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Daily Californian
April 30, 2018
Berkeley City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to create a task force that will address racial disparities suggested in data on the Berkeley Police Department. The city manager will be in charge of creating the task force and will consider a broad group of stakeholders, including the National AssociationÃâà...
Berkeley Daily Planet
April 29, 2018
Sunday – Endorsement meeting of Berkeley City Council Candidates and City Auditor; Tuesday – City Council regular meeting 6:00 pm, 22. Microbond Blockchain initiative 26. Emergency shelter/encampments; Wednesday – Human Welfare & Community Action Commission, this is a commission that hasÃâà...
Berkeley Daily Planet
April 28, 2018
Joined by several dozen supporters, including a majority of the Berkeley City Council, Igor Tregub yesterday launched his campaign for Berkeley City Council in District 1. Video of the kickoff is available here. “I'm running for City Council in District 1 to continue delivering proven progressive leadership toÃâà...
Berkeley Daily Planet
April 28, 2018
There's no possible excuse for dredging up yet another anxious parsing of the various rules intended to mollify Berkeley burghers who are frightened by encounters with street people. The latest round, which surfaced at a special Berkeley City Council meeting on Thursday of this week, would come underÃâà...
Bond Buyer
April 28, 2018
The Berkeley, California, City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to move ahead on plans to issue a "micro" bond using blockchain technology. Vice Mayor Ben Bartlett proposed that the city council consider issuing $3 million in a seven-year note to pay for a new fire engine. The note would helpÃâà...
Daily Californian
April 13, 2018
Berkeley likes to tout itself as a forward-thinking haven. Its politicians and public figures pay lip service to progressive ideals. So let's take a quick look at the city's track record on adequate police oversight. In June 2016, Councilmember Kriss Worthington brought an agenda item to Berkeley City Council thatÃâà...
Daily Californian
April 11, 2018
Igor Tregub, who is currently the chair of Berkeley's Housing Advisory Commission, chair of the city's Zoning Adjustments Board and a member of the city's Rent Stabilization Board, is running for the District 1 City Council seat. Tregub said he will officially announce his candidacy at a press conference AprilÃâà...
Daily Californian
April 4, 2018
In its regular Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council considered appropriating $2 million annually to mandate that Berkeley employers provide full paid family leave. Council members decided to create a subcommission on the subject of paid family leave for workers in Berkeley, including city employees,Ãâà...
Fast Company
December 31, 1999
After over a decade of police departments acquiring even more powerful methods for gazing into private lives, and amid ongoing concerns about bias in policing, the city council of Berkeley, California, is attempting to aggressively curb police surveillance by law. On March 27, it unanimously passed anÃâà...
