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Berkeley teachers should speak up to reopen schools
By Julie Honan Johnston,
BUSD teachers should join the ranks of the thousands of other teachers across the country who have bravely returned to the classroom.
Mayor ArreguĂn should allow a ‘no confidence’ vote on the Berkeley police chief to proceed
By Bill Press,
The item Cheryl Davila introduced in July keeps getting postponed, undermining the city's promise of a robust community engagement process around reimagining policing.
Dorothy Day House: Where Berkeley and community come together
By David Stegman,
The Dorothy Day House in Berkeley has been helping feed, house, and employ people who are homeless for 30 years.
It’s time to consider closing Golden Gate Fields until it’s made safe for its workers
By Rochelle Nason,
It has 3 strikes against it: its continuance of racing in March in spite of the shelter in place, its failure to implement protective protocols and this outbreak of COVID-19.
Terry Taplin, a candidate for the Berkeley City Council, is the climate justice leader of our dreams
By Ben Gerhardstein, Rigel Robinson, Lori Droste, Anna Lappé, Ana Vasudeo, Barnali Ghosh, Darrell Owens, Shane Krpata, Nick Swanson-Hysell,
When it comes to solving our climate and housing crises, we believe that Terry Taplin is the most inspiring, grounded, and action-oriented candidate running for Berkeley City
Clergy and community leaders call for an end to the violence that killed Sereinat’e HendersonÂ
By Berkeley Black Ecumenical Ministerial Alliance and members of the community,
The death has deeply wounded the community and its leaders insist that young men in Berkeley cease their lethal conflicts immediately.
Jovanka Beckles is the leader we need on the AC Transit Board
By Jesse ArreguĂn and Cheryl Davila,
Jovanka Beckles has a proven track record of progressive success as an elected official, and is the only candidate with ideas bold enough for the current moment.
Elect Norman La Force to the parks board for his leadership and commitment to environmental goals
By Helen Burke, Sophie Hahn, Kate Harrison, Gayle McLaughlin, Marge Atkinson, Arthur Feinstein, Igor Tregub, Lisa Park and Irene Dieter,
He has a record of close to 40 years of making parks, creating recreational opportunities, saving wildlife and protecting habitatÂ
Elect the Right to Housing slate to the Berkeley rent board
By Max Anderson, Jeffrey Carter, Sharon Maldonado, Kathy Harr, Jesse Townley and Marsha Feinland,
It brings a commitment to tenants' rights while the opposing slate is united by a single trait: a personal financial investment in undermining tenant protections
Berkeley’s District 6 residents need new leadership: Elect Richard Illgen
By Kiran Jain, Janet Stromberg, Claire Broome, Terri Herson, Larry Gallegos and Shilen Patel,
Some of his priorities will be to mitigate Berkeley's fire risk, accelerate evacuation planning and emergency preparedness
As a Park District board member, Elizabeth Echols will balance open space and human recreation
By Paul Kamen,
Elizabeth Echols, unlike her opponent, has not limited access to fire trails, argued with dog owners over new dog parks, and never opposed new sports fields or kayak launch sites
