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The city of Berkeley’s Clean Stormwater Fund is currently facing a budget deficit of more than $200 million, a funding gap resulting from the needs outlined in the Department of Public Works’ Watershed Management Plan, or WMP, which was passed in 2012.
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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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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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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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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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A campus graduate student filed his intent to run for Berkeley city mayor Friday.
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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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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 passed a series of increased water rates on Tuesday to account for increasing costs of the California drought.
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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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