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Berkeley considers reparations program to narrow wealth gap for Black residents
Berkeley is weighing proposal to hire a consultant who would help navigate a reparations program for the city’s Black community.Read More
Anti-Semitic flyers show up on hundreds of Berkeley doorsteps
The Berkeley Police Department and City Council released a joint statement on Monday afternoon condemning hateful messages left on the doorsteps of houses in the north Berkeley hills. According...Read More
City settles on campus developments in place of People’s Park, rent-controlled housing
The Berkeley City Council approved a $82.6 million settlement with the University of California, Berkeley that drops lawsuits challenging long-term development projects the campus is pursuing. In a closed...Read More
Berkeley considers permanent ban on ‘less-lethal’ crowd-control weapons
Berkeley City Councilmembers on Tuesday will consider an ordinance permanently banning certain less-lethal weapons used by police officers. The ordinance would permanently ban police from using pepper spray, tear...Read More
Hiroshima anniversary virtual rally continues call to end nuclear weapons threat
Bay Area nuclear war protesters held their annual rally at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory virtually on Thursday, the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima to call for an...Read More
Berkeley considers cannabis access expansion, on-site lounges
The Berkeley City Council at its meeting on Tuesday night will consider a proposed change to the city’s municipal code that would allow on-site cannabis consumption in lounges at...Read More
Berkeley votes 7-0 to develop emergency shelter with tent camp option on table
The Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to direct City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley to develop an emergency shelter somewhere in the city to try to ease the city’s homeless...Read More
Berkeley considers 120-tent homeless camp under bridge as ‘temporary fix
The Berkeley City Council is Tuesday night considering a proposal to develop a homeless camp for up to 120 tents below a bridge on University Avenue that connects Fourth...Read More
Berkeley evicts Marina vehicle dwellers
The city of Berkeley has evicted about 35 homeless people who were living in RVs and vans in the parking lot of the recently-closed HS Lordships restaurant.Read More
Berkeley to consider vehicle dweller park
The Berkeley City Council at its meeting Tuesday will consider a proposal to ask City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley to develop a plan to create a "vehicle dweller park" for...Read More
Berkeley dismantles Old City Hall homeless camp
Berkeley city workers and police early Thursday morning dismantled a homeless encampment that had been in front of Old City Hall.Read More
Alta Bates given another 10 years to live
Sutter Health officials said Wednesday that they plan to keep Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley open for at least another decade.Read More
Berkeley approves pepper spray for police
The Berkeley City Council voted 6-3 at a special meeting Tuesday to allow the city's police officers to use pepper spray.Read More
Berkeley City Council bans fur sales
The Berkeley City Council has passed an ordinance that bans the local sale of fur apparel products.Read More
Berkeley settles police force lawsuit
The city of Berkeley has reached a settlement with protesters and journalists who sued the city over police use of force at Black Lives Matter protests in 2015.Read More
Actor accused of critically injuring bicyclist
Berwick Haynes, 47, was arrested at 8:15 a.m. and booked into Santa Rita Jail on $135,000 bail, according to jail records.Read More
Berkeley bans police drones for one year
The Berkeley City Council voted to impose a one-year moratorium on the use of drones by the city's Police Department.Read More
Two-year Berkeley drone ban set for vote
The Berkeley City Council Tuesday night will consider a proposal to impose a two-year moratorium on drones.Read More