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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Dan Brekke and Wendi Jonassen\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82906\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/13/nonprofits-wade-into-political-giving/money-piggy-bank-flickr-kenteegarden/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-82906\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-82906 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/money-piggy-bank-flickr-kenteegarden.jpg\" alt=\"Flicker/Kenteegarden\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flicker/Kenteegarden\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Wednesday, May 7:\u003c/strong> The Richmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve an ordinance that will lift the minimum wage for most workers to $12.30 an hour by 2017. The ordinance would not cover workers under age 18, those who receive tips or those who work in businesses with 10 or fewer employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current California minimum wage, $8 an hour, is scheduled to rise by a dollar an hour on July 1 under a law passed last year. The Richmond minimum would rise to $9.60 next Jan. 1, $11.52 on Jan. 1, 2016, and $12.30 starting Jan. 1, 2017. Beginning in 2018, Richmond’s minimum wage would incease annually, based on the Consumer Price Index.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/west-county-times/ci_25713188/richmond-takes-step-toward-higher-minimum-wage\" target=\"_blank\">As Robert Rogers of the Contra Costa Times reports\u003c/a>, the council approved the proposal despite opposition from some local businesses. For example:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Nathan Trivers, who owns the Up & Under Pub in Point Richmond, said the ordinance imperils his business and if forced to pay higher wages to some of his 35 employees, he will either have to lay off workers or face closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't know what sword I will have to fall on,\" Trivers said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Richmond's move came the same evening that the Berkeley City Council backed away from a proposed ordinance to raise the minimum wage on June 30 to $10.74 an hour— a level that would match San Francisco's current minimum wage — then adjust the wage for inflation in subsequent years. A second proposal, withdrawn during last night's meeting, would have raised the minimum to $10 later this year, and then continued with adjustments that would reportedly bring it to $15.25 by 2020. Instead, the council passed a measure to raise the minimum to $10.75 by July 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Judith Scherr of the Contra Costa Times says that proponents of the more aggressive increase, including members of the city's Labor Commission, criticized the revised proposal:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"They caved in to the business community,\" Labor Commission Chairman Sam Frankel said as he left the meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a real slap on the face of the Labor Commission that worked on this an entire year,\" he told the council earlier. That proposal would have raised the minimum wage to $10.74 in June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But business owners, while acknowledging the need for higher worker pay than the state minimum of $8 per hour ($9 per hour in July), said their businesses could fail with increases mandated in earlier iterations of the ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This town is made up of independent businesses,\" said Dandy Harris, owner of two Telegraph Avenue enterprises, addressing the council. \"We bring a lot to the community. I want to be here six years from now. I'm not so afraid of $10.75 an hour, but $15.25 an hour scares the crap out of me.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many restaurateurs who addressed the council pointed to costs they could not control, such as escalating food costs and rent. Several asked the council to lobby Sacramento for commercial rent control.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The ordinance, which will be up for a second reading on May 20, also calls for further study of the issues. 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Both cities will be considering ordinances at City Council meetings Tuesday night, while San Francisco and Oakland are also floating ballot measures that will raise the minimum wage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeley\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates is \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/04/23/berkeley-mayor-proposes-east-bay-regional-minimum-wage/\">pushing for a collaborative effort\u003c/a> to establish an East Bay regional minimum wage plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is really important for us all to be on the same level playing field,\" Bates told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without a uniform regional wage increase, Berkeley Councilman Laurie Capitelli said he worries that small businesses may relocate to cities with lower wage standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you have radically different proposals adopted, it is going to be confusing and might led to a real distortion of the marketplace,\" Capitelli said in an interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two approaches to raising Berkeley's minimum wage, currently $8, will be discussed at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Both would eventually tie the city's minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One, drafted by the city's Commission on Labor, would raise the minimum wage to an estimated $12.25 an hour by June 30, 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A second proposal, made by Capitelli, would issue wage increases at a slightly slower rate, hitting $12.25 in January 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Richmond\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond's ordinance would set a minimum wage of $9 an hour effective July 1, in compliance with state law. The wage would rise to $9.60 next Jan. 1, $11.52 on Jan. 1, 2016, and $12.30 starting Jan. 1, 2017. Beginning in 2018, Richmond’s minimum wage would incease annually, based on the Consumer Price Index.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilmember Jovanka Beckles initially campaigned to place the minimum wage increase on the November ballot. But shortly after the debate began, the City Council decided to take it off the ballot and make it a local ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why do we have to wait for public election? Why can't the council just adopt it?” Beckles told KQED. “We don't want people to have to wait to have a wage that is sustainable to live on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday night, the City Council will discuss a city manager's report that includes a survey of local businesses and their response to the wage proposal. The minimum wage in Richmond is currently $8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Statewide Plans\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/09/12/californias-minimum-wage/\">Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation\u003c/a> in September 2013 that increases the state minimum wage to $9 per hour starting July 1, and then up to $10 by 2016. