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After 27 years of public service, Max Anderson retires from Berkeley City Council

By Berkeleyside staffNov. 28, 201610 a.m.November 28, 2016

Max Anderson is stepping down as the representative of South Berkeley’s District 3 after Tuesday’s City Council meeting. It is the end of a 27-year-long career in public service for Anderson, a retired critical-care nurse, who moved to Berkeley in 1985 after serving in the Marine Corps in California and Hawaii and attending school in Philadelphia. Anderson joined the city’s Planning Commission in 1989, was elected to the Rent Stabilization Board in 1996, and was elected to the City Council in 2004.

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Berkeley names iCANN as next cannabis dispensary

By Emilie RagusoMay 11, 20161:07 p.m.May 9, 2017

Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously named the iCANN Health Center on Sacramento Street as the city’s fourth medical cannabis dispensary.

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Berkeley breaks ground on affordable housing project

By Tracey TaylorFeb. 25, 20163 p.m.May 6, 2017

On Tuesday, Berkeley broke ground on Harper Crossing, 42 affordable homes for low-income seniors at 3132 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (between Woolsey and Fairview) in the heart of the Lorin District.

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They’re off: Candidates file campaign finance statements

By Frances DinkelspielFeb. 3, 201611:05 a.m.January 31, 2017

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

By Frances DinkelspielJan. 14, 201611 a.m.October 10, 2016

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.

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Berkeley votes to phase in minimum wage increases

By Guest contributorNov. 12, 201510:15 a.m.May 22, 2017

By Lisa Tsering

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Berkeley council puts off minimum wage vote to Nov. 10

By Emilie RagusoSept. 16, 201511:31 a.m.Septtember 16, 2015

The Berkeley City Council voted late Tuesday night to hold off on a decision about a new minimum wage schedule, proposed by the city’s Labor Commission, that could increase the wage to $19 by 2020.

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Adeline report highlights desire for affordable housing

By Natalie OrensteinSept. 1, 201510 a.m.May 6, 2017

The city of Berkeley unveiled its preliminary existing conditions report for the Adeline Corridor planning project at a packed community meeting Saturday, Aug. 29.

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Friends of Adeline: ‘Our future shall be determined by us’

By Emily DugdaleAug. 5, 20152 p.m.May 6, 2017

Tensions arose Saturday between community members and city staff at a Friends of Adeline forum focused on Berkeley’s Adeline Corridor revitalization project, with members of the group expressing doubt about whether the city will truly prioritize the needs of the neighborhoods.

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Berkeley neighbors say affordability will be key to proposed Adeline Street project

By Emilie RagusoJuly 24, 20152:42 p.m.May 6, 2017

About 40 people crammed into the community room at the South Branch of the Berkeley Public Library on Wednesday night to hear about a new project proposed at Adeline and Russell streets, and offer feedback to the developer.

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Wireless carriers sue Berkeley over phone radiation law

By Frances DinkelspielJune 8, 20154:30 p.m.May 9, 2017

A wireless trade association filed suit against Berkeley on Monday, claiming that the city’s new law requiring notification of possible radiation from cellphones is a violation of the First Amendment.

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Soda tax raises $116,000 of revenue in first month

By Emily DugdaleMay 18, 20156:48 p.m.May 9, 2017

Berkeley's soda tax generated $116,000 in revenue in its first month of operation, city officials and advocates said Monday.

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Berkeley passes cellphone ‘right to know’ law

By Lance KnobelMay 13, 20151 p.m.May 9, 2017

Berkeley City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the first reading of a “Right to Know” ordinance to require cellphone retailers in Berkeley to provide consumers with information that warns them to keep a minimum safe distance between their bodies and their phones.

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