It’s not enough to do the bare minimum required by state law. Berkeley needs bold action on housing and climate.
Deborah Matthews
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Opinion: Why Berkeley’s newest street name should honor an Asian American
Asian Americans make up 20% of the city, but you would never know it if you saw the names on our streets, parks and schools. The renaming of a tiny downtown street presents the opportunity to start to change that.
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Opinion: South Berkeley needs safer streets and more neighbors
Berkeley should revise the Adeline Plan and Draft EIR to include a two-lane option on Adeline Street and more housing along the corridor and at Ashby BART.
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Opinion: Lorin District residents must demand economic development the neighborhood deserves
A group of neighbors has formed South Berkeley Now! to promote transit-oriented, low-income and service-enriched housing in the neighborhood along Adeline Street in South Berkeley.
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Opinion: Look at Nancy O’Malley’s record, not the outside-funded smear campaign
Campaigning has become more about fantasy than facts. In the Alameda County District Attorney race this has reached an appalling low partly because it is fueled by outside money.