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The Berkeley Community Environmental Advisory Commission, or CEAC, met Thursday to discuss updates for issues including the Measure T1 Infrastructure Bond Program and water quality.
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As another wildfire season looms over the Bay Area, the local homeless population remains uncertain of what services will be offered to them.
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Richard Castrillon, director of the North Berkeley Senior Center, said he believed it was very important to show that the event was open to anyone, making this idea clear with the “Come as You Are” theme. The event this year saw the participation of seniors and young people alike who are part of the LGBTQ+ community or who wanted to celebrate Pride with the community.
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The Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women held a public meeting Wednesday evening, during which several women shared their experiences with homelessness and Berkeley City Councilmember Sophie Hahn spoke about her life’s work fighting for women’s rights.
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The North Berkeley Senior Center will close in January — and will remain closed for the duration of 2019 — for seismic retrofitting and maintenance upgrades.
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In light of the lack of sufficient shelter space and widespread government-funded mask dissemination, some UC Berkeley students have taken it upon themselves to provide aid to people unable to escape the unhealthy air.
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The Berkeley Commission on Aging gathered for an “Age Friendly Forum” on Wednesday to hear the results of a communitywide survey and to voice its opinions about how a changing city could effectively include its elderly residents.
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The new location has a kitchen and showers — amenities not offered at any of the three previous locations.
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Vision 2050, a citizen-led effort in Berkeley launched by Mayor Jesse Arreguín to develop sustainable infrastructure in the city, spoke about its goals during its second information night Monday evening at the North Berkeley Senior Center.
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The Berkeley Emergency Storm Shelter will be moving to a new — but not permanent — long-term location at 1931 Center St. in early October, depending on certain “improvements” currently being made by the city. The date remains unconfirmed.
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