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Lance Knobel\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/05/06/community-survey-shows-difficulties-for-ballot-measures/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/Big-Soda-council.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-135326\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/Big-Soda-council-640x374.jpg\" alt=\"Proponents of a soda tax were out in force in neon green at Berkeley City Council in March. (Lance Knobel/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proponents of a soda tax were out in force in neon green at the Berkeley City Council in March. (Lance Knobel/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A second-round survey of likely voters in Berkeley reveals the difficulty some likely ballot measures will face for passage in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The City Council commissioned the survey to test the waters for potential ballot measures. The first c\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/03/14/berkeley-likes-taxing-soda-but-support-for-parks-pools-lags/\" target=\"_blank\">ouncil-directed survey done in early March\u003c/a> showed good support for a potential tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. Other measures, including a parks parcel tax, commercial vacancy tax and a pools bond, received tepid support. The latest survey, conducted in the second week of April, showed diminished support for the sugar tax, some hope for supporters of the commercial vacancy tax and a continuing struggle for parks funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The beverage industry has already begun campaigning against the potential Berkeley sugar-sweetened beverage tax, with promoted tweets on Twitter and a concerted effort to enlist merchants in opposition to the tax. In the March survey of 500 likely voters in Berkeley, 66 percent said they would support a 1-cent-per-ounce tax going to the general fund. Such a tax would require only a simple majority — 50 percent plus one vote — to pass in November. The April survey, however, showed only 53 percent support on the same question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"af0227467f9e8bfef08a77164dc89792\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Results improved when the survey asked about a special tax, which requires a two-thirds majority to pass. A straightforward question on a dedicated tax with revenues devoted to a variety of health education programs received 67 percent support. When more information is provided about both the general tax and the special tax, support grows — to a potential yes vote of 68 percent for the general tax and a potential yes vote of 70 percent for the special tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on the history of ballot measures in Berkeley, campaigners believe support generally declines as anti-measure information is spread. On that basis, the sugar-sweetened beverage tax — whether posed as a general or special tax — could face a rough battle for passage, according to the survey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A tax of $1 per square foot for ground floors of commercial properties vacant for two years received an unprompted 48 percent support in the survey. When respondents were provided further details — outlining the economic incentive to fill vacant shopfronts — support increased to a potential yes vote of 67 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Park funding measures, according to the survey, will struggle to get two-thirds voter support. A 16 percent increase in the existing parks parcel tax — an average household increase of $43 per year — received only 54 percent support in the survey. A question on issuing $15 million in bonds with a $1 million special tax received only 51 percent support. Supporters of parks measures could find some consolation in the improvement in the tallies when further information was provided: The parcel tax increase rose to 70 percent potential yes, while the bond measure rose to 68 percent potential yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The survey results were presented and analyzed at \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Clerk/City_Council/2014/05_May/City_Council__05-06-2014_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday night’s Berkeley City Council meeting\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Frances Dinkelspiel\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/05/05/initiative-aims-to-tighten-green-parts-of-downtown-plan/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/downtown.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-135200\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/downtown-640x424.jpg\" alt=\"Four years after voters adopted a new vision for downtown Berkeley, they may be asked to refine it. (Tracey Taylor/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Four years after voters adopted a new vision for downtown Berkeley, they may be asked to refine it. (Tracey Taylor/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>City Councilman Jesse Arreguín, some members of the environmental community, the labor community and preservationists are circulating \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Title-and-Summary-of-Downtown-Zoning-Provisions-4-22-14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">a ballot initiative\u003c/a> that would drastically overhaul elements of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/?s=Downtown+Plan&x=0&y=0\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Downtown Area Plan\u003c/a> endorsed by voters in 2010 and codified by the City Council in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\"If you want to go higher and make an incredible amount of profit by going higher, you should give more.\" - Jesse Arreguín\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The initiative would restore the “green” in the “Green Vision” part of the plan, according to Arreguín.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It would essentially mandate that all buildings in the downtown core taller than 60 feet high follow the more stringent “Green Pathways” provision of the Downtown Area Plan, rather than making that an optional track for developers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative would require all buildings over 75 feet high to be \u003ca href=\"http://www.usgbc.org/leed\" target=\"_blank\">LEED Platinum\u003c/a> (they now have to be LEED Gold) and to have 30 percent of the units be affordable (up from 20 percent). It would remove the possibility of paying into an housing fund as an alternative to building the affordable housing, would require there be apartments big enough for families, and require there be parking for electric vehicles and the disabled. Buildings over 60 feet would have proportionally similar requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you want to go higher and make an incredible amount of profit by going higher, you should give more,” said Arreguín.