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UC Berkeley students attended a Planning Commission meeting Wednesday night to voice their support for the More Student Housing Now Resolution, and a motion was passed unanimously to review the proposals outlined in the resolution.
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U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled Friday that homeless rights activist group First They Came for the Homeless can sue the city of Berkeley for allegedly punishing and silencing the group for criticizing city policy.
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Berkeley Police Department announced that it is looking to hire more police officers in a press release Thursday — an announcement that comes during a prolonged period of understaffing for the department.
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The city of Berkeley will allocate $3.5 million to fund multiple homeless aid programs, as unanimously approved by the City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday night.
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The Berkeley Public Library Board of Trustees recently took action to appoint Elliot Warren, current Deputy Director at the Berkeley Public Library, or BPL, as the Acting Director of Library Services.
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Mayor Jesse Arreguín urged the campus to cancel plans to host Milo Yiannopoulos during a student group’s upcoming “Free Speech Week,” as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Orloff Property Management Inc. has filed a third lawsuit against the City for imposing unlawful building permit fees, alleging these fees are excessive and pointed to create city revenue.
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At its Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to prioritize funding a hybrid option for the Pathways Project, an initiative passed by the council in April that will connect permanent housing and centralized resources to Berkeley’s homeless community.
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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín will hold his first-ever state of the city address July 10 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Downtown Berkeley.
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In conjunction with plans by the UC Board of Regents to increase enrollment in the coming years, the campus faces an ever-pressing need to provide adequate student housing. To do so, new Chancellor Carol Christ has turned to the city.
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