Paul Buddenhagen

The Berkeley City Council voted to approve the addition of the Fair Workweek Employment Standards ordinance to the Berkeley Municipal Code on Monday.

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín hosted a town hall Monday to provide updates on the COVID-19 pandemic and the delta variant, as well as to answer questions about the health order requiring masks in indoor public spaces.

Berkeley City Council’s Agenda & Rules Committee met Monday to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on legislative meetings, as well as to approve action items for the July 13 council meeting.

A series of questions regarding vaccinations, health care and Berkeley’s future amid the COVID-19 pandemic were answered during Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s virtual town hall Monday.

The city of Berkeley is working to expand its testing capacity and implement a new shelter-in-place order amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as discussed by city officials in a town hall Saturday.

As COVID-19 transmission and infections increase in Berkeley, city officials are working on multiple initiatives to mitigate its spread, as discussed during a town hall Saturday.

The center, located on Second Street between Cedar and Virginia Streets, will offer shelter, meals, showers and laundry facilities for up to 45 people, as well as a variety of services including assistance in finding permanent housing.

City Council discussed a Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, appeal and alternative sources of funding for homeless service nonprofit agencies at its regular meeting Tuesday.

The controversial decision on whether to install a portable bathroom at a homeless encampment site will be pushed for another two weeks.

Tuesday’s City Council meeting will discuss the Housing Accountability Act and several items addressing homelessness and affordable housing, among a number of other proposals.