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News, Jul 20, 2011
Cal Students Want Berkeley Council Seat

UC Berkeley students are pushing for a spot on the Berkeley City Council either through redistricting or a charter amendment.
- by Paul Gackle
- Tags: News, UC Berkeley, Berkeley City Council, Shahryar Abbasi, Joey Freeman, Shirley Dean, Kriss Worthington, Gordon Wozniak, Jennifer Steen

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News, Full Disclosure, Mar 24, 2010
The Return of Reefer Madness

A growing number of East Bay cities have banned or are considering bans on medical marijuana dispensaries because of outdated, bogus fears.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Full Disclosure, Reefer Madness, California's Police Chief's Association, Bob Kochly, Holly Joshi, Andrew Frankel, Tom Bates, Kriss Worthington, Rebecca Kaplan, Ann Marie Gallant

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News, Eco Watch, May 19, 2010
The Plastic Bag Waiting Game

East Bay cities that want to ban single-use plastic bags are waiting for a state Supreme Court decision later this year.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Single-use plastic bags, environmental impact report, plastic bag industry, Green Cities California, Master Environmental Assessment, Jennifer Ly, Kriss Worthington, Becky Dowdakin, California Supreme Court, Manhattan Beach, Coalition to Support Plastic Bag Recycling, Save the Plastic Bag Coalition, Robert Wadden, Julia Brownley

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News, May 25, 2011
A Ban on Sitting?

Stung by a bad economy, Berkeley merchants are quietly pushing a proposal that would ban sitting on sidewalks in shopping districts.
- by Judith Scherr
- Tags: News, Homeless people, Public Commons for Everyone Initiative, Roland Peterson, Telegraph Avenue Business Improvement District, Sharon Hawkins Leyden, YEAH, Youth Engagement, Advocacy, and Housing, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Osha Neumann, East Bay Community Law Center, John Caner, Dowtown Berkeley Association, Options Recovery Services, Kriss Worthington

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News, Oct 20, 2010
Measure R Is About Climate Change

Backed by environmentalists, Berkeley's Measure R would help the city meet its landmark climate change goals, but anti-growth activists are trying to kill it.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: News, Elections 2010, Measure R, Sierra Club, Greenbelt Alliance, League of Conservation Voters, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Alameda County Labor Council, Andy Katz, Jesse Arreguin, Kriss Worthington, Jim Novosel, George Beier, Linda Maio, Gordon Wozniak, Susie Medak, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Downtown Berkeley Association, East Bay Green Corridor, Erin Rhoades

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News, Election 2012, Oct 10, 2012
Berkeley at a Crossroads

Why the mayor's race, two council contests, and several ballot measures will shape the city's future.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Election 2012, Doug Herst, Peerless Lighting, Peerless Greens, Darryl Moore, Berkeley Climate Action Plan, Nancy Skinner, Tom Bates, Laurie Capitelli, Susan Wengraf, Measure T, West Berkeley, Kriss Worthington, Jesse Arreguín, Jacquelyn McCormick, Measures R, Measure U, Measure V, downtown plan, Aquatic Park, Sophie Hahn, Denisha DeLane, Adolfo A. Cabral, Berkeley Sunshine Ordinance, Zach Cowan, Berkeley City Charter, Berkeley League of Women Voters, Berkeley Common Cause, Linda Swift, Aryndel Lamb-Marsh, ranked-choice voting, Max Anderson, Dmitri Belser

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News, Jul 21, 2010
The Battle of Berkeley Progressives

Progressive candidate Cecilia "Ces" Rosales is taking on progressive Councilman Kriss Worthington and moderate George Beier to represent the city's southside.
- by Judith Scherr
- Tags: News, Berkeley City Council, Cecelia "Ces" Rosales, Kriss Worthington, Telegraph Avenue, downtown plan, UC Berkeley, District Seven, George Beier

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News, Jan 19, 2011
Berkeley Cabbies Take on City Hall

