ELECTION 2018 Ron Dellums DELLUMS ENDORSES PRICEThe East Bay’s venerable liberal lion, former Rep. Ron Dellums, offered his endorsement of Pamela Price, the Alameda County District Attorney candidate seeking to unseat Nancy O’Malley next month. “I have always been proud… Read More ›
BERKELEYTens of thousands of victims displaced by the the North Bay fires have a place to stay in Berkeley after the city’s Rent Stabilization Board initiated an ordinance that allows property owners to offer their housing units at below market… Read More ›
Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett and Mayor Jesse Arreguin. PHOTO/Bartlett for Assembly 15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTJust a month into Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett‘s campaign for the 15th Assembly District, he has gained one of its plum endorsements, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín. “California… Read More ›
BERKELEY CITY COUNCILBerkeley is facing an unprecedented and highly-coordinated effort by extremists groups to repeatedly turn the city into a battle ground, Interim Berkeley Police Chief Andy Greenwood told the City Council Tuesday afternoon. With large plywood shields and rudimentary… Read More ›
Assemblymember Rob Bonta 18TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTEast Bay Assemblymember Rob Bonta says President Donald Trump‘s comments last weekend asserting a moral equivalence between white supremacists marching in Charlottlesville and protesters marching in opposition were “irresponsibly and dangerously stated.” On two separate… Read More ›
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin delivers his first state of the city address Monday night at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. PHOTOS/Zac Goldstein By Keegan Tatum and Zac Goldstein The sense in the room was, finally, someone said it…. Read More ›
Kate Harrison leads Ben Gould by more than 500 votes in Tuesday’s special election. BERKELEY CITY COUNCILKate Harrison is cruising to victory in Tuesday night’s special election for the open Berkeley City Council District 4 seat. Early results from the… Read More ›
Hayward school trustees Annette Walker and Lisa Brunner during a press conference last year. Both voted to put a $88 parcel tax measure on the special election ballot this May. HAYWARD USDA Hayward school parcel tax that has generated more than… Read More ›
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin, right, during a candidate forum last October. BERKELEYBerkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin has only been on the job over a month, but his first brush with national media attention may not have fared well. After a near… Read More ›
President Trump’s executive order also restarts the “Secure Communities” law enforcement program that was discontinued in 2014. SANCTUARY CITIES President Trump’s executive order Wednesday seeking to punish sanctuary cities by halting federal grants could effect several East Bay cities, including Oakland which… Read More ›
SEPTEMBER Sen. Bernie Sanders >>>Progressive darling and former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders puts his imprint on the Berkeley mayoral race by endorsing Councilmember Jesse Arreguin. >>>San Leandro City Council moves to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020, two… Read More ›
At 32, Jesse Arreguin will become Berkeley’s youngest mayor ever. BERKELEY | MAYOR |ELECTION 2026 |The son of a farm worker is now Berkeley’s first Latino mayor. Councilmember Jesse Arreguin, 32, also becomes the East Bay city’s youngest mayor ever…. Read More ›
Latest attack ad charges Alameda’s Tony Daysog with pay-to-play. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL –— ANOTHER NASTY HIT —Assuredly somebody has it in for Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog. Over the weekend, a second scathing attack piece hit mailboxes. And like the first,… Read More ›
Bernie Sanders puts his stamp on the Berkeleymayor’s race this fall. BERKELEY | Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, the darling of progressives nationwide, is endorsing Jesse Arreguin for mayor of Berkeley. “Berkeley is known across the country and… Read More ›
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Berkeley Councilmember Jesse Arreguin BERKELEY | MAYOR | His Facebook page may have spilled the beans earlier this week, but Berkeley Councilmember Jesse Arreguin made it official Thursday–he’s running for mayor. Arreguin, who represents District Four on the Berkeley City… Read More ›
Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern angered privacy activists late last year when he ignored their sentiment against purchasing a small unmanned aerial drone. San Jose city leaders are grappling with the potential use of drones, as is Berkeley. Bloomberg Businessweek… Read More ›
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL | Two great unknowns existed during the debate last month among Berkeley city council members over the use of mercury amalgam in tooth fillings. Are they really toxic to humans in such minute doses and how did… Read More ›
OCCUPYOAKLANDNov. 9, 2011 | The images of injured war veterans and peaceful protesters being fired upon with tear gas and rubber bullets is becoming personally and politically distasteful to a growing number of local cities who previously offered mutual aid… Read More ›