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative would also require developers to pay construction workers prevailing wages, make sure that half the workers reside in Berkeley or in East Bay Green Corridor cities (up from 30 percent), and use 16 percent apprentice labor, if possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moreover, in a move that Arreguín termed as “historic,” once the buildings are constructed, all maintenance, security officers and hotel employees must get a prevailing wage as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tall buildings would also have to have restrooms available to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It would also remove the expedited review of potentially historic structures by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135204\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/Post-office-protest-by-Daniel-Parks.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-135204\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/Post-office-protest-by-Daniel-Parks-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"An initiative now circulating would apply an “historic overlay” in the Civic Center that might impact the future of the downtown Berkeley Post Office. (Daniel Parks/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An initiative now circulating would apply a “historic overlay” in the Civic Center that might impact the future of the downtown Berkeley Post Office. (Daniel Parks/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The initiative would also create a historic overlay over the Civic Center area. That would make it impossible, for example, for a private developer to take over Berkeley’s Main Post Office and convert it to a private commercial use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The backers of the initiative started collecting signatures on May 2. If they want to be guaranteed a place on this November's ballot, they must turn in 2,638 signatures by Thursday. The groups involved with collecting signatures include Save Our Post Office, which is trying to stop the U.S. Postal Service from selling the Main Post Office on Allston Way, and the Council of Neighborhood Associations, which unsuccessfully sued Berkeley over the environmental impact of the Downtown Area Plan, among other groups, said Arreguín.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arreguín said he decided to push for the ballot initiative because he is frustrated with Berkeley’s inaction on demanding well-articulated community benefits from developers. One intention of the Downtown Area Plan (which was endorsed by voters as Measure R in 2010) was to give developers the opportunity to build taller structures in exchange for “substantial environmental and community benefits.” If developers chose to go through the expedited “Green Pathways” review process, they would have to provide “extraordinary public benefits that could not otherwise be obtained,” according to Measure R. No developer has yet pursued this option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While developers are offering some benefits, in Arreguín’s opinion they are not substantial enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the development community disagree with Arreguín’s point of view. They say the initiative, if adopted by voters, could slow down or even stop what they see as the revitalization of the downtown core. Measure R allowed for the construction of three 180-foot buildings, about 15 stories tall, within one block of the downtown BART station and the construction of two 120-foot buildings, about 10 stories high, elsewhere downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, developers have plans to build three high-rise structures, one aimed at apartments for urban professionals, one aimed at families and empty-nesters, and one \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/19/16-story-hotel-proposed-for-center-and-shattuck-in-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">hotel\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a series of poison pills,” said architect Jim Novosel, who is designing a 120-foot building on Shattuck Avenue and Berkeley Way for the Nasser family. He is also a member of the Planning Commission and ran for the council against Arreguín in 2010.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135206\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/mock-up.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-135206\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/mock-up-300x300.png\" alt=\"A 16-story hotel has been proposed on Center Street at Shattuck Avenue. Image: JRDV Urban International\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 16-story hotel has been proposed on Center Street at Shattuck Avenue. Image: JRDV Urban International\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Minority politics is trying to control majority politics. It sends out a message to people who want to come into Berkeley that … it’s going to be friggin hard. You are going to have to work much harder.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative “will set into stone” the community benefits, said Matthew Taecker, a former Berkeley city planner who is now helping Jim Didion and Center Street Partners LLC get entitlements for a 16-story hotel at the intersection of Shattuck Avenue and Center Street. Right now, the shape and scope of each project determines what the community benefits look like, he said. That flexibility is critical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just the prospect of the initiative throws a chill on things,” said Taecker. “It will test the commitment of developers who haven’t yet received their entitlement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steven Donaldson, a member of the Zoning Adjustments Board, said that the community benefits process is working. For example, the developer of The Residences at Berkeley Plaza, a 180-foot, 17-story tower with 298 residences slated for Harold Way, originally planned to eliminate the Shattuck Cinemas. The ZAB board thought that was a bad idea and got the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/06/26/developers-put-theaters-back-into-berkeley-high-rise-plans/\" target=\"_blank\">developer to agree to retain them\u003c/a>, said Donaldson. That shows the current development process and review are working, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arreguín said he anticipates a lot of developer pushback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s great we have people wanting to invest in our community and build housing, but obviously they want to maximize their investment, their profits,” he said. “So of course they are going to say things aren’t feasible because they are trying to increase the amount of their rate of return.