After protesters took over a private party of landlords celebrating the end of the eviction moratorium, multiple fights broke out between both groups.
Leah Simon-Weisberg
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Downtown Berkeley’s Logan Park wins zoning board approval Thursday night
Logan Park, an eight-story, 204-unit mixed-use housing project slated for downtown Berkeley, is one step closer to breaking ground after the zoning board approved its use permit Thursday night.
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Homeless camp to city of Berkeley: We want a bathroom
About 100 South Berkeley residents showed up to a town hall organized by Councilman Ben Bartlett to discuss a homeless activist encampment and its demands for a portable bathroom.
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Berkeley’s ‘Here There’ protest camp puts down roots
After ousting it from several previous sites, the city has allowed the First They Came for the Homeless camp to stay at the Berkeley-Oakland border for several months.
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Second-grade civic leaders get mayor’s ear on homelessness
On a field trip to City Hall, students in a Malcolm X Elementary School class brought their ideas on homelessness to their elected officials.
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8-story building proposed on Telegraph gets tepid response
Zoning board members have asked developer Realtex to rethink plans for an 8-story, 39-unit building on Telegraph, which is slated to replace quirky indoor mall “The Village.”
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6 candidates compete for 4 slots on Berkeley Rent Board
Berkeley Rent Board candidates (clockwise from upper left): Nate Wollman, Alejandro Soto-Vigil, Leah Simon-Weisberg, Christina Murphy, Igor Tregub and Judy Hunt. Photos: Courtesy of the candidates Six candidates are vying for four open seats on Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board, in a race that has seen one slate of decidedly pro-tenant candidates boast numerous endorsements and […]
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Election 2016 Berkeley: Spotlight on the Rent Board
Berkeley Rent Board candidates (clockwise from upper left): Nate Wollman, Alejandro Soto-Vigil, Leah Simon-Weisberg, Christina Murphy, Igor Tregub and Judy Hunt. Photos: Courtesy Berkeleyside wants to help you get to know your 2016 candidates for all the local races. Our final installment of questionnaires with the candidates follows, and this edition is focused on the Rent […]
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Election 2016: Who is Leah Simon-Weisberg?
Photo: Courtesy of Leah Simon-Weisberg Name: Leah Simon-Weisberg Age: 45 Job: Tenants rights attorney What office are you are running for? Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner What is the main reason you are running? I am running for Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner because I feel strongly that all rent boards must be accountable to the people — there is no better […]
