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A flyer by a group opposed to dense housing at BART stations featured this photo illustration, featuring scale-free monster buildings towering over the flattened houses surrounding the station, casting immense shadows... at sunrise? Also, has the earth moved on its axis to make the sun rise from the south?

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Berkeley Approves Zoning for BART Station Housing

By Melanie Curry | Jun 3, 2022 | No Comments

The new TOD zone will allow up to 2,400 units of housing to be built at the two large BART station parking lots within the city limits. Next steps: develop and build the housing.

A photo of the "big rig" oxygen delivery truck to Alta Bates medical center in Berkeley: Photo commenter "Pleasecheckagain"

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Berkeley’s Milvia Street Safety Features Removed Over Bogus Truck Dimensions

By Roger Rudick | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

That's not a big rig

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Berkeley Students Craft Car-Free Option for Telegraph

By Roger Rudick | Feb 1, 2022 | No Comments

"The City Council talks about climate urgency, they talk about banning combustion engines," said Yung. "But there's no car-free options for Telegraph? Really?"

Minimum parking requirements don’t just raise rents. They’ve also resulted in some remarkably ugly buildings. Photo by Patrick Siegman

Op-Ed: Berkeley’s Outdated Parking Laws Are a Recipe for High Rents and Homelessness

By Patrick Siegman | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

Berkeley's City Council to consider removing minimum parking regulations and requiring unbundling of costs for certain types of homes

Berkeley PD ticket a bicyclist on Milvia St, a bike boulevard. Photo by Liza Lutzker

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Berkeley to Become the First US City to Remove Police From Traffic Enforcement

By Kea Wilson | Jul 17, 2020 | No Comments

But advocates say it's important we remain vigilant about what replaces it.

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Defunding the Police: Berkeley Considers Shifting Traffic Enforcement to a New DOT

By Damien Newton | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

The legislation, entitled "BerkDOT: Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future" creates a new city Department of Transportation that will be responsible for traffic stops, ticketing, and parking enforcement.

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