Oakland City Council

Faculty and community leaders came together to discuss police reform and budget reduction in a Tuesday conversation co-sponsored by the Goldman School of Public Policy and UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix.

Turnouts on Grizzly Peak Boulevard have been blocked off to reduce fire risk in response to several incidents of people setting off fireworks in the area.

Berkeley and Oakland officials have expressed their support for dedicated bus and carpool lanes on the Bay Bridge and parts of Interstate 580 and 880.

Efforts to restore some of the commission's original power have been ongoing, as city officials and local activists examine civilian oversight agencies in neighboring Bay Area jurisdictions to see which models might best suit Berkeley.

As of press time, Beckles leads Kalb by 295 votes. Former Barack Obama campaign field director Buffy Wicks will also be competing for the District 15 Assembly member position, with 36,551 votes as of press time.

Wicks received 31.4 percent of the vote, while Kalb received 14.2 percent. Both candidates will now advance in the Assembly District 15 election.

When faceless hedge funds take over local newspapers and impose drastic staffing cuts, employed reporters aren’t the only ones who suffer — the community does too. Without more active financial support for local publications, residents will be forced to see the quality of their news coverage decrease significantly.

The city of Berkeley has contributed $25,000 to a 10-week study intended to analyze and test the feasibility of establishing a public bank in Oakland that, unlike commercial banks, will be able to provide financial services to the cannabis industry.

The defense team for Derick Almena, manager of the “Ghost Ship” warehouse, released a report Monday alleging that the deadly Dec. 2 Oakland fire started in an adjacent building.