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​With the end of California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on Feb. 28, state health officials announced the end of the statewide mask mandate in high-risk settings, effective April 3.

In a special meeting of Berkeley’s City Council Monday, the council passed a motion to extend the covered period of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance for 60 days past the expiration of the Local Emergency declaration. 

Berkeley City Council heavily debated citywide affordable housing requirements at its weekly meeting Jan. 17. With intensive deliberations, the council approved item 21 with certain revisions proposed by staff. 

In an effort to slow stormwater in a more environmentally friendly way, BART stations across the Bay have been implementing rain gardens and bioswales to capture stormwater.  

Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to pass the 2023-2031 Housing Element in an explosive special meeting Wednesday, virtually attended by over 150 Berkeley residents.

The Berkeley City Council voted to approve the addition of the Fair Workweek Employment Standards ordinance to the Berkeley Municipal Code on Monday.

More than a week after the 2022 midterm elections, the Alameda County Registrar's Office has finalized the counting of ballots with the election results for both Alameda County and the city of Berkeley being released Friday. 

Aiming to promote a plastic bag-free Berkeley, the Better Berkeley Bag Ban was passed on Tuesday with the help of CALPIRG, a student group at UC Berkeley.

Berkeley residents could vote on three city measures during the midterm elections. Measures M and N are looking to pass, while Bond Measure L has seemingly failed to garner enough votes. 

Berkeley Vice Mayor and incumbent Kate Harrison has won the race for Berkeley City Council District 4 with 917 votes as of 7:40 a.m. Wednesday with 100% of the precincts accounted for.