News & Articles

The Fix the Streets and Sidewalks campaign reported that a leader of the Safe Streets campaign signed a Fix-the-Streets-and-Sidewalks petition using a false name, in violation of Elections Code Sec.18610 that establishes any false signature as a misdemeanor.

Kelly Hammargren is perhaps more knowledgeable on city affairs than any other Berkeleyan.  She attends most of Berkeley’s Council and committee meetings and chronicles them in her Activist’s Diary.  In this installment, she endorses our Fix-the-Streets measure, in part because the competing measure will fund the bicycle lobby’s…

A 2022 Berkeleyside article discusses Berkeley's broken sidewalks. Berkeley's 50/50 cost-sharing program has a 3- to 4-year backlog, and that doesn't include homeowners who cannot afford to pay half, or are neglecting their responsibility. The city estimates that $50 million would fully fund sidewalk repair. (The Fix the…

In his letter to fellow Transportation and Infrastructure Commissioners, avid cyclist Rick Raffanti provides a peek into the City’s planning process for street paving and transportation infrastructure. He says that measuring the outcomes of various traffic strategies, for example, is a “taboo which must not be discussed.” 

A recent Berkeleyside article discusses our measure and a competing measure. Worth a read to the end. One of these measures will pass and prevail, and we think you’ll agree that it’s important that the winning measure be ours.