James McFadden, Author at Berkeleyside

Berkeleyside Opinion

Opinion: Berkeley City Council freezes anti-ICE contract measure; residents demand action

by JP Massar, Phyllis Brooks Shafer, James McFadden, Elsa Johnson and Sally Nelson Feb. 12, 2019, 1:09 p.m.October 4, 2022

The City Council has put off considering this ordinance time and time again.

Opinion: Berkeley residents should have the chance to vote on strengthened civilian oversight of police

by Paul Kealoha-Blake, Catherine Huchting, Diana Bohn, boona cheema, Mansour Id-Deen, Elliot Halpern, Moni Law, George Lippman, Carol Marasovic, James McFadden, Willie Phillips, Andrea Prichett, Dan Robinson, Phoebe Sorgen and Margy Wilkinson May 24, 2018, 8:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The proposal is a compromise between those who advocated for an even stronger body similar to the one in Oakland and those who felt there was little need for change to the PRC.

Op-ed: A tale of two Measure Rs

by James McFadden May 16, 2015, 8:49 a.m.October 4, 2022

This is a tale of why and how the citizens of Berkeley got scammed by voting for the 2010 Measure R, and then scammed again when they voted against the 2014 Measure R. Let’s start with “why”. Why is the 2010 Measure R really a high-rise, luxury condo development plan that won’t help Berkeley’s housing […]