On the Berkeley City Council agenda for April 30 is a Peace & Justice Commission measure for Berkeley to ask the Alameda County District Attorney to prosecute George Bush and "co-conspirators" for murder of local residents.
The Berkeley City Council agenda for April 30 includes an array of divestment proposals, including two items to stop investing in fossil fuels as well as an item to stop investments in tobacco companies and gun makers,
The county hopes to create an app that makes government more transparent and accessible at an event this Saturday. The winner will receive $3,000.
Berkeley defense attorney asks for temporary suspension
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday asking Sheriff Greg Ahern to stop participating in a federal program that has led to the deportation of nearly 2,000 county residents.
Three Berkeley City Councilmen are proposing tighter restrictions on check-cashing stores, saying that the businesses charge excessive fees and negatively impact low-income communities.
The U.S. Postal Service has decided to move forward with the sale of Berkeley's Main Post Office at 2000 Allston Way.
The Berkeley City Council agenda for April 30 includes south-of-campus proposals to study making Bancroft and Durant two-way streets, allowing parklets on Telegraph and closing Telegraph and/or adjoining streets on Sundays.
The informal community discussion event is set for Wednesday, May 22 from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Claremont Branch Library.
The bus service planned to raise fares by 15 cents this summer, but AC Transit staff say that could actually cause revenues to drop.
The proposal calls for paying all workers in Berkeley at least $10.55 an hour.
Former long-serving Berkeley City Councilwoman Maudelle Shirek, a prominent progressive activist who came to political office late in life and was once the oldest elected official in California, died on Thursday, April 11.
The Senate bill would require websites to remove personal information upon request of users.
The Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board consideration of a plan to turn the shuttered Cody's bookstore on Telegraph Avenue into the "Mad Monk" complex of restaurants, bar, performance stage and retail store is still pending.
On the Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board agenda tonight, April 11, is a plan to fill the long-closed Cody's bookstore on Telegraph Avenue with the "Mad Monk" complex of four restaurants, bar, performance stage and retail store.
The Joint BioEnergy Institute – a research center charged with developing the next generation of biofuels and led by the Lawrence Berkeley Lab – has been awarded $125 million in federal funds for another five years.
Berkeley's mayor is putting 10 bottles of Narsai David California Cabernet Sauvignon on the line for the Cal women's basketball team, which faces the University of Louisville in an NCAA Final Four game on Sunday.
This public art program is open to artists who either live or work in the city of Berkeley. The deadline to apply is April 16, 2013 at 5 p.m.
A commentary by Curtis Manning urges that Berkeley's redrawing of City Council districts consolidate West Berkeley into one district. The city redraws the district boundaries every 10 years to account for shifts in population.
Assemblyember Nancy Skinner till present her proposed legislation to the state Assembly's public safety committee on Tuesday, April 2.
At its April 2 meeting, the Berkeley City Council will consider a 60-percent boost in residential parking permit fees. The increase has been recommended by staff to make the program pay for itself.
Federal investigators say Yang Zhao and a colleague from San Jose bilked the U.S. government out of more than $1 million. Zhao also misrepresented her employment status at UC Berkeley, investigators said.
Only four members of the public attended a recent Bay Area Rapid Transit District meeting on fare increases. New board members say the 9 a.m. meeting time is one reason why.
A petition on Change.org launched by two 10-year-olds calls on Senator Dianne Feinstein to help Rodrigo Guzman return home to the U.S. from Mexico.
On the Berkeley City Council agenda for April 2 is a staff recommendation to allow those with disabled-person placards or license plates to use an electronic card key for faster exiting. The current method of calling an attendant creates delays.
A rainbow flag fluttered from the city hall flagpole in Berkeley Tuesday, the day that the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the challenge to California's Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriages.
Proponents and opponents same-sex marriage rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court this morning as justices began hearing arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
Anticipated delays of up to 20 minutes will begin tonight, could last for 14 months, BART officials say.
The El Cerrito City Council has given the green light to hiring a Berkeley-based environmental design firm, MIG, to develop El Cerrito's "urban greening plan." The specifics will be shaped by public input.
A proposal to knock down a prominently located house on Solano Avenue on the Albany-Berkeley border and replace it with a two-story dental-retail complex is scheduled to go before the Albany Planning Commission this week.
Rodrigo Guzman, 9, was a student at Jefferson Elementary School.
Dojo Dog, Healthy Heavenly Foods and Kettle Corn Star will be back in business adjacent to the UC campus within a few weeks, says Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates.
The Berkeley City Council agenda for tonight, Tuesday, includes a staff recommendation to allow 24/7 hours of operation for businesses on Telegraph Avenue between Dwight Way and the UC Berkeley campus.
Next week, Monday through Friday, bikes will be allowed on all trains all day at all stations
Both community groups and individuals are urged to participate in the city's simulated earthquake exercise.
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates has written to more than 50 cities and a couple of counties nationwide to work together to stop the sale of local post offices. The U.S. Postal Service is selling off its post office buildings to cut costs.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District reported 15-minute delays on the Richmond line this morning.
Leah Wilson's appointment to the Alameda County Superior Court position was announced Friday.
Berkeley transportation planners are considering whether any fixes are needed to address driver confusion caused by the large white striped crescent that the city painted on Solano Avenue at the intersection with Colusa Avenue.
A large striped crescent painted on Solano Avenue at Colusa Avenue in Berkeley has created some confusion about what turns are permitted.