Kids don plastic red firefighter helmets during National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. Photo: City of Berkeley Community members all over Berkeley came together Tuesday to celebrate the annual National Night Out event. They danced, held potlucks, and had a chance to connect with police and firefighters as well as city staff and local officials […]
Resilient Cities network
Posted inCommunity, Crime & Safety
Berkeley launches first ‘Resilience Strategy’ in Bay Area
Helping community members connect, through efforts such as Berkeley CERT, is one way to build resilience, according to Berkeley’s new Resilience Strategy. CERT volunteers are seen here in a “search and rescue” exercise. Photo: Emilie Raguso, is one way to build resilience, according to Berkeley’s new Resilience Strategy. CERT volunteers are seen here in a “search and rescue” exercise. Photo: Emilie Raguso […]
Posted inCity, Community, Crime & Safety
Town hall Wednesday for ‘a more resilient Berkeley’
Berkeley CERT training is one of the city’s approaches to disaster preparedness. Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley CERT training is one of the city’s approaches to disaster preparedness. Photo: Emilie Raguso The city of Berkeley is holding a town hall meeting Wednesday focused on improving the community’s resilience in the face of natural disasters and “the […]
Posted inCity
Berkeley appoints first ‘chief resilience officer’
Two community members at Berkeley’s annual city-wide disaster preparedness drill in April 2013. Photo: Emilie Raguso As a city, Berkeley prides itself on being prepared. Officials hope the recent appointment of a “resilience officer” to coordinate city-wide defenses against natural disasters will be another step in that direction — this time with the help of the Rockefeller Foundation. In […]
Posted inOpinion
Op-ed: Let’s build resilient communities, not just sea walls
As we cope with the latest gloomy news about climate change — from flooding in Serbia to Antarctica’s irreversible melting to Congress’s continued inaction and denial that climate change is even happening — a new buzz word is popping up in the halls of environmental organizations and The White House alike: resilience. In the context […]
Posted inCrime & Safety
Berkeley named one of 33 resilient cities in global network
Berkeley firefighters speak with residents during a community emergency response drill in April. Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley has been selected as one of 33 cities worldwide in the first group of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Resilient Cities network. The designation is for cities that, according to Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin, “have demonstrated a dedicated commitment […]
