Online reports that an ICE agent was seeking student information had people concerned Monday.
Sanctuary
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Berkeley could end contracts with ICE partners; council also considers Amazon boycott
Some Berkeley officials want to cut cords with the technology and data behemoths that aid Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
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Berkeley Mayor-elect, council members reaffirm city’s sanctuary status
Students in Berkeley on Nov. 9 demonstrated against threatened immigrant deportation. Photo: Anthony Bertolli Berkeley Mayor-elect Jesse Arreguín held a press conference Tuesday to make clear that he and the City Council will ensure the city remains a sanctuary city, offering protection to immigrants and undocumented residents. “There’s a great deal of fear in our community,” […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Trips Out out VIRTUAL VOYAGE Trips Out Travel, which has been operating for 42 years from a storefront at 2987 College Ave. in the Elmwood, is taking its business online. Owner Ellen Thatcher, who started at Trips Out in 1970, says the service will remain the same, just without the store. The space, which, among other […]