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Opinion: We should support the City Council measure to restrict RV parking in Berkeley 

by Steven Donaldson March 25, 2019, 9:55 a.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeley is the only city around that does not enforce its 72-hour parking rule. That has attracted more than 200 RVs, which are negatively impacting the businesses and resident of West Berkely.

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Opinion: Why we’re excited to vote for Rashi as our first choice for District 1

by Beth Gerstein, Phyllis Orrick, Victoria Eisen and Steven Donaldson Oct. 18, 2018, 10:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Rashi not only understands the work of government, but she’s also already doing it as a Berkeley commissioner and as a finance manager for a $900M agency in San Francisco.

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Op-ed: Starbucks vote makes Berkeley seem unfriendly to business

by Steven Donaldson March 23, 2014, 6:18 p.m.October 4, 2022

Several months ago, Starbucks showed up before the Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board (I sit on the Board) to ask for a permit to operate a coffee shop on the corner of Ashby and Telegraph. It’s one of the busiest intersections in Berkeley, with lots of drive-by traffic and Alta Bates a short walk away. We’re […]

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