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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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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The California State Senate passed a bill penned by California State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D- Berkeley, which would prioritize state funding allocated to the expansion of state and county prisons to those that are not leasing space to other parties, such as the federal government.
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At a Thursday meeting, a housing and displacement subcommittee of the Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay Community Working Group presented recommendations to increase affordable housing options in the surrounding area of Richmond.
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Students, campus administration, and members of the Richmond community discussed the potential impact of the Berkeley Global Campus at a meeting Wednesday evening.
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A study by UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute exploring patterns of gentrification in Richmond neighborhoods found that future displacement may be preventable.
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