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The California State Contractors License Board, or CSLB, reached a settlement Friday that revoked the license of Segue Construction Inc., the general contractor responsible for building a Berkeley apartment complex where six people fell to their deaths and seven were seriously injured after a balcony collapse in June 2015.
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Berkeley City Councilmembers Cheryl Davila and Kate Harrison hosted a community forum Monday to discuss the issue of law enforcement militarization and Berkeley Police Department’s use of Urban Shield.
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Berkeley City Council convened Tuesday for a special meeting and heard two presentations: a projects update from the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront department and an outline of city options to address unfunded liabilities tied to employee benefits.
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Berkeley City Council unanimously passed an item last week in support of an investigation into the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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At its Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council unanimously authorized the city’s acquisition of four parcels of land in West Berkeley to be used for affordable housing.
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Newly elected Berkeley City Councilmember Kate Harrison was sworn into office Wednesday at Old City Hall, fulfilling the District 4 vacancy left by Mayor Jesse Arreguín.
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Early results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters indicate that Kate Harrison is leading the Berkeley City Council special election with about 64 percent of the vote, suggesting that she will likely win the District 4 council seat.
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The ASUC senate met with City Council District 4 candidate Ben Gould, moved three resolutions into committees and passed two resolutions reforming the governing documents and and bylaws of the ASUC at its regular Wednesday meeting.
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At its regular Wednesday meeting, the ASUC Senate heard from City Council District 4 candidate Kate Harrison, passed a resolution to charter the ASUC chapter of the Cal Alumni Association and moved two resolutions into committees.
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Kate Harrison has worked in 14 countries, including Serbia, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria and Indonesia — but she’s always come back to Berkeley.
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