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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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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_126996\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/5673938277_68a52f1cd7_o.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126996\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/5673938277_68a52f1cd7_o-640x462.png\" alt=\"Ground squirrel at Berkeley's Cesar Chavez Park. (Bill Williams/Flickr Creative Commons)\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ground squirrel at Berkeley’s Cesar Chavez Park. (\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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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\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. This was the least impactful way we could do this.”\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\" rel=\"noopener\">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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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Lance Knobel\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/02/12/will-berkeley-be-first-in-nation-to-impose-sugar-tax/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_126114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/soda.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126114\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/soda-640x398.png\" alt=\"No U.S. city has yet been successful in passing a sugar-sweetened beverages tax. Will Berkeley be first? (Vox Efx/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No U.S. city has yet been successful in passing a sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Will Berkeley be first? (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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(Kaia Diringer/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Tracey Taylor\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/01/29/cooking-may-be-cut-in-berkeley-schools-edible-program/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cooking component of Berkeley schools’ highly regarded cooking and gardening program may soon be eliminated for financial reasons, and the future of the entire program in middle and high schools is also at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley Unified School District board was scheduled to hear details of the proposal in a presentation titled \"Re-envisioning the Cooking and Gardening Program\" at its regular meeting Wednesday. 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It employs 17 instructional specialists, a part-time clerical program coordinator and a three-quarter-time supervisor. (The districtwide program is separate from the internationally acclaimed \u003ca href=\"http://edibleschoolyard.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Edible Schoolyard Project\u003c/a> at King Middle School. That program is integrated with King's curriculum but funded and operated through a nonprofit foundation.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Efforts to raise significant outside resources to fund the program have not been sufficiently fruitful. Thompson said a grant writer was hired last year but that fundraising was not successful. She said reaching out to donors is complicated by the fact that the program is now part of educational services and requires a commitment by BUSD to provide regular financing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program has traditionally been bolstered by significant parent and community support. On hearing about the proposed cuts, parents at Willard Middle School expressed alarm at the idea of doing away with what they say is “at the heart of what they want their children to learn.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They shared a statement with Berkeleyside, part of which read: “We request immediate establishment of a committee to look at the BUSD budget and come up with a solution that avoids program closure. You do not dismantle a national model; it would take at least a decade to rebuild. The short and long-term costs to our children in terms of poor food choices, lack of environmental education, and the scholastic and physical repercussions of greater immobility during the school day are unacceptable.” [\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Willard-statement-re-cooking-and-gardening-program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full statement\u003c/a>.]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is urging the community to sign a \u003ca href=\"http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/save-public-school-cooking?source=c.fwd&r_by=1152075\" target=\"_blank\">petition urging the federal government to reinstate funds for the program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meantime, Thompson said the need to act now is imperative. “If we don’t come up with something, this program is going to die next year,” she said. “The proposal helps give us a baseline and we can build from there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BUSD board meets Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. at Council Chambers, Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, in downtown Berkeley. \u003cstrong>At press time, the item on the cooking and gardening program is no longer expected to be on the agenda.\u003c/strong>\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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Barbara Lee, who serves on the Appropriations Committee, recommendations do not have an enforcement mechanism, but are “typically followed.” She said that she was checking with the Congressional Research Service to find any examples of recommendations not being followed, but it would be “very rare.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spending bill \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/16/us/politics/in-defeat-for-tea-party-house-passes-1-1-trillion-spending-bill.html?ref=politics&_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">easily passed the House 359-67\u003c/a> and passed the \u003ca href=\"http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/ted-cruz-obamacare-affordable-care-act-senate-vote-102285.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate on Thursday night\u003c/a>. The Appropriations Committee recommendation is part of a \u003ca href=\"http://appropriations.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hrpt-113-hr-fy2014-fservices.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">116-page report\u003c/a> providing explanations for financial services and general government, including the Office of the Inspector General (the passage relevant to the USPS is on page 75).