People care a lot about what happens in South Berkeley — and they shared those views during the first full meeting on the brand new Adeline corridor plan draft.
Timothy Burroughs
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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 […]
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Workshop: Get ready for El Niño storms
Experts are predicting the possibility of heavy El Niño storms this winter, which may well bring floods, downed trees, heavy winds and damage to power lines to Berkeley.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Berkeley greenhouse gas emissions down 8% since 2000
This infographic by the city of Berkeley illustrates Climate Action Plan successes and outlines what still needs to happen moving forward. The city of Berkeley has reduced community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 8% since 2000 despite a 10% increase in population, the city announced in an annual report mailed last week to residents and businesses throughout […]