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At last week’s Berkeley Homeless Commission meeting, an RV parking lot was proposed to open by the end of this month on Second Street and University Avenue.
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The Police Review Commission, or PRC, recently released a report that found that the Berkeley Police Department committed no misconduct in 2017. But rather than showing progress or concrete improvement in the police department, all this report reveals is how deeply flawed the commission’s reporting process is. The process of
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Our Campaign for Police Accountability citizens group drafted an amendment at about the same time, to replace the appointed PRC with an elected Police Accountability Board. This board would have full authority over the Berkeley Police Department: discipline, training, weapons, procedures and policies.
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Berkeley residents expressed their excitement after the passing of the Referral to Zero Waste Commission at Berkeley City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday.
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Despite recent contrasting reports from national rental listing sites, rent prices in Berkeley are going up, according to research done by the city Rent Stabilization Board.
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The California State Controller recently published data showing that compensation of fire and police personnel in Berkeley reached a high of about $313,000 in 2016.
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City Council is taking steps toward establishing more shelter spaces and resources for homeless residents for the coming winter after a regular meeting Tuesday night.
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At its first Tuesday regular meeting since its eight-week summer recess, Berkeley City Council directed the city manager to develop a way to mitigate years of rent overcharging by Acton Courtyard, an apartment building developed in partnership with the city.
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Berkeley’s public works director is retiring after almost eight years of service in the position, according to a Wednesday memo to Berkeley City Council.
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Christine Daniel, currently the Berkeley City Manager, will be leaving to take up a similar position in Oakland in August.
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