City Council

Berkeley faces 'tough choices' as budget talks continue

Money for an affordable housing program may be on the chopping block. A citywide hiring freeze is already in place.

Are meetings with Mayor Adena Ishii Berkeley's hottest ticket?

Appointments for the next round of office hours, on July 1, will open the week of June 9.

A new sanctioned encampment isn't a pipe dream: Op-ed

"Sweeps are expensive, cruel and ultimately useless, merely shifting the rousted population to elsewhere in Berkeley," Amber Whitson argues.

Berkeley postpones EMBER vote, announces workshops

District 6 Councilman Brent Blackaby shared the following announcement Thursday. It has been reprinted with permission.

Berkeley ceasefire vote splits City Council and community

Mayor Adena Ishii was unable to unite her colleagues behind a single proposal. A Berkeley-focused item from Terry Taplin won the night.

Stalker reports alarm neighbors of homeless camp at city park

Reports about Steven Hall have drawn the attention of Berkeley leaders — particularly against the backdrop of growing concerns at Ohlone Park.

With $27M deficit looming, Berkeley adopts hiring freeze

On Thursday, Mayor Ishii lauded the city's focus on systemic change, saying, "We can't continue to use one-time measures to solve these problems."