Cost of Chinese recycling refusal to hit local residents
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The city of Berkeley is looking at how a vastly different recycling landscape may increase rates for trash and recycling collection.
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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announces campaign for reelection
If successful, Arreguín — Berkeley’s youngest mayor in over a century — will serve a second four-year term. Arreguín is also the city’s first Latinx mayor.
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Plans for Berkeley ferry move forward as transportation board approves study
The board of directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority voted Thursday to launch a feasibility study to look into establishing a ferry terminal in the Berkeley Marina.
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Apothecarium cannabis dispensary to open on Telegraph Avenue
Despite objection from UC Berkeley administrators, a new cannabis dispensary, Apothecarium, is set to open less than a block away from the UC Berkeley campus at the current location of Sam’s Market on Telegraph Avenue, the City Council decided at its regular meeting Tuesday evening.
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City council members look to address unique challenges of their districts
Between its newly elected members and re-elected incumbents, the Berkeley City Council is looking to combat the housing crisis and address infrastructure needs in the coming year as some of its most urgent goals.
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Berkeley City Council says goodbye to long-serving members, passes electric scooter pilot
It was an emotional night for City Council members and constituents, as the community said its goodbyes to long-time councilmembers Linda Maio and Kriss Worthington at Tuesday’s regular meeting.
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Berkeley City Council to support migrant asylum seekers, use Old City Hall as winter shelter
When Veronica Aguilar’s life was threatened in El Salvador, she left the country she loved with $100 in her pocket to seek asylum in the U.S. Now in California, she awaits the arrival of her 15-year-old son, who is in Tijuana with the migrant caravan hoping to find refuge.
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‘He will be missed’: Kriss Worthington reflects on 22 years on City Council
Out of the many items and initiatives that Worthington advocated for while on the council, he said his most “significant accomplishments” were giving platforms to younger generations and people of color to serve in public office.
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Recent UC Berkeley graduate Rigel Robinson wins Berkeley City Council District 7 election
Robinson, who graduated from UC Berkeley as a political economy major this year, placed student representation at the center of his bid for the City Council seat.
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Lori Droste wins Berkeley City Council’s District 8 seat
Droste led the polls into the early morning hours Wednesday as votes were counted, and secured 56.05 percent of the vote as of press time about 2 a.m., with all precincts reporting.
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