Volunteers spent the weekend in West Berkeley sprucing up the city's new Pathways center to prep it for its scheduled opening June 23. See how plans have changed.
Staff has asked council to revise a recent landmark designation for Campanile Way, alleging an overreach by the Landmarks Preservation Commission that city law does not support.
A potential strike has been averted after the union representing Berkeley's clerical and maintenance employees said the city had heard their concerns.
Last week, it was RVs at the Marina. This week, the city of Berkeley set its sights on Second and Cedar streets. Homeless campers in the area have been told they need to move.
City officials have voted, preliminarily, to keep BPD out of Urban Shield despite protests from the city manager's office and the police and fire chiefs.
New "k-rails" installed by the city prevent large vehicles from continuing to park along Marina Boulevard.
After four months of contract negotiations, union reps for Berkeley's maintenance and clerical employees say the city is 'being unusually mean-spirited.'
Highly regarded by her peers, Hogan has done hundreds of audits, all aimed at making Berkeley city government function better. Her plans now include picking up jazz singing again.
The proposal is not a vision on how to improve public safety and accountability in Berkeley, but a power grab by the PRC.
The City Council acted legally when it created a Civic Center overlay in 2014, restricting 9 buildings, including the post office, for civic or nonprofit use, a judge ruled Monday.
Natural gas pollutes more than electricity per dollar, yet PG&E only allows cities to tax them the same. As an incentive to switch to electricity, customers should pay more for gas
Youth Spirit Artworks will look for a new site for its tiny houses for homeless youth, after the Ohmega owner decided to sell the lot instead of renting it to the organization.
The fees to help maintain and improve Berkeley's stormwater and lighting systems have not been increased in decades. Berkeley is seeking funds to modernize its infrastructure.
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