Mayor Jesse Arreguín violated Berkeley’s election laws in 2016; must pay fine
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.
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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.
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.
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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