Jack Bragen writes often for The Street Spirit News, The San Francisco Street Sheet, and, of course the Berkeley Daily Planet. His work has also appeared in San Jose Mercury, Bewildering Stories and ...

The community-sponsored Measure GG would build on these wins and reclaim Berkeley’s mantle of climate leadership. It would provide permanent funding for electrification over 25 years, supplying ⅔ of ...

Amid this horrific scenario, the heroes are the doctors who have vowed to stay with their patients, many breathing their last, defying the inhumane demands of Prime Minister Netanyahu.

It seems like the national news media is hanging in anxious anticipation for that “October Surprise” event, revelation, or catastrophe that will swing the Presidential election one way or the other.

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This proposal is nothing more than a giant giveaway to BioTech, National Defense and Big Pharma — industries that already profit from government grants and venture capital funding, and that aren't an ...

Two epic hurricanes (so far) have turned millions of residents of our southern states into climate refugees. Thousands of homes have been destroyed. Entire cities have been flooded. Roads have ...

A recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing listed Ms. Hahn’s spouse compensation at $4,337,928 for 2023 although this included stock options that may not yet have been awarded.

Recommendation: Adopt a first reading of an Ordinance to add a subsection to Berkeley Municipal Code Section 9.04.165 to create an exemption on the taxing of business gross receipts relating to ...

Measure EE or "Fix the Streets" is a well-crafted tax measure that focuses like a laser on three things: Street repaving, fixing sidewalks and pathways, and improving bike boulevards. It will pave all ...