Summary: Donald Trump’s second term is a disaster. Fortunately, voters understand this. Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 37 percent and he is underwater on all the important metrics: the economy, ...

Berkeley City Council will take up Gaza ceasefire resolution Monday night After 18 months of protests, a remade city council will debate if it should call for an end to the bombardment of Gaza and ...

While Trump got trounced, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris did not do as well in Berkeley as previous Democratic presidential candidates. Berkeley is not number one in percentage of votes for Harris ...

Berkeley will celebrate the federal holiday Columbus Day, the 2 nd Monday in October, October 14 in 2024 as Indigenous Peoples Day. Berkeley was the first city in the U.S. to recognize the holiday as ...

Affluent people are well connected to some realities but disconnected from others. This dichotomy allows working people to function in their jobs and lives. Bleeding heart compassion would get in the ...

It is clear from his comportment that the Mayor has lost his ethical way. He pockets his rules, yet doesn’t see that he leaves himself with nothing. He doesn’t know how to escape this; he feels those ...

Update: Councilmember Harrison has informed the Planet that she is continuing her campaign for Mayor of Berkeley. The election for that office is in November. I have decided to resign from the ...

The East Bay's Non-commercial VoiceAGENDA: Public Comment on non-agenda and items 1 – 7. 1. Minutes, 2. Review and Approve 2/13/2024 -- draft agenda – (Review/Consider) Request from Bay Area Housing ...

There is a belief among many White evangelical Protestants that Trump was anointed by God to lead this country. It is fair to ask—why doTrump supporters believe Trump is even a Christian when he is so ...

I often think I should approach writing the Activist’s Diary like plein air painting by picking a .point in time and stopping, but the world and the City keep moving on while I write. I finished Naomi ...

Once again there is a lot to cover as I pull the last two weeks on the local scene together. To ease the posting and reading here is Part I. Part 2 will follow on what is coming to us in more proposed ...

But surely San Francisco is still an exciting destination? Well, not really. The Chron’s erstwhile architecture critic (now on an“urban design” beat) has fallen back on making lists of the old standby ...