Dee Williams-Ridley

The Berkeley Police Department’s fiscal year 2021 budget was cut by $9.045 million at a Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday.

During Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s virtual town hall Saturday, Berkeley city officials discussed concerns about city operations, facial coverings and testing as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Berkeley City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley discussed Berkeley Police Department funding reallocation and safe protesting in a virtual town hall Thursday.

In light of the national Black Lives Matter movement, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s regular Saturday town hall on COVID-19 was dominated by a discussion of the racial disparities that exist in the city of Berkeley.

Berkeley will paint “Black Lives Matter” on a city street in support of the Black Lives Matter movement after the approval of an emergency item agenda at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Symptoms are no longer a requirement to be eligible for a COVID-19 test in Berkeley, as a site recently opened to expand the city's testing capacity and increase access.

Berkeley rescinded its citywide curfew Thursday as attempts to commit crime and loot decreased over the past two nights, according to a press release from the city manager's office.

Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting saw heated discussion of racial profiling and police violence, as council members voted by a slim margin to extend the city’s curfew order. 

Hours after Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern implemented a countywide curfew, the city of Berkeley announced its own nighttime curfew for Monday and Tuesday.

During Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s virtual town hall Saturday, Berkeley city officials discussed the prospect of easing shelter-in-place orders and various issues facing Berkeley residents as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.