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read how the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Downtown-Community-Benefits-TEXT-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">initiative would revise Berkeley’s municipal code\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\nRead a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Title-and-Summary-of-Downtown-Zoning-Provisions-4-22-14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">summary of provisions of the initiative\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a> is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley. \u003ca href=\"http://eepurl.com/lh_3b\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside's Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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(Daniel Parks/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An initiative now circulating would apply a “historic overlay” in the Civic Center that might impact the future of the downtown Berkeley Post Office. (Daniel Parks/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The initiative would also create a historic overlay over the Civic Center area. That would make it impossible, for example, for a private developer to take over Berkeley’s Main Post Office and convert it to a private commercial use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The backers of the initiative started collecting signatures on May 2. If they want to be guaranteed a place on this November's ballot, they must turn in 2,638 signatures by Thursday. The groups involved with collecting signatures include Save Our Post Office, which is trying to stop the U.S. Postal Service from selling the Main Post Office on Allston Way, and the Council of Neighborhood Associations, which unsuccessfully sued Berkeley over the environmental impact of the Downtown Area Plan, among other groups, said Arreguín.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arreguín said he decided to push for the ballot initiative because he is frustrated with Berkeley’s inaction on demanding well-articulated community benefits from developers. One intention of the Downtown Area Plan (which was endorsed by voters as Measure R in 2010) was to give developers the opportunity to build taller structures in exchange for “substantial environmental and community benefits.” If developers chose to go through the expedited “Green Pathways” review process, they would have to provide “extraordinary public benefits that could not otherwise be obtained,” according to Measure R. No developer has yet pursued this option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While developers are offering some benefits, in Arreguín’s opinion they are not substantial enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the development community disagree with Arreguín’s point of view. They say the initiative, if adopted by voters, could slow down or even stop what they see as the revitalization of the downtown core. Measure R allowed for the construction of three 180-foot buildings, about 15 stories tall, within one block of the downtown BART station and the construction of two 120-foot buildings, about 10 stories high, elsewhere downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, developers have plans to build three high-rise structures, one aimed at apartments for urban professionals, one aimed at families and empty-nesters, and one \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/19/16-story-hotel-proposed-for-center-and-shattuck-in-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">hotel\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a series of poison pills,” said architect Jim Novosel, who is designing a 120-foot building on Shattuck Avenue and Berkeley Way for the Nasser family. 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The program is already operating on less than half its former budget this year – about $850,000 — with bridge funds. Next year’s budget would be under $500,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This has been a very difficult process for all of us,” Superintendent Donald Evans said. “This is a nationally recognized program. But that was when we had $2 million. We can no longer retain that type of program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cuts affect cooking and gardening classes at every school in the district, except King Middle School, where the garden is operated under separate funding by the non-profit Edible Schoolyard Project, founded by Alice Waters of Chez Panisse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During their long discussion, the board members appeared to agree that the current BUSD program needs to eliminate its cooking classes for now and offer limited gardening classes. The latest proposal called for gardening classes for pre-kindergarten through grade 7 (eliminating grades 8-12). However, board members said they’d also like to fund the garden at Berkeley Technical Academy (which is shared by the Independent Study students), and that will be added to the proposal the board is expected to pass Wednesday, March 26.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even at a reduced cost of $485,000 for the coming year, with only $178,000 requested in new funding, the board members were very concerned about whether the budget could accommodate the outlay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m struggling with this,” board member Karen Hemphill said. “We’re having a lot of things come to the board, piecemeal, that are all a priority, that all have their supporters. Nobody here doesn’t love this program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board will be committing to funding only one year right now. Board members recognized that a longer term financial commitment is probably better for attracting major donors. However, with changes in school funding this coming year (the new \u003ca href=\"http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/\" target=\"_blank\">Local Control Funding Formula\u003c/a> from the state), the district is still sorting out priorities for any new monies it gets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Board members discussed allowing individual PTAs to raise funds supporting cooking classes in their own schools. Hemphill was initially opposed, saying it would create inequalities between the schools. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, neighbors far and wide continue their effort to enlighten the driving public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An excellent recent example of someone who's taking management of their curb space to new heights comes (above right) from a homeowner in North Berkeley who wants parkers to recognize that they are invited to pull partway across the driveway. He or she has actually created an extra parking space (a considerate gesture given the number of commuters driving to the neighborhood. The sign says: \"If you are going to park here, pull up to this bin so another car can park here. We appreciate your cooperation.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_129885\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/03/berkeleyparking5.