Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Berkeley public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
50 topics
Affordable Housing Preference Policy Update
Police Use of Chemical Weapons and Tear Gas
San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan Adoption
Police Tear Gas and Chemical Weapons Authorization
Evans Manor Housing Conditions
America the Entrepreneurial Proclamation
Police Chemical Agent Policies
Harrison Street Encampment
Public Safety Technology RFP
Hunger Action Month Proclamation
Homelessness
Tear Gas Ban
Coal Opposition / Tear Gas
Commercial Vacancy Referrals
Governance / Encampments / Tear Gas
Tear Gas Ban / Deaf Access
Evans Manor Conditions
Shelter Plus Care Program
Harrison Street Encampment / City Staff
Commercial Vacancies
Safety Net and Coal
Gilman Merchants Association
Coal Opposition
Decarbonization / Wildfire Bills
Campaign Finance Compliance
Infrastructure
Zoning & land use
Development & housing
Parking
Hopkins Street Paving and Safety
1130 Oxford Street development
parking meter rules
Graduate Hotel labor union
Labor
Inclusionary housing in-lieu fees
Mutual Aid Policy for Police Canines and Air Support
Non-Agenda Matters
Police Accountability Board and Office of the Director of Police Accountability Annual Report
Large Vehicle Parking Regulations in the Public Right-of-Way
Memorandum of Understanding Compendium 2026
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Matters
Five-Year Street Rehabilitation and Measure FF Plans (FY 2027-2031)
Consent Calendar
Placing Rent Stabilization Ordinance Amendments on November 2026 Ballot
Hopkins Street paving
Surveillance Technology
Middle East conflict
Housing & Free Speech
North Berkeley BART Housing
Fiscal Years 2027-2028 Biennial Budget & Deficit Management
In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of Berkeley from local and regional media.
Opinion: Vote Yes on Measure RTM to avoid dramatic cuts to BART and AC Transit in Berkeley
Opinion: Vote Yes on Measure RTM to avoid dramatic cuts to BART and AC Transit in Berkeley
Private ranch next to Tilden park eyed for purchase by land trust
Private ranch next to Tilden park eyed for purchase by land trust
Measure RTM: $1B per year for BART, AC Transit and other transit systems
Measure RTM: $1B per year for BART, AC Transit and other transit systems
PG&E restores power in Berkeley Hills as riskiest fire weather passes
PG&E restores power in Berkeley Hills as riskiest fire weather passes
Photos: See what People’s Park student dorm looks like with facade in place
Photos: See what People’s Park student dorm looks like with facade in place
Berkeley police station evacuated after fire; 911 calls rerouted
Community Update: As of 10:07 p.m., the Berkeley dispatch center had resumed normal operations. Firefighters outside the Berkeley police station at 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Center Street. Ariel Nav...
Oct 22, 2026Berkeley: Small Fire Closes City's Emergency Communication Center, Calls Patched To County
Berkeley: Small Fire Closes City's Emergency Communication Center, Calls Patched To County SFGATE
Oct 22, 2026Panoramic Hill fire damages home 35 years after firestorm
Community The property was once a wedding venue called Skyfall Estate, according to media reports and neighborhood websites. Oakland firefighters helped put out a vegetation fire on Panoramic Hill on Tuesday....
Oct 21, 2026Berkeley: City To Offer Free Flu Shots At 2 Locations
Berkeley: City To Offer Free Flu Shots At 2 Locations SFGATE
Oct 21, 2026Voters have little choice for Berkeley school board election this year. How big of a problem is that?
Incumbents Ka’Dijah Brown (left) and Jennifer Shanoski (middle) are joined by newcomer Sandy Park (right) on the ballot for the three school board seats up for grabs this November. Reichi Lee (not pictured) ann...
Oct 21, 2026An ICE surge in California ahead of the midterms? Here’s what we know
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Illinois, in September 2025. Credit:AP/Erin Hooley With just a few weeks until the Nov. 3 midterm ...
Oct 21, 2026Golden Gate Fields: Who's getting the better deal? Op-ed
Community “Are we paying for development potential the public may never be permitted to realize?” asks landscape architect Brennan Cox in today's guest essay. East Bay Parks is set to vote on the Golden Gate ...
Oct 20, 2026