Willie Phillips, Author at Berkeleyside

Berkeleyside Opinion

Opinion: Mari Mendonca, a tenant in Section 8 housing, is the voice Berkeley needs on the rent board

by James Chang, Edythe Boone, Michai Freeman, Catherine Huchting and Willie Phillips Oct. 14, 2020, 9:15 a.m.October 4, 2022

She was once homeless, has lived below the poverty line, and recognizes the importance of a right to decent, safe, secure and affordable housing.

Berkeleyside Opinion

Opinion: Racial disparities in policing must not be brushed aside

by Mansour Id-Deen, Winston Burton, Elliot Halpern, George Lippman, Willie Phillips, Laura Babbitt and Moni Law Jan. 18, 2019, 9:50 a.m.October 4, 2022

Racial disparities in policing in Berkeley are well documented, and in fact, are worsening. City management must act soon to address these and other concerns.

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.