worth of outreach to determine the needs of the low-income community. These recommendations focus largely on increasing the availability of affordable housing in the city
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Whither Berkeley?
Whither Berkeley? Will Berkeley be Berkeley, or will Berkeley become just another street sign on the East Bay strip of cities running from Richmond to Fremont? Do you recall “Berkeley: The Athens of the West”? Is that gone? Will Berkeley become the west Walnut Creek or the east San Francisco? Are these things to aspire to?
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Berkeley City Council moves to limit abundance of large drugstores
In an attempt to protect the economic vitality of small businesses, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday which would require a gap of 1000 feet between large pharmacies.
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