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On Sunday evening, the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board celebrated 40 years of rent control and held a convention for pro-tenant candidates running for rent board commissioner.
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Berkeley City Council decided to move forward with a case regarding the city’s cellphone “right to know” ordinance Thursday after a public comment session about a potential repeal of the ordinance.
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Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett, who previously filed his candidacy for the California 15th State Assembly District election in 2018, formally announced his campaign Wednesday morning.
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There are certainly situations where we want our police to be prepared, but this sort of racialized training is inappropriate and offensive.
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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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At its last meeting before the city’s newly elected council members and mayor are sworn in, Berkeley City Council unanimously voted to adopt an ordinance that would further regulate short-term rentals and may impact companies like Airbnb.
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Both incumbents up for election, Darryl Moore and Susan Wengraf, held out in Tuesday night’s city council elections for Districts 2 and 6, while newcomers Ben Bartlett and Sophie Hahn will take over in Districts 3 and 5.
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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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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 Council is taking steps toward establishing more shelter spaces and resources for homeless residents for the coming winter after a regular meeting Tuesday night.
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