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What residents are talking about in Berkeley public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Grayson Street conditions
Preschool encampment buffer
Zero waste items 22-24
Westlaw waiver and PROWAG
Special events waste rules
Encampment buffer zone policy
Commissions and Bonita House
Ashby BART East Lot
Si Se Puede trademark concern
SAHA tenant conditions
Live Free USA contract
Ashby/MLK crosswalk
Gaza resolution and housing
Zero waste and Westlaw waiver
Zero waste items and procurement
Si Se Puede Park renaming
Fire chief resignation rumor
Homeless policy
Library trustee appointments
PROWAG accessibility
Berkeley Flea Market event
Live Free, Tubman Terrace, procurement
Green code and refuse
Affordable Housing Preference Policy Update
Police Tear Gas and Chemical Weapons Authorization
San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan Adoption
Police Use of Chemical Weapons and Tear Gas
Hunger Action Month Proclamation
Evans Manor Housing Conditions
America the Entrepreneurial Proclamation
Public Safety Technology RFP
Harrison Street Encampment
Police Chemical Agent Policies
Coal Opposition / Tear Gas
Homelessness
Harrison Street Encampment / City Staff
Governance / Encampments / Tear Gas
Coal Opposition
Shelter Plus Care Program
Decarbonization / Wildfire Bills
Tear Gas Ban / Deaf Access
Safety Net and Coal
Commercial Vacancy Referrals
Evans Manor Conditions
Commercial Vacancies
Tear Gas Ban
Gilman Merchants Association
Campaign Finance Compliance
Infrastructure
Zoning & land use
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of Berkeley from local and regional media.
Photos: See what People’s Park student dorm looks like with facade in place
Photos: See what People’s Park student dorm looks like with facade in place
Opinion: Vote Yes on Measure RTM to avoid dramatic cuts to BART and AC Transit in Berkeley
Opinion: Vote Yes on Measure RTM to avoid dramatic cuts to BART and AC Transit in Berkeley
Measure RTM: $1B per year for BART, AC Transit and other transit systems
Measure RTM: $1B per year for BART, AC Transit and other transit systems
Private ranch next to Tilden park eyed for purchase by land trust
Private ranch next to Tilden park eyed for purchase by land trust
PG&E restores power in Berkeley Hills as riskiest fire weather passes
PG&E restores power in Berkeley Hills as riskiest fire weather passes
Berkeley election results 2026: Council, ballot measures
Community Follow the latest Berkeley election results for City Council districts 1, 4, 7 and 8, plus seven local ballot measures. Updated as votes are counted. On Tuesday, Berkeley voters will decide on four ...
Nov 2, 20266 Berkeley restaurants, shops burglarized early Sunday
Crime The culprits smashed windows and stole cash drawers, police said. The incidents may be related. Three of the burglaries happened on Fourth Street, at Ocean View Diner, Kiehl's and iScream. Scanner Insid...
Nov 2, 2026Berkeley District 8 candidates clash over policing, housing
Three candidates vying for the Berkeley City Council District 8 seat offered sharply different views on policing, surveillance technology and neighborhood development at a fall election forum.Incumbent Mark Hum...
Oct 31, 2026Berkeley District 1 council candidates: How they differ
The race for northwest Berkeley's open council seat has exposed sharp differences over policing, homelessness and bike lanes on Hopkins Street.At a Sept. 28 election forum hosted by the League of Women Voters o...
Oct 31, 2026Measure V: Should Berkeley raise sales tax to close budget deficit?
King Pool is shown in a 2022 file photo. City officials say they could reduce hours at public pools and make an array of other cutbacks if voters don’t approve the sales tax Measure V. Credit: Ximena Natera, Be...
Oct 30, 2026Measure U: Will voters back $300M Berkeley infrastructure bond?
The Berkeley Fire Department hopes to replace Fire Station 4 on Marin Avenue using funding from Measure U. The department says it has outgrown the more than 60-year-old facility. Credit: Hope Muñoz/Berkeleyside...
Oct 29, 2026Downtown Berkeley council race highlights progressive divide
Downtown Berkeley's City Council race pits an established incumbent against a challenger from the left who says City Hall is too beholden to special interests.The differences between Councilman Igor Tregub and ...
Oct 29, 2026