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Efforts to restore some of the commission’s original power have been ongoing, as city officials and local activists examine civilian oversight agencies in neighboring Bay Area jurisdictions to see which models might best suit Berkeley.
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As of press time, Beckles leads Kalb by 295 votes. Former Barack Obama campaign field director Buffy Wicks will also be competing for the District 15 Assembly member position, with 36,551 votes as of press time.
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Wicks received 31.4 percent of the vote, while Kalb received 14.2 percent. Both candidates will now advance in the Assembly District 15 election.
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When faceless hedge funds take over local newspapers and impose drastic staffing cuts, employed reporters aren’t the only ones who suffer — the community does too. Without more active financial support for local publications, residents will be forced to see the quality of their news coverage decrease significantly.
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The city of Berkeley has contributed $25,000 to a 10-week study intended to analyze and test the feasibility of establishing a public bank in Oakland that, unlike commercial banks, will be able to provide financial services to the cannabis industry.
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The defense team for Derick Almena, manager of the “Ghost Ship” warehouse, released a report Monday alleging that the deadly Dec. 2 Oakland fire started in an adjacent building.
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In light of Friday’s fire, Oakland Fire Department Chief Teresa Deloach Reed proclaimed the city of Oakland to be in a “local state of emergency” at a press conference Tuesday night — a decision that Oakland City Council will ratify Thursday.
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The Berkeley Planning Commission met Wednesday evening to discuss an amendment that would raise the number of legally allowed medical marijuana dispensaries in the city from four to six.
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Oakland Vice Mayor Annie Washington announced plans Thursday to try to implement a tax on sugar-sweetened beverage distributors in the city of Oakland — more than a year after Berkeley made history as the first city in the country to pass a similar tax.
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Almost a year and a half after its closing and demolition, the Safeway at the intersection of College and Claremont Avenues reopened on Friday with expanded departments and a public plaza.
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