Rene C. Davidson Courthouse. Photo: Emilie Raguso An Alameda County grand jury has criticized the city of Berkeley’s approach to municipal emails, which are automatically purged after 90 days unless employees manually take steps to save them. The grand jury report, released Tuesday, noted that Berkeley is one of just four cities in Alameda County that […]
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Rent Board makes minor changes after critical report
Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board took issue with the tone and conclusions of a recent Grand Jury Report on the board. Photo: Tracey Taylor Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board took issue with the tone and conclusions of a recent Grand Jury Report on the board. Photo: Tracey Taylor In response to a critical report by the Alameda […]
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Grand Jury criticizes Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Berkeley voters passed a rent stabilization law in 1980, and the law now covers 19,000 rental units in the city. Photo: Tracey Taylor A highly critical report by the Alameda County Grand Jury has found that the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board is a “self-sustaining bureaucracy that operates without effective oversight and accountability.” This rent board […]