Bay Area students, government officials discuss 2020 census
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Students, Berkeley community members and local government officials gathered in the ASUC Senate chambers on Feb. 13 for a town hall on the 2020 census.
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Census 2020 Town Hall discusses importance of filling out census
During the Census 2020 Town Hall for Berkeley on Feb. 20, Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson discussed plans for the upcoming census for Berkeley residents. More than 30 people attended the town hall, which was sponsored by a number of community organizations.
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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announces campaign for reelection
If successful, Arreguín — Berkeley’s youngest mayor in over a century — will serve a second four-year term. Arreguín is also the city’s first Latinx mayor.
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Alameda County Board of Supervisors approves $3.5B county budget
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved its 2019-20 budget on Friday, according to a Friday press release from Alameda County.
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Alameda County approves program to increase job opportunities for formerly incarcerated people
On Tuesday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Alameda County Re-Entry Hiring Program, designed to allot 1,400 county jobs for formerly incarcerated people.
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Officials reflect on race, December protests at City Council meeting
In the aftermath of protests over police killings of black civilians, local officials and residents discussed a wide variety of topics, ranging from the improvement of police and community relations to broader social issues, at a 5-hour-long City Council meeting Saturday morning.
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East Bay leaders hold forum on police accountability
East Bay elected officials held a town hall meeting to discuss police accountability Wednesday night, giving community members the opportunity to voice concerns about the disconnect many feel exists between law enforcement officials and minority communities.
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ASUC hosts community political figures to mobilize student voters
Community political figures gathered Tuesday in Sproul to speak at an ASUC-organized event aimed to mobilize student voters in the upcoming midterm election.
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Berkeley town hall speakers focus on collaboration across levels of government
More than 200 people congregated at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School on Thursday evening for a town hall that brought together five elected officials at the federal, state, county and local levels to dissect issues deemed relevant to Berkeley citizens.
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Forum covers proposed shift of state services to local control
Several Alameda County officials met and hosted a forum at The Way Christian Center in Berkeley on Friday to discuss Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to shift responsibility for certain state services to local governments. Programs including mental health services, child and foster care and criminal justice have been proposed to
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