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USPS spokesman Augustine Ruiz said today it is too early for the Post Office to take any action as a result of the potential legislation. “It would be premature and irresponsible to speak on what may or may not happen,” he said. Ruiz said the organization would wait to see what happens before making any decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Barbara Lee said the language was clear, however, and that the USPS needs to put sales of historic post offices on hold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_123830\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/01/bates-post-office.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-123830\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/01/bates-post-office-300x300.png\" alt=\"Mayor Tom Bates, flanked by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner and State Senator Loni Hancock, mailed a letter to the U.S. Postal Service appealing the planned sale of Berkeley’s main post office in May 2013. (Lance Knobel / Berkeleyside)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Tom Bates, flanked by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner and state Sen. Loni Hancock, mailed a letter to the U.S. Postal Service appealing the planned sale of Berkeley’s Main Post Office in May 2013. (Lance Knobel / Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One recommendation instructs the USPS to enact a moratorium on the sales until after the release of a pending Inspector General report on the legality of the sales. A second recommendation directs the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to issue a report on how to ensure the USPS follows the law in its sales of historic properties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Lee said there is a need to press the pause button “while we wait to see what the Inspector General’s report and the ACHP reports say.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Inspector General report will examine whether the USPS is following applicable historic preservation laws in its historic building sales procedures and whether it has solicited sufficient public input in this process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Buildings like the Berkeley Main Post Office are central to our communities and our cities, and while the USPS continues to grapple with financial woes, it must not resort to selling off historic properties without complying with federal historic preservation laws,” Lee said. “Based on the legislative language included in the omnibus bills, I expect the USPS to immediately halt all pending sales.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tony Rossmann, a partner in Rossmann & Moore, who is representing the City of Berkeley in its efforts to preserve the Post Office, said the Appropriations Committee recommendations were a very good first step.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Each brick builds the wall, and it’s an important brick,” he said. “But it’s not a decisive one. From the City of Berkeley’s perspective, our interest is in preventing the sale of that post office and maintaining its historic character and purpose. What Barbara Lee was able to accomplish supports that goal. But it’s not yet the force of law that would give us the release that we need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The downtown Berkeley Post Office was listed for \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/10/08/berkeleys-downtown-post-office-is-listed-for-sale/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sale in October 2013\u003c/a>, nearly a year and a half after USPS announced that it \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/06/25/postal-service-plans-sale-of-berkeleys-main-post-office/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intended to sell the building\u003c/a> and relocate services to a smaller space in downtown Berkeley. Opposition to the decision has been voiced by discrete groups at the local, state and federal level. The Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to try to stop the sale. A campaigning group, \u003ca href=\"http://www.savethebpo.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save the Berkeley Post Office\u003c/a>, has organized petitions and community meetings, and been in consultation with groups across the country who are protesting the divestment of post office properties. Protesters pitched tents outside the building for almost almost a month, until the encampment was \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/08/29/berkeley-post-office-protestors-leave-site-details-scant/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked to leave in August\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The full text of the Appropriations Committee’s recommendation reads:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“The Committee is concerned by reports that the Postal Service is attempting to sell off many of its historic properties without regard for the preservation of these buildings. 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Until such an analysis is complete, the Committee believes the Postal Service should refrain from the relocation of services from historic post offices, and believes the Postal Service should suspend the sale of any historic post office.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Catch up with \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-post-office/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all Berkeleyside’s coverage of the downtown Berkeley Post Office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\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://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\" 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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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/01/burrowing-owl.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-122787\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/01/burrowing-owl-640x370.png\" alt=\"Early morning visitors to Cesar Chavez Park say they've seen burrowing owls for the past month. (Alex Madonik / Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"370\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early morning visitors to Cesar Chavez Park say they've seen burrowing owls for the past month. (Alex Madonik / Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Tracey Taylor\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The burrowing owls that make their home at \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=56000%20\">César Chávez Park\u003c/a> on the Berkeley Marina every year are back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrick Hickey, who works out in the predawn hours most mornings at the park, says he has noticed a pair of the birds there for at least the past month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They sit right on the edge of the path perhaps three feet away. They always seem to flank the edge of the protected corner area,” he said. “They are quite small. They look at me but I say nothing and I keep moving. I think they realize I don’t want to mess with them. Or they are dangerously blasé!