Gordon Wozniak

While Berkeley’s City Council unanimously passed a city ordinance Tuesday night to raise the minimum wage, some local businesses are concerned for the future.

Berkeley City Council voted to table a proposal Tuesday night that would have created a ballot measure to amend the city charter to enable an independent body to oversee city redistricting.

We are not opposed to the creation of what is, after all, a voluntary registry. But the language describing such an undertaking is vague thus far. It must be determined whether those registered would be asked to waive their rights of self-incrimination or whether police would be able to bypass the need for a warrant or subpoena in order to obtain footage from registered devices. Live feed should not be supplied to law enforcement, as there can be no expectation of privacy or control of the footage in that circumstance.

The Berkeley city council voted at their Tuesday meeting to investigate the possibility of implementing a security camera database to aid police investigations.

Why is the city of Berkeley “suing itself” over the student district? You might be asking yourself this question if you’ve been reading local news for the past few weeks.

In the wake of an attack on a police officer last week in West Berkeley, the Berkeley Police Association is once again calling on the city to provide its officers with tasers.

Despite a recently released report revealing that Berkeley City Council is one of the highest paid in the state, several council members are considering asking voters for a salary increase this fall.

Berkeley residents will soon face a sharp increase in waste collection fees as the city attempts to decrease its budgetary deficit.

A possible change to Berkeley’s city charter that would give the City Council more freedom to fill vacancies by appointment has kindled controversy within the council over whether the change could result in an abuse of power.

Tensions between “techies” and San Francisco residents over the use of private shuttle services have erupted into protests and nonviolent demonstrations across the Bay Area, most recently leaking into Berkeley.