With the holidays fast approaching, the Berkeley City Council met in an emergency closed-door session last week to discuss holiday gifts for the City’s unhoused community. Unclear as to how much money would be available to allocate for this purpose, the Mayor invited the City Finance Director and City Auditor to attend the meeting. The […]
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City Council Adopts Windsock as its Official Symbol
The flags of the United States and California will soon be joined by a windsock, the new official symbol of Berkeley’s City Council. The measure, sponsored by Mayor Arreguìn and CM Rigel Robinson, was passed nearly unanimously, with CM Davila abstaining. “Berkeley leads the nation on key issues,” declared Arreguìn. “The windsock affords us the […]
Fair and Impartial Working Group Working Group seeks Fairness and Impartiality
According to the Activists’ Diary, Berkeley now has a “Fair and Impartial Working Group Working Group” tasked with finding ways to achieve fairness and impartiality in the Fair and Impartial Working Group. It’s Working Groups all the way down, but is it working? Not according to their latest report, in which the Working Group went […]
Gourmet Ghetto renamed The Ghetto; Gourmets banned, fenced in
The fight to rename the Gourmet Ghetto has reached a new level, as activists succeeded in establishing a ban on allowing Gourmets to enter the area. The area will henceforth be known as “the Ghetto,” encircled by high walls and barbed wire. Gourmets who approach will be turned back at the armed gates. Those Gourmets […]