Measure S

Tuesday's midterm election will bring out Berkeley residents, students and staff to polling stations to decide the fate of measures, propositions and representative seats on local, state and national levels.

If the city of Berkeley wants to create policies that foster a greater sense of community and “quality of life,” it should do so for all of its inhabitants — not just those who can afford Berkeley’s incredibly high housing costs.

After 14 years as mayor of Berkeley — the longest tenure in the city’s history — and 38 years of public office, Tom Bates, age 78, has decided to retire. It marks the end of a long career of public service that was punctuated with significant accomplishments that benefited many, from people with disabilities to Berkeley youth to local breweries and sports fanatics.

A couple of weeks ago, I sat in The Daily Californian office with a stack of voter registration forms, helping staffers to register to vote.

Berkeley City Council approved at its Tuesday meeting a set of recommendations regarding street behaviors pending further investigation by the city manager.

Berkeley City Council is set to discuss on Tuesday a set of recommendations to prohibit certain behaviors on city streets, in addition to extending services for homeless youth.

While the numbers do not reflect mail-in ballots, we still find them shockingly low — especially considering the important ballot measures up for consideration Tuesday.

At approximately 11 p.m. on election night, Councilmember Kriss Worthington arrived to his campaign’s viewing party, hours late and poring over papers of hand-tallied votes.

Measure S passed early Wednesday morning with 64.16 percent of votes in favor, reinforcing the boundaries of a majority student-aged district that spans much of the Southside area.