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Storm damage photos, outages linger, 30-year wait to underground utility lines is nearly over | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

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‘Pentagon Papers’ whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge March 06, 2023, 3:57 p.m.March 6, 2023

Ellsberg, who has lived near Berkeley for more than 40 years, said he plans to continue his advocacy work for as long as he can.

Posted inPolitics

Berkeley labor leader launches state Senate campaign

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok Feb. 28, 2023, 1:29 p.m.February 28, 2023

In her first attempt at running for public office, Kathryn Lybarger, president of the California Labor Federation and AFSCME Local 3299, wants to replace the termed-out Nancy Skinner.

Posted inPolitics

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín launches state Senate campaign

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Feb. 22, 2023, 11:17 a.m.February 23, 2023

Arreguín’s campaign announcement positioned him as a regional progressive leader fit to replace termed-out Sen. Nancy Skinner.

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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín files for state Senate run

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Feb. 13, 2023, 11:55 a.m.February 16, 2023

Campaign finance records show Arreguín has filed to run in 2024 for termed-out state Sen. Nancy Skinner’s seat in Sacramento.

Map showing voter turnout in Berkeley in 2022 — the highest turnout in the hills and north berkeley, the lowest in Southside
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Map: Have your Berkeley neighbors voted?

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Nov. 04, 2022, 10:30 a.m.November 7, 2022

Our interactive map includes ballots issued and return rates by Berkeley City Council district.

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Remembering Ying Lee, WWII refugee who became Berkeley’s first Asian American councilmember

by Sara Rounsaville and Max Kelley Nov. 03, 2022, 12:55 p.m.November 4, 2022

Lee, a refugee from Shanghai, hung out with Maya Angelou and was crowned Miss Chinatown before winning a 1973 City Council election.

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Berkeley could vote on 2 measures to build affordable housing, pave streets

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge June 02, 2022, 10:00 a.m.October 17, 2022

Officials say a proposed $28M per year parcel tax increase could bring the city’s roads to “good” condition in a decade.

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Ukrainian diaspora in Berkeley watches in horror as Russia invades Ukraine

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Feb. 24, 2022, 1:25 p.m.August 4, 2022

“I hope I’ll have a country to come back to,” said Nataliia Goshylyk, who is visiting Berkeley for the year from Ukraine.

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Berkeley infrastructure, housing measure could top $500M

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Jan. 21, 2022, 3:23 p.m.August 4, 2022

Street paving, affordable housing at BART could see surge of new funding — if voters back largest-ever ballot measure.

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Berkeley eyeing a big ballot measure in 2022 for streets, affordable housing

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Jan. 09, 2022, 8:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Mayor Jesse Arreguín and others are making the case for a new measure raising hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure and housing.

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Gavin Newsom’s recall defense heats up in Berkeley

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 27, 2021, 8:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Democrats are ramping up their defense against the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom with a barrage of text messages and campus canvassing.

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Cheryl Davila says goodbye to the ‘hostile territory’ of public office

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Dec. 04, 2020, 7:05 a.m.August 4, 2022

Her colleagues commended Cheryl Davila for her “unbridled passion” and commitment to the environment and the unhoused. Then she told them what she really thought of them.

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