BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 27, 2023
Darryl Moore
City
MAY 12, 2015
Library trustees vote to recommend renaming of Berkeley Public Library's South Branch
Library trustees voted to recommend renaming a branch of the Berkeley Public Library after Tarea Hall Pittman, a long time Berkeley resident and civil rights activist who died in 1991.
City
MAY 12, 2015
Library trustees vote to recommend renaming of Berkeley Public Library's South Branch
Library trustees voted to recommend renaming a branch of the Berkeley Public Library after Tarea Hall Pittman, a long time Berkeley resident and civil rights activist who died in 1991.
City
APRIL 08, 2015
Berkeley City Council to send letter of support for vaccination exemption bill
Berkeley City Council will send a letter in support for a state senate bill aiming to end vaccination exemption loopholes after discussing the tabled issue at its Tuesday meeting.
City
APRIL 08, 2015
Berkeley City Council to send letter of support for vaccination exemption bill
Berkeley City Council will send a letter in support for a state senate bill aiming to end vaccination exemption loopholes after discussing the tabled issue at its Tuesday meeting.
City
APRIL 06, 2015
Mayor encourages residents, businesses to boycott Indiana in response to controversial law
Berkeley city mayor Tom Bates released a statement Thursday encouraging Berkeley residents and businesses to “boycott Indiana” in response to the state’s controversial Religious Restoration Freedom Act.
City
APRIL 06, 2015
Mayor encourages residents, businesses to boycott Indiana in response to controversial law
Berkeley city mayor Tom Bates released a statement Thursday encouraging Berkeley residents and businesses to “boycott Indiana” in response to the state’s controversial Religious Restoration Freedom Act.
City
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
Residents, council members petition for city library's south branch to be named after activist
As of Feb. 18, more than 1,000 people had signed a petition supporting a name change for the Berkeley Public Library’s South Branch to honor local civil rights activist Tarea Hall Pittman.
City
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
Residents, council members petition for city library's south branch to be named after activist
As of Feb. 18, more than 1,000 people had signed a petition supporting a name change for the Berkeley Public Library’s South Branch to honor local civil rights activist Tarea Hall Pittman.
City
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Berkeley City Council passes items regarding police action at December protests
Berkeley City Council voted at its Tuesday meeting to amend several city police protocols, as well as launch an investigation into last December’s protests.
City
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Berkeley City Council passes items regarding police action at December protests
Berkeley City Council voted at its Tuesday meeting to amend several city police protocols, as well as launch an investigation into last December’s protests.
City
JANUARY 28, 2015
City Council tables items on police action during December's protests
Berkeley City Council decided at their Tuesday meeting to table three items that would respond to police action during December protests.
City
JANUARY 28, 2015
City Council tables items on police action during December's protests
Berkeley City Council decided at their Tuesday meeting to table three items that would respond to police action during December protests.
City
DECEMBER 12, 2014
City Council subcommittee to find panel of experts to help implement Measure D
Mayor Tom Bates appointed a subcommittee Nov. 18 to help implement Measure D, the voter-approved tax on sugar-sweetened beverages that passed with a 76.17 percent vote in the Nov. 4 election.
City
DECEMBER 12, 2014
City Council subcommittee to find panel of experts to help implement Measure D
Mayor Tom Bates appointed a subcommittee Nov. 18 to help implement Measure D, the voter-approved tax on sugar-sweetened beverages that passed with a 76.17 percent vote in the Nov. 4 election.
Election 2014
NOVEMBER 05, 2014
George Beier leads District 8 race against 3 other candidates
As of 12:45 a.m., Droste was ahead of three other District 8 hopefuls, with a 1.24-point lead over runner-up Mike Alvarez Cohen, chair of the city’s Zoning Adjustments Board. George Beier, president of the Willard Neighborhood Association, came in third with about 26 percent of the vote. Jacquelyn McCormick, head of the Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association, came in fourth with 18.9 percent of the vote.
Election 2014
NOVEMBER 05, 2014
George Beier leads District 8 race against 3 other candidates
As of 12:45 a.m., Droste was ahead of three other District 8 hopefuls, with a 1.24-point lead over runner-up Mike Alvarez Cohen, chair of the city’s Zoning Adjustments Board. George Beier, president of the Willard Neighborhood Association, came in third with about 26 percent of the vote. Jacquelyn McCormick, head of the Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association, came in fourth with 18.9 percent of the vote.
Election 2014
NOVEMBER 05, 2014
Linda Maio re-elected to City Council for District 1
Vice mayor and 22-year incumbent Linda Maio was re-elected to City Council to represent District 1, defending her seat against challengers Alejandro Soto-Vigil, a rent board commissioner, and Merrilie Mitchell, an activist and gardener.
Election 2014
NOVEMBER 05, 2014
Linda Maio re-elected to City Council for District 1
Vice mayor and 22-year incumbent Linda Maio was re-elected to City Council to represent District 1, defending her seat against challengers Alejandro Soto-Vigil, a rent board commissioner, and Merrilie Mitchell, an activist and gardener.
Election 2014
OCTOBER 30, 2014
4 candidates run for open District 8 seat
In Berkeley’s District 8, the retirement of incumbent Councilmember Gordon Wozniak has left the City Council race wide open to four newcomers.
Election 2014
OCTOBER 30, 2014
4 candidates run for open District 8 seat
In Berkeley’s District 8, the retirement of incumbent Councilmember Gordon Wozniak has left the City Council race wide open to four newcomers.
