James Chang

For senior residents of Harriet Tubman Terrace Apartments, heating has been a luxury — not a basic service. 

Berkeley city officials cleared away the long-standing “Here There” encampment on Adeline street on Tuesday, putting a halt to the camp’s nearly seven year-long protest on the green space. 

Katherine Lee, interim director of the Police Accountability Board, or PAB, retired Friday after 32 years of service to the city of Berkeley.

The city of Berkeley is allegedly losing millions of dollars each year due to basing parcel taxes on inaccurate data until voters amend the calculation process via special election or the city takes unprecedented action.

Multiple Berkeley community leaders and Bay Area experts met Monday for a panel on Berkeley solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, community.

State assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, is proposing and co-authoring a package of bills that will address the housing crisis in California by protecting renters, promoting affordable housing and developing sustainable living for all income levels.

During the November general election, Berkeley community members elected four Asian American officials, which seems to be the most to ever serve Berkeley at one time, including the first Asian American City Council members in 41 years.

The results of Election Day perpetuated a series of flips and changes on the local, state and national stages. Among the highlights — a national flip in the House of Representatives, a state rejection of the expansion of rent control and a contentious Berkeley City Council District 1 race.

With the election of Rigel Robinson to the Berkeley City Council District 7 seat and Soli Alpert and James Chang to the Rent Stabilization Board, students once again show an interest in local politics.

In the race for Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board, the Community Power Slate — which includes James Chang, Paola Laverde, John Selawsky, María Poblet and Soli Alpert — won the available seats as of press time at 2 a.m.