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-129885\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/03/berkeleyparking5-640x562.jpg\" alt=\"(Dan Brekke/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"562\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lance Knobel\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/03/13/west-berkeleys-pacific-steel-files-for-bankruptcy/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_129284\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/03/castings.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-129284\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/03/castings-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Steel has made castings like these in Berkeley since 1934. (Peter Jon Shuler/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pacific Steel has made castings like these for trucks and construction equipment in Berkeley since 1934. (Peter Jon Shuler/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pacific Steel Castings, based in West Berkeley since 1934, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Pacific Steel, one of the largest independent steel casting companies in the U.S., has 410 employees in three separate plants at the 8-acre site off Gilman Street. There are no immediate layoffs or interruptions in payment of wages or pensions. (In a hearing Thursday, the bankruptcy court agreed that Pacific Steel could access funds from a Wells Fargo loan to make payroll, pay vendors and meet operational expenses.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company hopes the bankruptcy proceedings, filed Monday in federal court in Oakland, will enable it to restructure its liabilities and remain in operation, possibly under a different owner from the Genger family, which is in its fourth generation of ownership. Pacific Steel makes carbon, low-alloy and stainless-steel castings for U.S. and international customers, largely for heavy-duty trucks and construction equipment. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pacific Steel is not going anywhere,” said chief operating officer Chuck Bridges in a statement. “The process we have chosen is to restructure the company while preserving jobs and exploring the best way to continue making high-quality castings for our customers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'One day a third of the workforce with hundreds of years of experience walked out the door. That’s hard to recover from.'\u003ccite>— Elisabeth Jewel,\u003cbr>\nPacific Steel\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>According to company spokeswoman Elisabeth Jewel, several companies have shown interest in acquiring Pacific Steel. She said the Genger family emerging from bankruptcy as owners or with a role in Pacific Steel was “definitely within the realm of possibility, but right now it’s very uncertain.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bankruptcy was provoked by what Jewel described as a “series of difficult financial events.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, Pacific Steel \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/12/19/200-undocumented-pacific-steel-workers-lose-their-jobs/\" target=\"_blank\">lost a third of its workforce in 2011\u003c/a> after a U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement audit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One day a third of the workforce with hundreds of years of experience walked out the door,” Jewel said. “That’s hard to recover from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers’ compensation insurance costs went up fourfold following a flood of claims from those departing workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, this January the company settled \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/12/27/pacific-steel-accused-of-labor-violations-in-lawsuit/\" target=\"_blank\">a lawsuit about the timing of worker lunch breaks\u003c/a> for around $5.4 million, which is owed to about 1,300 current and former employees. According to the bankruptcy filing, the company “was not in a financial position to immediately fund the settlement.” The lawsuit had not been supported by the union, GMP 136B, and was originally filed by a former employee, Jewel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are great jobs, great wages, great benefits,” said Jewel. “The union has been notified every step of the way what’s going on. There have been no secrets with the union. We have a good relationship with the union.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re a major employer, and a union employer,” said Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates. “We’d really like to see them continue to work in Berkeley and continue to strive to be good neighbors and clean up the plant as much as possible. They have done that in the past, and we hope they can get out of these financial problems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jewel said that despite the extraordinary expenses from the legal settlement, the company was operating well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Business is good,” she said. “We’ve had steady orders. It’s a little ironic, but when you have the huge amounts of the settlement in particular, it makes it very difficult.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A hearing in bankruptcy court should take place in the next month. Jewel said the company hopes the situation can be resolved this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a> is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://eepurl.com/lh_3b\" target=\"_blank\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside's Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Emilie Raguso\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/02/27/berkeley-council-votes-to-increase-garbage-fees-by-25/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/SideLoader-Truck-with-Extended-Arm-004.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-128070\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/SideLoader-Truck-with-Extended-Arm-004-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley began using automated single-operator garbage trucks as a cost-saving measure in late 2012. (City of Berkeley)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley began using automated single-operator garbage trucks as a cost-saving measure in late 2012. (City of Berkeley)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Faced with a projected shortfall of nearly $3 million for waste pickup services, Berkeley officials voted unanimously this week to increase residential pickup fees by almost 25 percent, beginning in July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Customers will also see a new description on their tax bills, as “Zero Waste Services” will replace the category previously described as “Refuse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city says it has not been charging enough to cover costs associated with recycling and organics pickup, which has contributed to the need for a rate increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday night, the City Council was advised either to increase fees by 24.7 percent come July, or phase in a 35.5 percent increase