Ed Roberts Campus

What seemed at times to be positioned like a victory lap looked also like a laundry list of outstanding issues that will impact the city for years to come following Arreguín’s departure.

When an unregistered voter walks into the polling place at Anna Head Alumnae Hall, they are immediately greeted by a welcoming William Sutton. Sutton helps them to register, cast their ballot and even send a picture of their first voting experience home to mom by the time they walk out.

In an effort to provide aid to Berkeley community members unable to receive vaccine doses from mass vaccination sites, a mobile vaccine clinic was hosted last week at the Ed Roberts Campus, or ERC, for eligible groups to receive their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Sitting on the edge of South Berkeley and formed by various disability organizations, the Ed Roberts Campus, or ERC, provides resources and services at a universally accessible transit hub.

Morning, night and anytime in between, Berkeley residents can drop off their ballots until 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at one of six drop boxes around the city, four of which recently opened.

When it comes to design — architectural, entrepreneurial or even systemic — people with disabilities are too often left out.

South Berkeley residents and city officials gathered Saturday morning for the opening of an exhibit on the city’s plans for the future of the historic Adeline Street Corridor.

After 14 years as mayor of Berkeley — the longest tenure in the city’s history — and 38 years of public office, Tom Bates, age 78, has decided to retire. It marks the end of a long career of public service that was punctuated with significant accomplishments that benefited many, from people with disabilities to Berkeley youth to local breweries and sports fanatics.

After winning the 2012 Ms. Wheelchair California Pageant, long time local disability rights activist, Shira Leeder, will be honored by the city of Berkeley next Tuesday.