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122789\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/01/burrowing-owl2.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-122789\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/01/burrowing-owl2-640x372.png\" alt=\"(Alex Madonik / Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"372\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Alex Madonik / Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Western burrowing owls have been designated a “species of special concern” by the state of California, as their population has been declining.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To help protect them, the city of Berkeley collaborated with the \u003ca href=\"http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/\">Golden Gate Audubon Society\u003c/a> and erected temporary fencing in 2009 at César Chávez Park to keep dogs and people out of the owls’ preferred roosting area along the shore. Docents are available at designated times to talk to visitors about the owls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The owls can usually be found at the Marina, October through early April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\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, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://berkeleyside.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4851428a10883a05193b1dd6c&id=aad4b5ee64\">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\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-121287\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/BSDC-map-640x477.png\" alt=\"This Berkeley Student District Campaign map was approved by the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday night. (City of Berkeley)\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Berkeley Student District Campaign map was approved by the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday night. (City of Berkeley)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What some described as \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-city-council/\">a historic move\u003c/a> by the Berkeley City Council to approve\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/04/berkeley-redistricting-map-approved-referendum-idea-looms/\"> a new student-majority district\u003c/a> centered around Telegraph Avenue was decried by others Tuesday night as “gerrymandering” aimed at splitting the city’s progressive voice and excluding some of the most active students from the mix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council voted 6-3, on second reading, to adopt\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-redistricting/\"> a new redistricting map\u003c/a>, with council members \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/kriss-worthington/\">Kriss Worthington\u003c/a>, Jesse Arreguín and \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/max-anderson/\">Max Anderson\u003c/a> voting against the proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fate of Worthington’s district, District 7, has been the focus of most of the outcry about the city’s new redistricting map. Much of the discussion since July has revolved around whether the city would adopt a map that’s been\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/04/26/redistricting-plans-focus-on-student-majority-district/\"> part of the public dialogue since April\u003c/a> or one submitted in July after the submission process had officially ended. The newer map was created by \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/stefan-elgstrand/\">Stefan Elgstrand\u003c/a>, an intern in Worthington’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The earlier map, via the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-student-district-campaign/\">Berkeley Student District Campaign\u003c/a> (BSDC), has District 7 concentrated mostly on the south side of campus, while Elgstrand’s map, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/united-student-district-amendment/\">United Student District Amendment \u003c/a>(USDA), includes parts of Berkeley's Northside neighborhood, with fewer blocks included south of campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have no choice but to go forward with a referendum,” Elgstrand told the council during public comment Tuesday night. He said the BSDC map excludes too many students, many of whom live in Cal co-op houses, dorms and International House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121289\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-121289\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/USDA-map-640x407.png\" alt=\"An intern in Councilman Kriss Worthington’s office created an alternate vision of a student district that adds Foothill, Bowles, Stern, I-House and 11 co-ops. (City of Berkeley)\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An intern in Councilman Kriss Worthington’s office created an alternate vision of a student district that adds Foothill, Bowles, Stern, I-House and 11 co-ops. (City of Berkeley)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city’s population must be split as evenly as possible among the eight council districts, which results in about 14,000 residents per district. As a result, the student-aged population, estimated at 25,000 to 30,000 people, will necessarily be divided. The ultimate question for city officials has been how to make the cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the numbers, the difference between the two maps is not significant. The BSDC map includes 87 percent student-aged voters, and the USDA map includes 90 percent. But supporters of the USDA map have said the real problem is that too many of the most progressive and diverse students — some of whom currently live in District 7 — are slated to be excluded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emotions ran high among council members discussing the maps Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilman Max Anderson said he saw the new map as “part of a continuum” of political maneuvering by the council majority aimed to concentrate power while shutting down the efforts of Arreguín and Worthington, whom Anderson described as “the two progressives” on the council. Anderson said the movement started with the\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/11/03/election-2010-results-the-winners/\"> 2010 election\u003c/a>, and described what he saw as an influx of hefty campaign contributions from Berkeley’s “commercial interests” and an increase in “partisan politics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the same rodeo,” he said. “There may be different bulls and different broncos being ridden, but the direction this is moving in is in the same path.