over three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Council members voted unanimously to take the former approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Council members Max Anderson, Kriss Worthington, Jesse Arreguín and Susan Wengraf had left for the night by the time of the vote, which took place after 11 p.m. Mayor Tom Bates said Wengraf previously told him she would need to leave by 11 p.m. to catch an early flight the next morning. No explanation was provided for the absence of the other council members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128071\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-1.18.23-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-128071\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-1.18.23-PM-640x382.png\" alt=\"Chart: City of Berkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chart: City of Berkeley\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Residents using the smallest bin will pay about $3 more, while those using a 20-gallon bin will pay nearly $5 more, and those with a 32-gallon bin will pay more than $7 extra for service. See the chart above for specifics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rate increase is expected to both fix the deficit and raise money to help rebuild and improve the transfer station, rebuild the Materials Recovery Facility, and conduct an outreach and education campaign about recycling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Zero Waste Fund also pays for Clean City Program services totaling nearly $3.5 million. The program includes street sweeping ($2.3 million), the cleanup of illegal dumping ($465,000), graffiti abatement ($331,000), and a contract to cover hand sweeping ($321,000).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Commercial rates will go up 2.5 percent. Officials explained that the smaller increase is due to the fact that those services are already mostly covered by existing resources, so there’s a much smaller gap to fill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128072\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-1.34.31-PM-720x260.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-128072\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-1.34.31-PM-720x260-640x231.png\" alt=\"Commercial rates will go up less because services a mostly covered by existing fees. (City of Berkeley)\" width=\"640\" height=\"231\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commercial rates will go up less because services a mostly covered by existing fees. (City of Berkeley)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On March 28, the city will mail notices to residents about the rate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A public hearing is scheduled on May 20 about the fee increase. Rates will be adopted at that time if there’s no “majority protest” as defined by \u003ca href=\"http://www.lao.ca.gov/1996/120196_prop_218/understanding_prop218_1296.html\" target=\"_blank\">Proposition 218\u003c/a>. New rates are slated to go into effect July 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City spokesman Matthai Chakko said the key issue is that the city had not previously adopted a rate structure that could cover the costs of the services it provides. This change is meant to fix that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also noted that Berkeley’s pickup fees are still \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/05/residential-garbage-fees-could-rise-25-in-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">very much in line with the average rates of nearby cities\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/05/residential-garbage-fees-could-rise-25-in-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">work session related to this issue in December\u003c/a>, city staff said Berkeley might in the future look into \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/05/residential-garbage-fees-could-rise-25-in-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">cutting back some pickup services\u003c/a> to every other week to reduce costs, which has worked in other cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>See the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Item-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">presentation from Tuesday night’s meeting here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to get a digest of all the day’s Berkeley news in your email inbox at the end of your working day? \u003ca href=\"http://eepurl.com/lh_3b\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to subscribe\u003c/a> to Berkeleyside’s free Daily Briefing.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Council members voted unanimously to take the former approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Council members Max Anderson, Kriss Worthington, Jesse Arreguín and Susan Wengraf had left for the night by the time of the vote, which took place after 11 p.m. Mayor Tom Bates said Wengraf previously told him she would need to leave by 11 p.m. to catch an early flight the next morning. No explanation was provided for the absence of the other council members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128071\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-1.18.23-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-128071\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-1.18.23-PM-640x382.png\" alt=\"Chart: City of Berkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chart: City of Berkeley\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Residents using the smallest bin will pay about $3 more, while those using a 20-gallon bin will pay nearly $5 more, and those with a 32-gallon bin will pay more than $7 extra for service. See the chart above for specifics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rate increase is expected to both fix the deficit and raise money to help rebuild and improve the transfer station, rebuild the Materials Recovery Facility, and conduct an outreach and education campaign about recycling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Zero Waste Fund also pays for Clean City Program services totaling nearly $3.5 million. The program includes street sweeping ($2.3 million), the cleanup of illegal dumping ($465,000), graffiti abatement ($331,000), and a contract to cover hand sweeping ($321,000).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Commercial rates will go up 2.5 percent. Officials explained that the smaller increase is due to the fact that those services are already mostly covered by existing resources, so there’s a much smaller gap to fill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_128072\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-1.34.31-PM-720x260.