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Monday, September 18, 2017

Longtime Berkeley fire chief Gil Dong retires after more than 2 decades of service

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Berkeley Fire Department’s long-serving fire chief, Gil Dong, announced his retirement Sept. 12 at a Berkeley City Council meeting.
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City

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Longtime District 3 City Councilmember Max Anderson retires Tuesday

Berkeley has changed significantly in the past 28 years — the minimum wage has increased by about $10 and public health policies are more comprehensive, thanks in part to the work of former District 3 council member Max Anderson.
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City, Election 2016

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Berkeley candidates reflect on election, national outcomes

In contrast to an unexpected national election outcome, Berkeley’s local elections resulted in a victory for the progressive agenda.
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Election 2016

Monday, November 7, 2016

After long campaigns, candidates make final push for voter turnout

Sleepless nights, door-to-door canvassing and relentless phone banking are common themes for Berkeley’s mayoral and City Council candidates as they vie for residents’ votes in the election season’s last days.
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Election 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016

District 3 candidates Bartlett, Coplan, Matthews, Murray talk housing crisis, gun violence

This election season, four candidates are running to fill the District 3 Berkeley City Council seat and represent a portion of the city that has recently faced a spell of gun violence as well as negative effects from the citywide affordable housing crisis.
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City

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Acting BPD Chief Greenwood meets with residents for National Coffee with a Cop Day

On Friday afternoon, the Berkeley Police Department spoke with community members over coffee — sans donuts — in an effort to open communication between the police and the community.
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Election 2016

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Berkeley Property Owners Association hosts candidates to discuss development, affordability

A few dozen Berkeley citizens and property owners attended a candidates’ forum Saturday at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in South Berkeley to hear a group of largely pro-landlord candidates for mayor, City Council and rent board address development, rent control and housing affordability.
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Election 2016

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Al Murray files to run for Berkeley City Council District 3

Chair of the Berkeley personnel board Al Murray filed to enter the Berkeley City Council race for the District 3 seat June 13.
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Election 2016

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Happy Skywalker withdraws from running for District 3 City Council seat

Happy Skywalker, who filed to run for the Berkeley City Council District 3 seat June 9, is no longer participating in the election.
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City

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

NAACP releases list of complaints alleging discrimination against Black students, employees

The Berkeley chapter of the NAACP sent a letter listing a series of complaints May 10 alleging discrimination against Black students and employees by the Berkeley Unified School District to the district’s Board of Directors.
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