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accusations flew in both directions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilman Gordon Wozniak claimed that Worthington had, in 2011, tried to “torpedo the whole Student District Campaign” and had previously proposed a map that did not include the co-ops, which have been the focus of so much of the discussion over the past few months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He seems to change his argument depending on what year he’s in,” Wozniak said of Worthington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Worthington bristled at Wozniak’s suggestions, saying he himself was the first member of the council to “address the issue of student districts” and that he had never tried to “torpedo” one of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a clear record in emails and a paper trail,” he said, calling Wozniak’s statements “provably false.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was actually the first person to say we should do what turned into \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/measure-r/\">Measure R\u003c/a>,” Worthington said. “Nobody else can show you a document. They weren’t even thinking about this back then.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lengthy discussion about the maps took place \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/04/berkeley-redistricting-map-approved-referendum-idea-looms/\">earlier this month \u003c/a>when a council majority approved the BSDC map on first reading. Tuesday night, adoption of the map was up for “second reading.” In most instances, once agenda items have gotten to this point in the legal process, there’s little debate or discussion on them. But this was not the case Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some officials and community members testified that the council should reconsider its previous vote and, instead, approve Elgstrand’s USDA map. Supporters of this map said it does a better job protecting the progressive voice and keeping neighborhood groups like Halcyon and Le Conte together. Some questioned the legitimacy of the public process surrounding the BSDC map.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been divisive and built on lies and misinformation,” said one student, Matthew Lewis, who said he is involved with the Residence Hall Assembly, an organization representing Cal dorms. “It is not a good map. It divides students and it divides neighborhoods, and therefore it is bad for both.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/george-beier/\">George Beier\u003c/a>, president of the Willard Neighborhood Association, said, in fact, the adopted BSDC map does a better job keeping Willard neighbors together in a single district. Beier — who ran against Worthington in District 7 in 2010 — also said he believed issues south of campus — related to crime, lighting and public safety — would be able to be addressed better under the BSDC map. Though he said he thought either map would be a step forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the public speakers both Tuesday night and earlier this month told council they supported Elgstrand’s map, and some council members had expressed concern that a map meant to unify students was in fact dividing them. But Cal student \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/safeena-mecklai/\">Safeena Mecklai\u003c/a>, ASUC external affairs vice president, told the council Tuesday that, despite the public testimony, the campus is “not particularly divided.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the BSDC map passed, students were excited,” Mecklai said. “It’s a very small number of students who are supporting the referendum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The clock begins ticking Thursday, when the city clerk ratifies the council’s vote, for those who wish to pursue a referendum. They will have 30 days to collect 5,275 signatures to challenge the council’s decision. Some have noted that the group may face an uphill battle if students are the target audience, as many may be leaving for winter break when the semester ends Dec. 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If they succeed, the county registrar would need to verify the signatures, which could be relatively quick — if a random sample comes back as legitimate — or longer — if there are problems with the sample, which would trigger a more thorough examination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assuming the signatures are sufficient, the referendum would automatically suspend the council’s decision on the BSDC map, which would revert council boundaries to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Council_District_Maps.aspx\">existing districts\u003c/a>. The council would then decide whether to revoke its vote, or put the issue to the voters. 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(City of Berkeley)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city’s population must be split as evenly as possible among the eight council districts, which results in about 14,000 residents per district. As a result, the student-aged population, estimated at 25,000 to 30,000 people, will necessarily be divided. The ultimate question for city officials has been how to make the cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the numbers, the difference between the two maps is not significant. The BSDC map includes 87 percent student-aged voters, and the USDA map includes 90 percent. But supporters of the USDA map have said the real problem is that too many of the most progressive and diverse students — some of whom currently live in District 7 — are slated to be excluded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emotions ran high among council members discussing the maps Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilman Max Anderson said he saw the new map as “part of a continuum” of political maneuvering by the council majority aimed to concentrate power while shutting down the efforts of Arreguín and Worthington, whom Anderson described as “the two progressives” on the council. Anderson said the movement started with the\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/11/03/election-2010-results-the-winners/\"> 2010 election\u003c/a>, and described what he saw as an influx of hefty campaign contributions from Berkeley’s “commercial interests” and an increase in “partisan politics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the same rodeo,” he said. “There may be different bulls and different broncos being ridden, but the direction this is moving in is in the same path.