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-128072\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-1.34.31-PM-720x260-640x231.png\" alt=\"Commercial rates will go up less because services a mostly covered by existing fees. (City of Berkeley)\" width=\"640\" height=\"231\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commercial rates will go up less because services a mostly covered by existing fees. (City of Berkeley)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On March 28, the city will mail notices to residents about the rate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A public hearing is scheduled on May 20 about the fee increase. Rates will be adopted at that time if there’s no “majority protest” as defined by \u003ca href=\"http://www.lao.ca.gov/1996/120196_prop_218/understanding_prop218_1296.html\" target=\"_blank\">Proposition 218\u003c/a>. New rates are slated to go into effect July 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City spokesman Matthai Chakko said the key issue is that the city had not previously adopted a rate structure that could cover the costs of the services it provides. This change is meant to fix that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also noted that Berkeley’s pickup fees are still \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/05/residential-garbage-fees-could-rise-25-in-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">very much in line with the average rates of nearby cities\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/05/residential-garbage-fees-could-rise-25-in-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">work session related to this issue in December\u003c/a>, city staff said Berkeley might in the future look into \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/05/residential-garbage-fees-could-rise-25-in-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">cutting back some pickup services\u003c/a> to every other week to reduce costs, which has worked in other cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>See the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Item-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">presentation from Tuesday night’s meeting here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Want to get a digest of all the day’s Berkeley news in your email inbox at the end of your working day? \u003ca href=\"http://eepurl.com/lh_3b\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to subscribe\u003c/a> to Berkeleyside’s free Daily Briefing.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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(\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/38842060@N05/5673938277/in/photolist-9Doqb2-9DooEV-e7mLhL\">Bill Williams/Flickr Creative Commons\u003c/a>)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/author/frances/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frances Dinkelspiel\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Berkeley, squirrels are in the crossfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an attempt to make sure no toxins leak out of the old landfill under Cesar Chavez Park and leach into San Francisco Bay, Berkeley is hiring a pest control company to trap and kill hundreds of squirrels and gophers that make their home there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It seems that when the squirrels and gophers do what comes naturally — digging holes or tunneling in the ground — they are getting perilously close to the clay cap that covers the landfill. If the rodents penetrate that barrier, dangerous toxins like gasoline, lead, iron, herbicides and pesticides could leach into the bay. So the city needs to reduce the animal population to lessen the risk, according to city spokesman Matthai Chakko.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘It’s the overfeeding by people that has caused the overpopulation there.’\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“We haven’t had any of the materials inside the landfill escape into the bay and we don’t want that to happen,” said Chakko. “We are trying to solve a problem before it happens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city does not plan to eliminate all the squirrels and gophers at the park. It just wants to reduce the population, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The number of squirrels and gophers in the park is considerable, and the heaviest concentration is along the paths that traverse the perimeter of the park, said Chakko. In these areas, there is a higher concentration of tunnels and holes than in the center of the park, and it is the density that poses a risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it turns out well-meaning Berkeley residents are creating the problem. Even though there are signs at the park telling people not to feed the animals, the message is frequently ignored. Many people come to the park and toss birdseed and peanuts around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the overfeeding by people that has caused the overpopulation there,” Chakko said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley used the area as a landfill from 1961 to 1983, said Chakko. It was closed in stages between 1981 and 1990. A clay cap lines the bottom, clay dikes act like walls, and a clay layer covers the landfill. There is dirt on top of that, and that soil is what the rodents are disturbing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2009, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control District ordered Berkeley to eliminate the squirrels. The city tried various methods to get rid of the rodents. It tried to encourage natural predators to come to the park by building owl boxes and perches for raptors. While spotting burrowing owls has become a favorite Berkeley pastime, their presence has not reduced the overpopulation of squirrels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley cannot trap and move the rodents, as that is against state law. It cannot lace the area with poison – which might be quicker and less expensive – because that would affect other species. Its best approach is to trap and abate the squirrels, \u003ca href=\"http://cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2014/02_Feb/Documents/2014-02-11_Item_22_Closed_Landfill_Rodent_Population_Control.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to a city report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The City Council voted last week to hire Animal Damage Control, a pest control company, to run a pilot program. ADC will fence off a a 1-acre area at the northwest corner of Cesar Chavez Park and place 24 mechanical baited traps around, according to a staff report given to council. (The traps are small, so they will not capture other animals.) The company will check the traps twice a day for three weeks. The company will also set up mechanical, non-baited cinch tunnels underground to trap gophers. These traps will be checked every three days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the pilot program succeeds, the city will consider expanding it to other areas in the 90-acre park, said Chakko.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re doing our best to protect people, wildlife, pets and the bay ecosystem,” said Chakko. “All of those thing have to be in balance. 