Councilmember Max Anderson decides not to run for re-election
A Berkeley City Council member has decided not to run for reelection after serving 12 years on the council.
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Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates criticized for encouraging landlords to form PAC
The month after 11 Berkeley property owners began raising funds for a political action committee and legal defense fund, Mayor Tom Bates drew criticism after a video from December came to public attention showing him encouraging the move.
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Zoning Adjustments Board approves student housing complex on Durant Avenue
At a meeting Thursday, the Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, approved a use permit for the construction of a student housing building on Durant Avenue.
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Rent Stabilization Board sees new composition
With five of nine commissioner seats open on the city’s Rent Stabilization Board, all five candidates entering the race were guaranteed a spot.
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Berkeley rent board sees 5 candidates for open seats
Unlike the city’s school board and City Council elections this year, all candidates who are running for Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board are guaranteed a position.
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Election 2014 Endorsements: City candidates
Linda Maio City Council District 1 The race in District 1 comes down to experience versus enthusiasm. Incumbent Linda Maio’s 22 years of effective service to both her community and the city of Berkeley as a whole put her head and shoulders above her challengers. In District 1, where environmental issues
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Berkeley Tenants’ Union weighs on affordable housing
As James Chang said at the Tenants’ Convention on July 13, “Student issues are community issues, and community issues are student issues.” It is imperative that we have a vibrant Berkeley Tenants’ Union to address issues at City Council, the Zoning Adjustment Board and the Planning Commission. Together, our voices will be heard. We also need to work in November and beyond to support rent board candidates and city council candidates and make sure that other elected officials know of our concerns and will respond to them. Our collective presence can be very powerful, and we are now only tapping into its potential. You and I, and she and he, can make a difference. Let’s begin that work.
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6 candidates compete for Berkeley’s dominant rent board slate
This Sunday, voters at the Berkeley Tenant Convention will select five candidates from a six-candidate applicant pool to a pro-tenant slate that has dominated the Rent Stabilization Board elections since the late 1990s.
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Controversial superintendent finalist withdraws candidacy
Dr. Edmond Heatley has withdrawn his candidacy for the superintendent position of the Berkeley Unified School District, according to an alert released by the district Tuesday morning.
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School board slows down superintendent search amid controversy
The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education announced their decision to slow down the process of hiring a new district superintendent, in light of community criticism.
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