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accusations flew in both directions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilman Gordon Wozniak claimed that Worthington had, in 2011, tried to “torpedo the whole Student District Campaign” and had previously proposed a map that did not include the co-ops, which have been the focus of so much of the discussion over the past few months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He seems to change his argument depending on what year he’s in,” Wozniak said of Worthington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Worthington bristled at Wozniak’s suggestions, saying he himself was the first member of the council to “address the issue of student districts” and that he had never tried to “torpedo” one of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a clear record in emails and a paper trail,” he said, calling Wozniak’s statements “provably false.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was actually the first person to say we should do what turned into \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/measure-r/\">Measure R\u003c/a>,” Worthington said. “Nobody else can show you a document. They weren’t even thinking about this back then.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lengthy discussion about the maps took place \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/04/berkeley-redistricting-map-approved-referendum-idea-looms/\">earlier this month \u003c/a>when a council majority approved the BSDC map on first reading. Tuesday night, adoption of the map was up for “second reading.” In most instances, once agenda items have gotten to this point in the legal process, there’s little debate or discussion on them. But this was not the case Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some officials and community members testified that the council should reconsider its previous vote and, instead, approve Elgstrand’s USDA map. Supporters of this map said it does a better job protecting the progressive voice and keeping neighborhood groups like Halcyon and Le Conte together. Some questioned the legitimacy of the public process surrounding the BSDC map.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been divisive and built on lies and misinformation,” said one student, Matthew Lewis, who said he is involved with the Residence Hall Assembly, an organization representing Cal dorms. “It is not a good map. It divides students and it divides neighborhoods, and therefore it is bad for both.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/george-beier/\">George Beier\u003c/a>, president of the Willard Neighborhood Association, said, in fact, the adopted BSDC map does a better job keeping Willard neighbors together in a single district. Beier — who ran against Worthington in District 7 in 2010 — also said he believed issues south of campus — related to crime, lighting and public safety — would be able to be addressed better under the BSDC map. Though he said he thought either map would be a step forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the public speakers both Tuesday night and earlier this month told council they supported Elgstrand’s map, and some council members had expressed concern that a map meant to unify students was in fact dividing them. But Cal student \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/safeena-mecklai/\">Safeena Mecklai\u003c/a>, ASUC external affairs vice president, told the council Tuesday that, despite the public testimony, the campus is “not particularly divided.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the BSDC map passed, students were excited,” Mecklai said. “It’s a very small number of students who are supporting the referendum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The clock begins ticking Thursday, when the city clerk ratifies the council’s vote, for those who wish to pursue a referendum. They will have 30 days to collect 5,275 signatures to challenge the council’s decision. Some have noted that the group may face an uphill battle if students are the target audience, as many may be leaving for winter break when the semester ends Dec. 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If they succeed, the county registrar would need to verify the signatures, which could be relatively quick — if a random sample comes back as legitimate — or longer — if there are problems with the sample, which would trigger a more thorough examination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assuming the signatures are sufficient, the referendum would automatically suspend the council’s decision on the BSDC map, which would revert council boundaries to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Council_District_Maps.aspx\">existing districts\u003c/a>. The council would then decide whether to revoke its vote, or put the issue to the voters. If the item goes onto the ballot, that could take place in June or November 2014, depending on how long the signature verification process takes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Elgstrand, more information about the referendum effort will be forthcoming this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Emilie Raguso\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/05/berkeley-bans-tobacco-smoking-in-apartments-condos/\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/smoking-ban.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120138\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/smoking-ban.jpg\" alt=\"smoking-ban\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley residents who live in buildings with more than one unit will not be allowed to smoke inside beginning in May 2014. (Damian Kennedy/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Smoking cigarettes will no longer be allowed inside the units of multi-family housing developments in Berkeley, effective May 2014, after a unanimous vote by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-city-council/\">Berkeley City Council\u003c/a> on Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council decision, once it’s adopted on second reading, would \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-03-Item-30-Tobacco-Free-Multi-Unit-Housing.pdf\">prohibit tobacco smoke inside all residential buildings that have more than one unit\u003c/a>, and in all common areas of those buildings as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After considering the issue twice earlier this year, the council voted, on first reading, to approve the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-03-Item-30-Tobacco-Free-Multi-Unit-Housing.pdf\">new ordinance\u003c/a>, which puts forward enforcement guidelines that officials hope will protect the rights of both non-smoking neighbors as well as residents who receive complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the ordinance, the city’s Public Health Department will provide smoking cessation classes and education through December 2016. City staff will provide sample language about the ordinance and its enforcement to landlords to help spread the word.