Mayor Jesse Arreguin

More than 30 demonstrators shut down the regular Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night, calling for council members to support a ceasefire in Palestine.

Berkeley’s Zero Waste Commission and city council are working with stakeholders and residents to draft a 10 year roadmap to reach the city’s climate and zero waste goals.

Members and supporters of Berkeley’s “chess club” gathered at the city council meeting Tuesday in defense of the community space on Telegraph Avenue.

Several public commenters engaged in antisemitic and racist hate speech on Zoom during the Berkeley City Council meeting Sept. 26.

Berkeley City Councilmember Rigel Robinson has taken a major first step in a possible run for Berkeley mayor in 2024, according to state campaign finance records.

The City of Berkeley is looking to purchase University Inn and convert it into permanent supportive housing for high-needs and chronically houseless people. 

Tensions rose over debates between councilmembers and attendees at a Berkeley city council meeting Tuesday, held in response to an urgency item proposed by Mayor Jesse Arreguin regarding ongoing university efforts to build on People’s Park. 

The city of Berkeley’s Agenda and Rules Committee discussed a project organized by former Youth Commission Chair Samuel Kaplan-Pettus and Councilmember Kate Harrison to appoint two youth members to the city’s Environment and Climate Commission, or ECC, on Tuesday. 

Protesters gathered outside Berkeley’s old city hall building on Sunday to urge the city to open more emergency warming shelters for unhoused residents as intense winter rains and an atmospheric river continue to sweep the city.

People’s Park has been a point of controversy within the Berkeley community as campus seeks to build housing on the park, while activists work to preserve it. But currently, the park is “chaos,” according to Nicholas Alexander, a resource coordinator who helps run the kitchen in the park.