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What residents are talking about in Berkeley public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Live Free USA contract
Westlaw waiver and PROWAG
Commissions and Bonita House
Gaza resolution and housing
Homeless policy
PROWAG accessibility
Fire chief resignation rumor
Encampment buffer zone policy
Preschool encampment buffer
Police Tear Gas and Chemical Weapons Authorization
Police Use of Chemical Weapons and Tear Gas
Public Safety Technology RFP
Police Chemical Agent Policies
Hunger Action Month Proclamation
Tear Gas Ban
Safety Net and Coal
Governance / Encampments / Tear Gas
Homelessness
Tear Gas Ban / Deaf Access
parking meter rules
Non-Agenda Matters
Mutual Aid Policy for Police Canines and Air Support
Police Accountability Board and Office of the Director of Police Accountability Annual Report
Memorandum of Understanding Compendium 2026
Surveillance Technology
Middle East conflict
Fire Department Staffing and Emergency Services
Fire Department Staffing and Emergency Response
Expansion of Police Surveillance and Flock Safety Contracts
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