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serena Chen, regional advocacy director in Oakland of the American Lung Association, told the council that, by her count, Berkeley would be the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Grid-of-EB-cities10.-by-provision.pdf\">17th city in the nation\u003c/a> to pass an effective smoke-free multi-unit housing ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But you will be the first city to enforce it right,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginning in May, new leases for all tenants will include mandatory non-smoking clauses. Existing tenants will be offered a voluntary non-smoking addendum to their leases. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Item-30-Pres.pdf\">Read an overview \u003c/a>presented by city staff to council Tuesday night.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One challenge to the ordinance previously had been how it would be enforced equitably and who would be responsible for enforcement. Staff explained the process to council members Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120139\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/graph-640x383.png\" alt=\"Under Berkeley’s new tobacco-free multi-unit housing ordinance, a smoking resident would not receive a citation unless the city receives complaints from multiple residents. (City of Berkeley)\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under Berkeley’s new tobacco-free multi-unit housing ordinance, a smoking resident would not receive a citation unless the city receives complaints from multiple residents. (City of Berkeley)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Under the new law, upon receipt of the first complaint about a resident smoking indoors — which must be made in writing using a city form — staff would send a notice to alert the resident about the complaint and provide information about the rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If, within six months, the city receives additional complaints from two residents in two separate units about that same smoker, the city could issue a ticket or an infraction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smoking is already banned in the city’s commercial zones, and “Berkeley has implemented bans on smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars, grocery stores, and parks,” according to Tuesday night’s staff report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Council members \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/jesse-arreguin/\">Jesse Arreguín\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/max-anderson/\">Max Anderson\u003c/a> expressed concern about the use of the infraction as a method of enforcement, because it would send involved parties to court and potentially pose significant problems for residents singled out as smokers, justly or otherwise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arreguín asked staff to include language that would require complaints to made under penalty of perjury to raise the bar for honesty in the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of my concerns was, what’s there to stop someone who just doesn’t like their neighbor from using this to file a complaint,” Arreguín said Wednesday. “We don’t want to create incentives for the ordinance to be abused.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Arreguín also clarified Wednesday that \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Item-28-Rev.pdf\">he is not seeking a city-wide smoking ban\u003c/a> in all Berkeley housing, an idea that was raised in a \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-s-next-smoking-ban-may-hit-home-4984302.php\">San Francisco Chronicle story\u003c/a> in November. Arreguín staffer Anthony Sanchez said Wednesday that the idea had been raised rhetorically to question why the council had limited the scope of the smoking ban to residents of multi-family housing, and whether this signaled an unfair focus on tenants vs. single-family homeowners. Sanchez said the idea had not been an official proposal of any kind, despite what he described as its mischaracterization in the Chronicle.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/zach-cowan/\">City attorney Zach Cowan\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/christine-daniel/\">city manager Christine Daniel\u003c/a> assured council members that, under most circumstances involving code enforcement, the city sticks with citations rather than infractions because they’re much easier for staff to deal with and have a lower standard of proof.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cowan said an infraction could be pursued when violations are severe or repeated, or when administrative citations are ignored, and said the city should wait to see how the new program works before speculating on problems that could arise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the staff report: “Under current state law, potential penalties, whether pursued as an infraction or an administrative citation, would be in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation, two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation within one year, and five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional violation within one year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Said \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/mayor-tom-bates/\">Mayor Tom Bates\u003c/a>: “This is not a perfect law, but I’m committed, and council is committed, to monitor it and make sure it’s getting properly implemented.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We might be able to tinker around the edges down the road” if changes are needed, Bates added. “It’s, like, 95% there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley resident Carol Denney told the council during public comment that she is a cancer patient who lives next door to two chain smokers. She said she was glad Bates promised continued attention to the issue and that the city strengthened an earlier version of the ordinance, and was thrilled to see the new law win unanimous support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have hope for the first time that my building will be cleared of secondhand smoke,” she said after the meeting. “I’m really hoping for success here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\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, Calif. \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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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serena Chen, regional advocacy director in Oakland of the American Lung Association, told the council that, by her count, Berkeley would be the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Grid-of-EB-cities10.