City Council moves toward banning plastic straws
On Tuesday, City Council approved a proposal to explore the possibility of banning plastic straws in Berkeley’s bars, restaurants and coffee shops.
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Ben Gould hopes to bring platform focused on sustainability, housing affordability from classroom to City Council
A campus graduate student in public policy and environmental engineering, Ben Gould is running for the District 4 seat on Berkeley City Council with hopes of making a more tangible impact.
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3 candidates vie for Mayor-elect Jesse Arreguin’s City Council seat
Children, Youth and Recreation Commissioner Brianna Rogers, former mayoral candidate Ben Gould and community member Kate Harrison are set to run for the District 4 Berkeley City Council seat recently vacated by Mayor-elect Jesse Arreguin.
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Back and Forth: Ben Gould, graduate student candidate for Berkeley mayor
Editor’s Note: This article has been edited for space and clarity. Every day of his undergraduate experience spent away from his home in Berkeley, he wished he was back. He considers his neighbors to be the homeless and his voice to be that of every marginalized resident in the city.
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Campus graduate student files intent to run for Berkeley mayor
A campus graduate student filed his intent to run for Berkeley city mayor Friday.
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City’s Community Environmental Advisory Commission discusses plan to implement cigarette receptacles
In an attempt to reduce the environmental hazard of cigarette butt waste, Berkeley’s Community Environmental Advisory Commission drafted a recommendation Thursday directing the city manager to place receptacles for cigarette disposal throughout the Downtown area.
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City Council to discuss ‘Internet for all,’ hate-crime-prevention response at Tuesday meeting
On Tuesday, the Berkeley City Council will deliberate on an “internet-for-all” proposal, a hate crime prevention response plan and a mental wellness center, among other items on the meeting agenda.
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East Bay Municipal Utility District raises water rates in response to California drought
East Bay Municipal Utility District passed a series of increased water rates on Tuesday to account for increasing costs of the California drought.
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East Bay Municipal Utility District to switch to water with increased algae levels
The East Bay Municipal Utility District will make a valve change in its water supply Sunday, May 10, in an effort to conserve water and improve river conditions for salmon.
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Berkeley City Council moves forward with alerts to consumers about health, environmental risks
Berkeley City Council moved forward with two consumer warning measures at its Tuesday meeting. One would highlight the possible risks of cell phones, while the other would remind car users at the gas pump how fuel emissions contribute to global warming.
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