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At 10 am the Land Use Committee meets in the hybrid format. At 4 pm Council meets in closed session in the hybrid format. At 6:30 pm is the in person District 2 community meeting with Councilmember ...

Maltreatment of mentally ill people can take many forms. And a lot of it comes from psychiatrists. In some cases, this is no more than interpersonal disrespect. In other instances, you could see ...

I'm terrified to sleep tonight. We've had five fires in as many days lit right next to our building by people who are outside and are freezing cold. Our apartment building is within half a block of ...

On January 20, Donald Trump became the 47 th President of the United States. He gave a rambling acceptance speech in which he claimed: “I was saved from death by God to bring back the golden age of ...

A well-functioning city enjoys a diversity of culture, income, race, ethnicity—and provides its residents and businesses with historic as well as new buildings to create a rich urban fabric. Venues ...

At 9 am is unit 1 of the Community Response Team Response (CERT). From 9 – 11 am is 3 rd Saturday Shoreline Cleanup. Check City website for meetings posted on short notice, webinars and City of ...

The devastating consequences of Israel's relentless bombing campaign, aided by U.S. complicity, are painfully evident in the lives of the children who have borne the brunt of this violence. One such ...

The American Historical Association (AHA), the oldest scholarly organization in the U.S., recently passed the “Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza,” condemning the destruction of the ...

Our city council and commissioners are elected and appointed to represent the interests of the residents of Berkeley, but in recent years the council majority seems instead to represent the interests ...