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(Vox Efx/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Berkeley has embarked on a path that could lead it to becoming the first city in the nation to tax sugar-sweetened beverages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday night the City Council agreed to put a sugar tax on a community poll assessing possible ballot measures for the November 2014 election (the poll will also test opinions on a commercial vacancies tax, a business license tax on rental housing, and a bond and tax measure for parks). A broad coalition of local groups, rallying under the banner of \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyvsbigsoda.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeley vs Big Soda\u003c/a>, turned out a crowd of vocal advocates for a 1 cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No city has been able to successfully pass a sugar-sweetened beverages tax. But it will happen here in Berkeley,” said City Councilman Darryl Moore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore, usually measured in his remarks at council meetings, delivered an emotive call to support the tax: “We’re the first community to divest. The first community for same-sex partner benefits. The first community to do curb cuts for our disabled citizens. We’re not going to let Big Soda and Big Sugar tell us that we’re going to continue to pollute our young people. We’re prepared for the battle, we’re prepared for the fight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community survey results will be available for the City Council meeting on April 1. Final approval on ballot language is scheduled for the July 1 meeting of the council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearby Richmond had a similar ballot measure in 2012, which was defeated. According to Councilman Laurie Capitelli, tax opponents, led by beverage manufacturers, spent $3.5 million to defeat the Richmond measure. San Francisco also is likely to have a so-called soda tax on the ballot in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘The sugar industry … will throw millions and millions of dollars at this. They will try to divide us by race, they will try to divide us by class. They will accuse Berkeley of being a nanny state.’\u003ccite>Laurie Capitelli,\u003cbr>\nBerkeley City Councilman\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“It will be a daunting task, because the sugar industry if we proceed with this, will throw millions and millions of dollars at this,” Capitelli said. “They will try to divide us by race, they will try to divide us by class. They will accuse Berkeley of being a nanny state. You can count on a piece of mail in your mailbox every three or four days. It scares the pants off me to think about what they’re going to do when they come after us. They will try to buy people. They will accuse Berkeley and the council of trying to dictate what you can buy. We’re going to get all of that, and we’re going to get it in an avalanche. But we’re letting people poison us and we’re letting them get off scot-free.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reason for such a tax is clear,” said Vicki Alexander, co-chair, Berkeley Health Child Coalition. “Forty percent of Berkeley Unified ninth-graders are overweight. An African-American resident is four times more likely than a white resident to have been diagnosed with diabetes. It is unconscionable to stand by and do nothing. Please be for Berkeley and against Big Soda. The health of our children and our families is at stake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_126117\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Big-Soda-council.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-126117\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/Big-Soda-council-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Proponents of a soda tax were out in force in neon green at Berkeley City Council. (Lance Knobel/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proponents of a soda tax were out in force in neon green at Berkeley City Council. (Lance Knobel/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Alexander explained that the tax would be on distributors of drinks that have added caloric sweeteners, including sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks and sweetened iced teas. It would not apply to diet drinks, alcohol, milk products, infant formula or drinks taken for medical reasons. Small businesses would be exempt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to materials distributed by the Healthy Child Coalition, economists have estimated that a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks would reduce consumption by 10 to 15 percent over a decade. Research by UC San Francisco Professor Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo concluded that over a 10-year span, passage of such a tax nationally would prevent an estimated 95,000 coronary heart events, 8,000 strokes and 26,000 premature deaths, while avoiding more than $17 billion in medical costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘Berkeley Voters Are Too Smart’\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The power that’s here is huge,” said Xavier Morales, executive director of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California. “Berkeley has been a national leader in improving the quality of nutrition in schools. We know that our presence here makes Berkeley a target for Big Soda. But we know that these tactics won’t work here. Berkeley voters are too smart. We have a campaign manager and we are actively fundraising. Together we’re going to win.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several councilmembers said there is a difficult choice between placing a special tax — the funds of which could go for a specific purpose, such as nutrition programs in schools — or a general tax — where funds go into the city’s general fund — on the ballot. A special tax requires a two-thirds majority vote, while a general tax requires only 50 percent plus one. Alexander said the campaign estimates a 1-cent tax per ounce in Berkeley would produce $1.5 million annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lizzie Velten, state and national policy coordinator for the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, said statewide polling showed two-thirds support for a special tax on sugary drinks. When the tax was posed as a general tax, however, support dropped to one-third.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilwoman Susan Wengraf, who said she was diagnosed as pre-diabetic two years ago, urged consideration of a higher tax rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How did you guys come up with 1 cent per ounce, because I want to make sure this deters people from buying sugared drinks,” Wengraf said. “It doesn’t just cost more, but it helps people make the decision not to buy it at all. I don’t want it to just be making people pay more for the poison. I want people to stop buying the poison.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a> is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://eepurl.com/lh_3b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside’s Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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