Measure S would prohibit sitting on the sidewalk, during certain hours, in Berkeley’s commercial districts. Photo: Emilie Raguso Measure S would prohibit sitting on the sidewalk, during certain hours, in Berkeley’s commercial districts. Photo: Emilie Raguso On Nov. 6, Berkeley voters will decide whether to approve a controversial ordinance to ban, in most cases, sitting […]
Sit-Lie Ordinance
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Berkeley sitting ban progresses toward November ballot
A group of young adults wakes up after spending the night on Telegraph Avenue recently. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel In a contentious meeting that lasted until the wee hours of the morning and exposed deep divisions in Berkeley, the City Council voted early Wednesday to proceed with a measure that would put a sit-lie ordinance on […]
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Mayor seeks to put sit-lie ordinance on November ballot
A group of people on Telegraph Avenue, long a destination for travelers and transient people. Photo: Nancy Rubin Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates is asking that the City Council consider putting a sit-lie ordinance on the November ballot and the issue will be discussed at the council’s June 12 meeting. “We’ve been making substantial progress making […]
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Berkeley students want better stores, fewer street people
People hanging out on Telegraph Avenue on Memorial Day. Photo: Nancy Rubin While UC Berkeley students eat regularly downtown and on Telegraph Avenue, they generally go elsewhere to shop for clothes, get their hair cut, buy sundries, or go out on the town, according to a new survey of 1,800 graduate and undergraduate students. While […]
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Anti sit-lie campaigners take protest to City Hall
A protester sits outside the City Council Chambers making plain her views about a mooted sit-lie ordinance. Photo: Tracey Taylor A group of about 70 people marched to the City Council Chambers Tuesday evening, after meeting on Telegraph Avenue, to protest a possible sit-lie ordinance in the city. Although the item was not on last night’s […]
