Berkeley secures $850K in federal funding to design plaza, housing development for Ashby BART station | Transit
The city of Berkeley has secured $850,000 in federal funding to begin designing a new plaza at the…
Berkeley Mural depicting immigrants defaced in ‘hateful’ act | Communities
Sinbad Voyage, a prominent mural in central Berkeley on the corner of Dwight Way and Sacramento Street, was…
Berkeley City Council to vote on removing Black Lives Matter-era tear gas ban | Law and Justice
The Berkeley City Council will vote on whether to reinstate the Berkeley Police Department’s ability to use tear…
Berkeley moves toward removing ‘abandoned’ RVs, approves 60 miles of repaving projects | City Government
In a meeting Tuesday, the Berkeley City Council asked the city manager to draft a policy recommendation to…
Community organizers successfully advocate for affordable housing restoration program after history of cuts | City Government
The city of Berkeley’s budget, adopted June 23, made a number of critical cuts to almost every sector…
‘Devastating’: City Council sweepingly cuts public safety, houselessness services and city staff to close $30M deficit | City
Capping off a season of austerity deliberations, the city of Berkeley adopted a severe budget Tuesday night, which…
Berkeley approves budget with service cuts, layoffs
Berkeley firefighters campaigned against cuts to their department. Credit: Kelly Sullivan Berkeley will close most of its $30…
Should the city of Berkeley help buy these affordable apartments?
Raymond Kohl-Grant and his mother, Jeannie Kohl, stand in the communal backyard of the housing complex on Sacramento…
Berkeley searches for a new director of police accountability under ‘strained’ accountability system | City
The search for Berkeley’s new director of police accountability is officially underway, and city leaders and community members…
Berkeley budget proposal eliminates mental health response team, unhoused services amid $30 million deficit | Housing
Amid a massive $30 million budget deficit, the city of Berkeley unveiled a cost-cutting budget proposal that, if…
Former Berkeley police accountability director sues city after dismissal | City Government
Hansel Aguilar, the former Berkeley Director of Police Accountability, sued the city of Berkeley and Mayor Adena Ishii…
Fired Berkeley police watchdog sues city, mayor
Berkeley’s recently fired director of police accountability has sued the city and Mayor Adena Ishii, claiming she and…