4 take aim at open South Berkeley City Council seat
For the first time in 12 years, South Berkeley will have a new representative on the City Council.
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Deborah Matthews
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Election 2016 Berkeley: Spotlight on District 2, District 3
Berkeleyside wants to help you get to know your 2016 candidates for Berkeley City Council, School Board and Rent Stabilization Board. This week, we plan to publish questionnaires with the candidates daily at 11 a.m.
Election 2016: Who is Deborah Matthews?
Name: Deborah Matthews
Berkeley candidates outline their positions on the arts
Five Berkeley mayoral candidates and a slew of contenders for City Council gathered Wednesday evening at the Freight & Salvage to discuss their commitment to funding the arts.
Berkeley candidates share their vision for downtown
The Downtown Berkeley Association sent eight questions on the future of downtown to all candidates standing for office. Here are their answers.
Housing views show split in South, West Berkeley races
Berkeley City Council candidates for South and West Berkeley took the stage Monday night to share their views on housing, diversity, homelessness, the economy and public safety, among other topics.
2 open Berkeley City Council races draw significant cash
We present a round-up of how the different candidates are doing in terms of raising campaign funds.
They’re off: Candidates file campaign finance statements
The Berkeley political jostling has begun, even though elections will, of course, only be held in November.
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With mayor and two councilmen stepping aside, Berkeley’s election is heating up
After serving 12 years on the Berkeley City Council — and another 12 on various city commissions — Max Anderson has decided not to run for another council term.
Berkeleyside readers raise nearly $3,000 for food bank
Thanks to the generosity of the Berkeleyside community, our Advertising Director Wendy Cohen delivered just short of $3,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank on Friday morning.
Zoning board denies Berkeley micro-unit proposal
Berkeley zoning board members voted 6-3 last week to reject an application from a San Francisco-based development firm that hopes to build the city’s first micro-unit housing project.
‘Innovative’ housing with rooftop farms set for Southside
City zoning board members approved a 77-unit mixed-use housing development near downtown Berkeley late last week, expressing excitement about a “unique” design set to include more than a dozen working rooftop farm plots and a novel approach to parking.
Zoning board asks micro-unit developer to shrink proposal
Berkeley zoning board members voted Thursday night to ask developers to reduce the size of a proposed micro-unit project on Shattuck Avenue by either taking units off the upper stories or removing the top story altogether.
