The mayor’s campaign manager paid for expenses with her personal credit card but did not get reimbursed quickly enough so the payments became illegal donations.
Election 2016
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Commission to investigate whether Berkeley mayor violated election law
By not reimbursing the expenses borne by his campaign manager in a timely fashion, Jesse Arreguín may have violated the law 18 times.
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Did property owners group violate election laws? Hearing has been set
Berkeley’s watchdog campaign committee will hold a hearing to see if a property owners group violated election filing laws in 2016.
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Berkeley infrastructure workshops kick off Saturday
A series of workshops starting Saturday will let community members passionate about improving Berkeley’s aging infrastructure share input to help guide a new influx of cash.
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Watch live: Kate Harrison is sworn in as Berkeley’s newest City Council member
Berkeleyside will be at City Hall and will broadcast the event, which starts at 3 p.m., live on Facebook.
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Kate Harrison to be sworn in Wednesday as new Berkeley City Council member
Harrison beat Ben Gould, a UC Berkeley graduate student, by capturing 62% of the vote.
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Early results from District 4 special election suggest Harrison win
Harrison, backed by Mayor Jesse Arreguín, is highly favored to take the vacant District 4 council seat.
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Downtown Berkeley: It’s time to vote
If you live in downtown Berkeley, and you’ve been waiting to cast your mail-in ballot, Tuesday, March 7, is the day.
Posted inOpinion
Op-ed: For an equitable city, Kate Harrison for City Council
Berkeley needs a council member in district 4 who understands what it takes to keep Berkeley moving in a direction that effectively and comprehensively addresses the unprecedented inequity facing our city and country.
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Op-ed: Free market ideology is not progressive thinking
Downtown property owners always run a just-build-everything candidate in district 4, but we’ve always slapped them down because we know that what happens in downtown has direct effects on our neighborhoods.
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Op-ed: Delivering affordable housing solutions to Berkeley — Kate Harrison for Berkeley City Council
Unlike what has been said about my policies, they will make Berkeley more affordable, more inclusionary, and preserve Berkeley’s unique character at a lower cost to our community.
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Op-ed: Ben Gould for City Council, for a more affordable Berkeley
Ben Gould is the right candidate for district 4 and for the city because he supports a policy that would increase the availability of housing at all levels of income.
