Darryl Moore

At its Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council voted to allocate money from its general fund accrued by the city’s "soda tax" to align with recommendations from the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Products Panel of Experts Commission.

Berkeley City Council approved agreements between the Berkeley Police Department and external organizations at its regular meeting Tuesday.

A year after the city raised its minimum wage to surpass both state and federal minimum wages, Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday to draft an ordinance that would raise the wage to $15 an hour by 2020.

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, held a community forum on racial justice Saturday at which she — along with Berkeley City Council members, campus activists and the Berkeley NAACP branch president — discussed issues faced by underrepresented minorities nationally and locally.

Berkeley City Council will meet Tuesday evening at a special meeting to consider revisions to the city’s minimum wage and paid sick leave ordinances.

Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday evening to not adopt certain amendments to an affordable housing ordinance.

At a Wednesday meeting, the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education tracked progress on its local funding plan and discussed a potential pilot program in which Berkeley City Council would use the school board’s room for meetings.

After a two-month recess, Berkeley City Council will reconvene Tuesday evening to discuss a potential increase in the minimum wage.

The Berkeley City Council moved forward with determining significant community benefits for new downtown building projects, but decided to exempt the 18-story building planned for 2211 Harold Way.

Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to refer a proposal to legalize short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, to two city commissions at a Tuesday meeting.