More misinformed voters
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We must hold our institutions accountable to disseminating all the news that is fit to print — for our democracy’s very survival depends upon it.
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Following failure of Measure S, opponents and supporters reflect on campaign
With the final poll numbers showing that Measure S, Berkeley’s controversial Sit-Lie ordinance, narrowly failed in this year’s election, dismayed proponents of the ballot measure are in a time of reflection.
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On voting and sitting
CITY AFFAIRS: The ACLU’s request to revisit placing Measure S on the ballot should not be followed. Berkeley voters deserve the final say.
Late at night on July 10, Mayor Tom Bates faced a tough decision. The Berkeley City Council meeting, at the time focused on placing the contentious “sit-lie” measure on the November ballot, was being derailed by an unruly crowd of the measure’s detractors, who sang loudly in protest. Bates needed
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Activists continue campaign efforts against civil sidewalks ordinance measure
Controversy over the civil sidewalks measure has been renewed as campaigns begin gearing up for the upcoming city election just over two months away.
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Despite public outcry, civil sidewalks measure passes for November ballot
After more than 100 members of the public commented during Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting, the contentious civil sidewalks measure was approved for the November election ballot. The measure — which would prohibit sitting on sidewalks in commercial districts between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and result in a misdemeanor
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City officials and residents demonstrate against civil sidewalks measure
Members of the Berkeley community gathered at Berkeley City Hall Monday to protest a recommendation that would place a measure that prohibits sitting on the city’s sidewalks on the November ballot. The demonstration against the Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure, which could make sitting on sidewalks in commercial districts between 7
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