Berkeley City Council discusses a budget update for 2021
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Berkeley City Council discussed a budget update for fiscal year 2021 and unanimously passed the Annual Appropriations Ordinance at its regular Zoom meeting Tuesday.
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Women share experiences with homelessness at Commission on the Status of Women meeting
The Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women held a public meeting Wednesday evening, during which several women shared their experiences with homelessness and Berkeley City Councilmember Sophie Hahn spoke about her life’s work fighting for women’s rights.
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Kero Kero Bonito talks pop, boring pop and Linkin Park
KKB eschews bubblegum poptimism for an unhinged new sound on its latest two records, EP TOTEP and album Time ‘n’ Place. The band’s new influences are varied: Lobban credits acts such as Judy and Mary, Sweet Trip and Citrus.
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Pathways STAIR Navigation Center opens, to house 45 homeless citizens
The center, located on Second Street between Cedar and Virginia Streets, will offer shelter, meals, showers and laundry facilities for up to 45 people, as well as a variety of services including assistance in finding permanent housing.
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Community members urge Berkeley City Council to move quickly on cannabis regulation
A team of city staff members gathered input from the Berkeley City Council and community on next steps in developing local regulations for marijuana use during a special meeting Tuesday.
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Plans develop to convert Oaks Theatre into climbing gym
It’s not the first time a Berkeley theater has been considered for an alternative purpose, nor the first time such plans have been met with mixed reaction.
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Bayer opens quality-control facility in West Berkeley
Bayer, a pharmaceutical company, recently announced the completion of a $100 million quality-control facility at its manufacturing site in West Berkeley.
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Mayor Arreguín’s state of the city: ‘It’s in Berkeley’s DNA to lead in issues of our time’
In his first state of the city address, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín called on the city to “get serious” about addressing local homelessness and affordable housing.
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