-by-provision.pdf\">17th city in the nation\u003c/a> to pass an effective smoke-free multi-unit housing ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But you will be the first city to enforce it right,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginning in May, new leases for all tenants will include mandatory non-smoking clauses. Existing tenants will be offered a voluntary non-smoking addendum to their leases. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Item-30-Pres.pdf\">Read an overview \u003c/a>presented by city staff to council Tuesday night.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One challenge to the ordinance previously had been how it would be enforced equitably and who would be responsible for enforcement. Staff explained the process to council members Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120139\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/graph-640x383.png\" alt=\"Under Berkeley’s new tobacco-free multi-unit housing ordinance, a smoking resident would not receive a citation unless the city receives complaints from multiple residents. (City of Berkeley)\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under Berkeley’s new tobacco-free multi-unit housing ordinance, a smoking resident would not receive a citation unless the city receives complaints from multiple residents. (City of Berkeley)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Under the new law, upon receipt of the first complaint about a resident smoking indoors — which must be made in writing using a city form — staff would send a notice to alert the resident about the complaint and provide information about the rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If, within six months, the city receives additional complaints from two residents in two separate units about that same smoker, the city could issue a ticket or an infraction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smoking is already banned in the city’s commercial zones, and “Berkeley has implemented bans on smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars, grocery stores, and parks,” according to Tuesday night’s staff report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Council members \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/jesse-arreguin/\">Jesse Arreguín\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/max-anderson/\">Max Anderson\u003c/a> expressed concern about the use of the infraction as a method of enforcement, because it would send involved parties to court and potentially pose significant problems for residents singled out as smokers, justly or otherwise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arreguín asked staff to include language that would require complaints to made under penalty of perjury to raise the bar for honesty in the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of my concerns was, what’s there to stop someone who just doesn’t like their neighbor from using this to file a complaint,” Arreguín said Wednesday. “We don’t want to create incentives for the ordinance to be abused.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Arreguín also clarified Wednesday that \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Item-28-Rev.pdf\">he is not seeking a city-wide smoking ban\u003c/a> in all Berkeley housing, an idea that was raised in a \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-s-next-smoking-ban-may-hit-home-4984302.php\">San Francisco Chronicle story\u003c/a> in November. Arreguín staffer Anthony Sanchez said Wednesday that the idea had been raised rhetorically to question why the council had limited the scope of the smoking ban to residents of multi-family housing, and whether this signaled an unfair focus on tenants vs. single-family homeowners. Sanchez said the idea had not been an official proposal of any kind, despite what he described as its mischaracterization in the Chronicle.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/zach-cowan/\">City attorney Zach Cowan\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/christine-daniel/\">city manager Christine Daniel\u003c/a> assured council members that, under most circumstances involving code enforcement, the city sticks with citations rather than infractions because they’re much easier for staff to deal with and have a lower standard of proof.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cowan said an infraction could be pursued when violations are severe or repeated, or when administrative citations are ignored, and said the city should wait to see how the new program works before speculating on problems that could arise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the staff report: “Under current state law, potential penalties, whether pursued as an infraction or an administrative citation, would be in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation, two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation within one year, and five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional violation within one year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Said \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/mayor-tom-bates/\">Mayor Tom Bates\u003c/a>: “This is not a perfect law, but I’m committed, and council is committed, to monitor it and make sure it’s getting properly implemented.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We might be able to tinker around the edges down the road” if changes are needed, Bates added. “It’s, like, 95% there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley resident Carol Denney told the council during public comment that she is a cancer patient who lives next door to two chain smokers. She said she was glad Bates promised continued attention to the issue and that the city strengthened an earlier version of the ordinance, and was thrilled to see the new law win unanimous support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have hope for the first time that my building will be cleared of secondhand smoke,” she said after the meeting. “I’m really hoping for success here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\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, Calif. \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\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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