Taxi companies and drivers are banding together to battle what they say are unfair city practices.
- by Judith Scherr
- Tags: News, Sajjad Anwar, Berkeley Taxicab Association, Saïd Ali, Christine Daniel, Nicmal Singh, Yellow Cab Express, Don Jelinek, Mary Kay Clunies-Ross, Kriss Worthington

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News, Feature, Oct 3, 2012
Unfounded Fears

Why the controversy over a Berkeley measure that would ban sitting on sidewalks is overblown.
- by Rachel Swan
- Tags: Feature, Sit/lie, Measure S, civil sidewalks oridinance, John Caner, ACLU, Berkeley City Council, Mayor Tom Bates, Kriss Worthington, Amy Murray, Venus, Revival, Almare Gelato, Alberto Melvestio, Paul's Shoe Repair, Brown Act, Caffe Mediterraneum, Site for Sore Eyes, EZ Stop Deli, Starving Musician, Tallassa, Michael Rotkin, Haigh Ashbury Improvement Association, Kent Uyehara, Ted Lowenberg, FTC Skateboarding, Roland Peterson, Kathleen Rawson, San Francisco City Hall Fellows, Downtown Berkeley Association

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News, Eco Watch, Feb 17, 2010
Berkeley's New Plan for Downtown

Mayor Tom Bates has come up with a compromise proposal to avoid a nasty election fight with NIMBYs and anti-density groups.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Eco Watch, City of Berkeley, NIMBYs, Tom Bates, Voluntary Green Pathway Development, LEED Gold, East Bay Green Corridor, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Design Review Commission, AC Transit, Jesse Arreguin, Kriss Worthington, Mark Rhoades, Obama administration, United States Department of Agriculture, Mark Kastel, Cornucopia Institute, Dean Foods, Horizon, Aurora Organic Dairy, Safeway, Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart, Costco

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News, Feature, May 30, 2012
When Will We Go Green?

Some Bay Area communities are forming public-power networks to buy and build renewable energy, but East Bay cities have been slow to join the green revolution. Is that about to change?
- by Darwin BondGraham
- Tags: Feature, AB 117, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison, Community Choice Aggregation, renewable energy, geothermal, solar, hydroelectric, biogas, California Public Utilities Commission, Nancy Nadel, Local Clean Energy Alliance, East Bay Municipal Utility District, CleanPowerSF, Marin Energy Authority, Shawn Marshall, LEAN Energy US, Bill Lindsay, Paul Gipe, Al Weinrub, Local Clean Energy Alliance, Kriss Worthington, Andy Katz, Joseph Haraburda, Jean Quan

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News, Feature, Mar 25, 2009
The Great Graffiti War

As a vigilante Berkeley citizen battles taggers and vandals, city officials are threatening to fine newsrack owners for graffiti. Two documentarians capture it all on film.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Feature, Longreads, Jim Sharp, Silver Buff, Buffman, graffiti, Pigface, Torso, Free Speech Movement, Max Good, Nate Wollman, Analog Books, Daniella Thompson, Vigilante, Vigilante, Daley's Scenic Park Association of Neighbors, Berkeleyans for a Livable University Environment, Berkeley Daily Planet, Kriss Worthington, NMG Productions, Andrew Frankel, East Bay Express, Stephen Buel, Gregory Daniel, Phil Kamlarz, Mary Kay Clunies-Ross

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News, Jun 16, 2010
Berkeley Open Government Measure Gets Flak

A proposed tough new sunshine law in the capital of free speech is facing some stiff opposition.
- by Judith Scherr
- Tags: News, Citizens' Sunshine Committee, Dean Metzger, Laurie Capitelli, Tom Bates, Kriss Worthington, Shirley Dean, Oakland's Sunshine Ordinance, Oakland Publci Ethics Commission, Dan Purnell

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News, Full Disclosure, Feb 2, 2011
What's Left of BRT?

