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City

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Proposed Verizon Wireless 4G facility in North Berkeley garners health concerns

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An application filed in December 2019 by Verizon Wireless with the city of Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board to install a rooftop wireless facility in North Berkeley has been met with health concerns.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Supreme Court upholds Berkeley’s ‘Right to Know’ ordinance

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge Monday from a telecommunications industry group against the city of Berkeley ordinance that requires cell phone retailers to provide radiation warnings at the point of sale.
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City Government

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Berkeley City Council moves forward with cellphone ‘right to know’ ordinance

Berkeley City Council decided to move forward with a case regarding the city’s cellphone “right to know” ordinance Thursday after a public comment session about a potential repeal of the ordinance.
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City

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Federal court panel finds Berkeley’s cellphone disclosure ordinance in compliance with 1st Amendment

A federal court panel has found the city of Berkeley’s cellphone disclosure ordinance, originally passed May 12, 2015, to comply with the First Amendment, as first reported by the East Bay Times.
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City

Sunday, March 13, 2016

California Legislature passes bill to raise legal smoking age to 21

On Thursday, the California state Legislature passed Senate Bill 7, which will raise the minimum legal smoking age from 18 to 21 statewide if signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
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City

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Berkeley to implement radiation warning in all city cellphone retailers

A U.S. district judge authorized a disputed city ordinance — which requires cellphone retailers to post a warning against cellphone radiation in their store — to go into effect in Berkeley this past Wednesday.
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City

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Berkeley clears hurdle in effort to implement 1st cellphone public health ordinance in US

On Monday, United States District Judge Edward Chen granted the City of Berkeley the ability to pass a revised cellphone public health ordinance warning against the level of radiofrequency exposure from cell phone use.
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City

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Berkeley resident files petition to prevent AT&T antenna system construction

A Berkeley resident filed a legal petition Friday against the city of Berkeley expressing concerns about plans to install an antenna system on an existing utility pole in her neighborhood.
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City

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Wireless industry group sues Berkeley over cellphone radiation ordinance

A city ordinance requiring cellphone retailers to provide a warning to customers about radiation exposure faces a legal battle less than a month after its passage.
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City

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Berkeley City Council moves forward with alerts to consumers about health, environmental risks

Berkeley City Council moved forward with two consumer warning measures at its Tuesday meeting. One would highlight the possible risks of cell phones, while the other would remind car users at the gas pump how fuel emissions contribute to global warming.
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