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Berkeley Council approves alternative minimum wage measure for ballot
After a heated debate, the Berkeley City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday night to place a measure on the November ballot that would raise the minimum wage to $15 in 2019. A citizens’ ballot initiative that...
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Special Berkeley council meeting announced to vote on compromise minimum wage
A special meeting of the City Council has been announced for Thursday night to vote on a compromise minimum wage proposal for Berkeley. Up to this point, voters were set to consider two competing...
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Council cancels special meeting on minimum wage
Update 6:15 p.m. Only three council members were present for the special meeting: Kriss Worthington, Jesse Arreguín and Darryl Moore. After brief thanks from the officials to city staff for preparing...
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Landlord group sues Berkeley over rental tax initiative
The litigation comes as the Berkeley Property Owners Association is pushing for its own competing tax initiative, Measure DD.
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Council plans special meeting on minimum wage (again)
The council will hold a special meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, in the council chambers in Old City Hall.
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Council passes minimum wage law for $15 in 2018
Berkeley City Council unanimously approved a new law Friday that will see the city’s minimum wage increase to $15 in 2018. The vote came during an unusual Friday morning special session of the council,...
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Courts weigh in on two of Berkeley’s ballot measures
City Councilman and mayoral candidate Laurie Capitelli has filed a lawsuit challenging wording in a ballot measure argument that links him to business interests. In a lawsuit filed Monday against the...
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Opponents reach compromise on Berkeley minimum wage ballot language
The two sides that placed two different ballot measures regarding the minimum wage on the November ballot reached an agreement in court Thursday that will result in a strange-looking voter information...
View ArticleOp-ed: Berkeley’s minimum wage bungle
Berkeley’s minimum wage rose to $12.53 an hour on Oct. 1, a brief stopover on its way to $15. By the fall of 2018, the city’s starter wage will have risen 67% in just five years. While the city’s...
View ArticleOp-ed: Laurie Capitelli? Progressive leadership?
— “I renege.” — Laurie Capitelli, May 6, 2014 Berkeley City Council meeting. — Renege (verb): “to refuse to do something that you promised or agreed to do.” —Merriam-Webster online dictionary. In...
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12 Berkeley measures will determine city’s infrastructure, education budget,...
As a presidential campaign colored by controversy inches ever closer, local races and campaigns struggle to be heard amid the cacophony. But Berkeley’s ballot is packed with measures that will...
View ArticleOp-ed: All parties agree… Vote no on BB and CC to preserve the City Council’s...
The Berkeley City Council unanimously passed a new minimum-wage ordinance that is one of the most progressive in the country and is a significant victory for workers and the community. The new...
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Opinion: Celebrate $15 minimum wage for Berkeley workers
Today Berkeley ushers in a $15/hour minimum wage. How we got here is a good reminder of how we can work together on important issues instead of attacking each other on ideologies.
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Opinion: The old City Council majority did not embrace raising the minimum...
Lori Droste made an attempt to lower the rate and postpone the increases which is why the authors support Mary Kay Lacey for District 8.
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Berkeley restaurant owners: $15 minimum wage is an unfair burden for small,...
The city's new minimum wage is meant to benefit low-wage workers, but some local restaurant owners say it'll mean higher menu prices, shorter business hours and more closures.
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