Bus Rapid Transit won't be coming to Berkeley and will only extend a short distance into San Leandro. Even in Oakland, it may face a tough road.
- by J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
- Tags: Full Disclosure, Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, Cory Lavigne, Kriss Worthington, BRT Policy Advisory Committee, Tom Bates, Rebecca Kaplan, Chris Peeples, Rick Fernandez, Jeff Davis, Jim Cunradi

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News, Aug 25, 2010
Preservationists Double-Team Gordon Wozniak

Jacquelyn McCormick and Stewart Emmington Jones hope that ranked choice voting will help one of them defeat the pro-development Berkeley councilman.
- by Judith Scherr
- Tags: News, Gordon Wozniak, Jacquelyn McCormick, Stewart Emmington Jones, District Eight, Seven, George Beier, UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley, Loni Hancock, Tom Bates, Noah Stern, Katrina Ziegenhirt, Susan Wengraf, Laurie Capitelli, Linda Maio, Lesley Emmington, Patti Dacey, Nigel Guest, Janice Thomas, Panoramic Hill Neighborhood Association, Jesse Arreguin, Kriss Worthington, Claremont-Elmwood Neighborhood Association, Memorial Stadium, Austene Hall, Zelda Bronstein, Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Measure R

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News, Eco Watch, Aug 12, 2009
Anti-Growth Group Wraps Itself in Green

Opponents of Berkeley's groundbreaking plan for a dense urban center are attempting to fool voters into putting the issue on the ballot.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Eco Watch, Kriss Worthington, Jesse Arreguín, Downtown Area Plan, Alliance for a Green and Livable Downtown, Sierra Club, Livable Berkeley

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PG&E's new meters have been vilified for allegedly overbilling customers. Now there's evidence that they may bad for your health, as well.

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At UC Berkeley, recyclables end up in the landfill, outdoor plazas are drowning in litter, and gardeners spend their days collecting garbage. Welcome to the world's greenest university.

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In a surprising vote, employees at Berkeley's iconic grocery story decide to oust their union after management allegedly blamed poor benefits on a union contract.

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The city has decided to abandon its once-touted home-solar financing program.

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UC Berkeley students are pushing for a spot on the Berkeley City Council either through redistricting or a charter amendment.

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A growing number of East Bay cities have banned or are considering bans on medical marijuana dispensaries because of outdated, bogus fears.

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East Bay cities that want to ban single-use plastic bags are waiting for a state Supreme Court decision later this year.

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Stung by a bad economy, Berkeley merchants are quietly pushing a proposal that would ban sitting on sidewalks in shopping districts.

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Backed by environmentalists, Berkeley's Measure R would help the city meet its landmark climate change goals, but anti-growth activists are trying to kill it.

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Why the mayor's race, two council contests, and several ballot measures will shape the city's future.

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Progressive candidate Cecilia "Ces" Rosales is taking on progressive Councilman Kriss Worthington and moderate George Beier to represent the city's southside.

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Taxi companies and drivers are banding together to battle what they say are unfair city practices.

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Why the controversy over a Berkeley measure that would ban sitting on sidewalks is overblown.

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Mayor Tom Bates has come up with a compromise proposal to avoid a nasty election fight with NIMBYs and anti-density groups.

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Some Bay Area communities are forming public-power networks to buy and build renewable energy, but East Bay cities have been slow to join the green revolution. Is that about to change?

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As a vigilante Berkeley citizen battles taggers and vandals, city officials are threatening to fine newsrack owners for graffiti. Two documentarians capture it all on film.

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A proposed tough new sunshine law in the capital of free speech is facing some stiff opposition.

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Bus Rapid Transit won't be coming to Berkeley and will only extend a short distance into San Leandro. Even in Oakland, it may face a tough road.

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Jacquelyn McCormick and Stewart Emmington Jones hope that ranked choice voting will help one of them defeat the pro-development Berkeley councilman.

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Opponents of Berkeley's groundbreaking plan for a dense urban center are attempting to fool voters into putting the issue on the ballot.

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