Berkeley Hills neighbors organize against proposed housing development at site with high landslide, fire risk | Housing
Neighbors in the Berkeley Hills are organizing against a proposed housing development at the former site of Oxford…
Berkeley City Council recesses after budget cuts, surveillance controversy, deregulation of Berkeley police | City Government
Berkeley City Council entered its regular summer recess following last week’s meeting, capping off a legislative season marked…
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…
City Council moves forward with surveillance expansion, delays rent control measure | City Government
The Berkeley City Council pushed forward Tuesday night with efforts to find technology vendors for new surveillance technology…
Flock surveillance cameras threaten local democracies | The Soapbox
If you live in Berkeley, California — or in basically any American city — you are constantly under…
‘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 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…
Save Berkeley Shops organizes against Elmwood upzoning plan | City
Business owners remain concerned about their ability to stay in their neighborhoods after the Berkeley Planning Commission voted…
Berkeley plans to close Fire Station 4 to alleviate $30M city deficit | City
The city of Berkeley has proposed closing Fire Station 4, which serves the North Berkeley and Berkeley Hills…
Leaked city attorney memo shows Berkeley risks potential million-dollar lawsuits if council renews Flock contract | City
A leaked memorandum from the City of Berkeley’s Attorney’s Office about Flock Safety warned that Flock technology might…
Community rallies against expansion of surveillance technology as City Council postpones decision | City Government
After a contentious seven-hour-long Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night that ended past 1 a.m., primarily regarding the…
Berkeley City Council passes guidelines for future regulations on AI usage | City Government
The Berkeley City Council passed two resolutions that provide a framework for AI usage by the city during…