John Osborn and and six other students at UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism created this interactive game about the California propositions John Osborn and and six other students at UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism created this interactive game about the California propositions Let’s face it: ballot measures can be dry. And boring. And difficult to […]
Election 2012
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Obama trumps Romney in Berkeley cookie poll
Owner and chief baker John Erdmann maintains his presidential election scoreboard. Photo: Brenda Kahn By Brenda Kahn November 5, 2012, noon… With just hours to go until election day 2012, Berkeley’s Obama-Romney cookie war rages on, with sales of the Obama sugar cookies continuing to outsell the Romney cookies by a margin of three-to-one, and then […]
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Still undecided about the election? Let us help
Will you miss all the lawn signs on Berkeley medians after tomorrow? Photo: Alan Tobey Over the last several months, Berkeleyside has run many dozens of articles on Berkeley’s mayoral election, council seat races, the school board contest, the rival rent board slates and most of the 10 city measures on the ballot tomorrow. On […]
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Map: Where to go Tuesday — Berkeley polling locations
Thankfully, unlike many people on the East Coast still suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, getting out to vote should not present any undue problems for Berkeleyans on Tuesday. But do you know where your nearest polling place is? Berkeleyside could not easily track down a simple map showing the locations of all the […]
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Late money floods into Berkeley election campaigns
A TUFF rent board slate mailer also urges a “no” vote on Measure U. Complainants argue Measure U has been included to skirt contribution limits A TUFF rent board slate mailer also urges a “no” vote on Measure U. Complainants argue Measure U has been included to skirt contribution limits Money continues to pour into a few […]
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School board race: Candidates vie for two open seats
Leyva-Cutler: “The community gave us great feedback” about the Edmond Heatley controversy Leyva-Cutler: “The community gave us great feedback” about the Edmond Heatley controversy In most years, an incumbent running for school board in a well-regarded school district would be considered a shoo-in. But the storm over the unfilled Berkeley Unified superintendent post jeopardizes Beatriz Leyva-Cutler‘s […]
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Measure S: Will it help or hurt the homeless?
Measure S would prohibit sitting on the sidewalk, during certain hours, in Berkeley’s commercial districts. Photo: Emilie Raguso Measure S would prohibit sitting on the sidewalk, during certain hours, in Berkeley’s commercial districts. Photo: Emilie Raguso On Nov. 6, Berkeley voters will decide whether to approve a controversial ordinance to ban, in most cases, sitting […]
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Bates outraises opponents by 70%; Yes on S gets $90k
Incumbent mayor Bates has raised $84,339 for his re-election campaign, 70% more than his two leading challengers. Photo: Tracey Taylor Incumbent mayor Tom Bates has raised nearly 70% more than his two most prominent challengers combined, according to the latest campaign filings available through the City Clerk’s election portal. In the first three weeks of October, […]
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Say yes on Measure S: help those living on the streets
Earlier this month I spent several afternoons walking along Telegraph and then Shattuck Avenues because I wanted to talk one-on-one with the people, particularly the young people, who are sitting and lying on the streets panhandling. I judged that almost all of them have serious alcohol and/or drug problems and many of them are also […]
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Measure T: Will it enhance or ruin West Berkeley?
A 5.5-acre section of West Berkeley along Fourth Street might be impacted with the passage of Measure T. Doug Herst, whose family once owned Peerless Lighting, a manufacturing company, wants to develop Peerless Greens, a mix of housing, artists studios, R&D and manufacturing. Herst is the largest donor to the Yes on T campaign with […]
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Commission won’t review veracity of campaign literature
Members of the Fair Campaign Practices Commission review material before their Oct. 25 meeting. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeley’s Fair Campaign Practices Commission declined Thursday night to take up the question of whether the Yes on Measure T campaign had fraudulently stated on mailers that SEIU Local 1021 endorsed the measure when in fact it had […]
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Two BHS students: Let’s hear more political viewpoints
Noah Shreiber and Isaac Lomprey: would like people to be more open to a diversity of political opinions. Photo: Ariel Pearl-Butler Noah Shreiber and Isaac Lomprey: would like people to be more open to a diversity of political opinions. Photo: Ariel Pearl-Butler Noah Shreiber and Isaac Lomprey, both sophomores at Berkeley High School, believe too many people are […]
