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5 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Mayor @JesseArreguin and city officials are holding another COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall. New cases and test positivity rates are both down compared to two months ago.
Tune in now here
Berkeley Health Officer Lisa Hernandez says there have been 70 "school exposure events," in which people who tested positive had been in classrooms — but no documented cases of transmission within schools. Figure includes BUSD and private schools.
93% of Berkeley residents 12 and older are now fully vaccinated, which earns cheers and thanks from city officials. Outreach efforts are continuing to reach those who still aren't vaccinated
More on Berkeley's vaccine mandate for city employees here berkeleyside.org/2021/09/21/cov…
The big picture: Rates of new COVID cases, positive tests and vaccination in Berkeley right now are "a lot better" than in the rest of California and even other Bay Area cities, Health Officer Lisa Hernandez says

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7 Oct
Tonight's school board meeting is covered by education reporter @allymarkovich. The school board is voting on a vaccine-or-test policy for students in advance of California's stricter vaccine mandate. Agenda here: agendaonline.net/public/Meeting…
Follow the meeting 🧵:
The school board will also discuss how the district should deal with a decline in enrollment (known throughout the state as the 'ADA cliff') and share an update about a new, anonymous reporting hotline for sexual harassment, bullying, etc. Stay tuned more on both of these.
During public comment, the president & VP of the Berkeley High say they support a vaccine mandate. "With frequent testing, continued mask wearing, and a vaccination mandate, we can combat COVID-19," say Chloe Burke and Hanim Nuru.
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6 Oct
Now onto the next (and sole remaining item) on this special #berkmtg agenda: Interim rules to be used by the new Police Accountability Board and director of police accountability for handling complaints against @berkeleypolice. There are two alternatives. THREAD. #berkmtg
@berkeleypolice See Item 1 for agenda materials: cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Cou… #berkmtg
@berkeleypolice There are 3 major differences btw director + board versions: (1) who may file complaint (board wants witnesses + board to be able to file); (2) extension of timeline from 90 to 180 days; (3) board would like complainant to stay in room during hearing + ask questions #berkmtg
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6 Oct
Starting now with Item A: a proposed waiver of Berkeley's Sanctuary City Ordinance for Motorola Solutions lease. The contract with Motorola will save the city $1M, the city manager says. #berkmtg
The majority of police + fire radios were purchased in 2011 and have exceeded their useful life, the city manager says. Motorola is the only entity with equipment the city can work with, she says, because the radios need to be encrypted; it's part of a statewide system. #berkmtg
"This is the only solution that we haven't available to us," says Dee Williams-Ridley. There are no other options. #berkmtg
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3 Jun
Coming up on tonight's #busdmtg school board meeting: a new block schedule at Berkeley High, two major budget drafts (next year's General Fund & 21-24 LCAP), a resolution in support of Latinx student achievement, changes to dual-language immersion program, and more. 🧵
Tonight's #busdmtg coverage is brought to you by Berkeleyside's education reporter @allymarkovich and fueled by a broccoli & tofu stir-fry, which said education reporter cooked up right before this. Cheers to those following along! We're in for a packed night.
Here comes the first public comment session, which has few enough contributors that folks are only limited to ~2 minutes~ instead of the usual 1 minute. End-of-the year fatigue could be responsible. #busdmtg
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24 Feb
Tonight's regular City Council meeting (us02web.zoom.us/j/81676274736) begins soon and we'll be live-tweeting it here.

The important item today — a resolution to end exclusionary zoning in Berkeley. Read our coverage to catch up: #berkmtg
berkeleyside.com/2021/02/17/ber…
Here's the council tonight, all smiles after Mayor @JesseArreguin accidentally moved CM @loridroste to the attendee pool. Public comment will be limited to be one minute today due to large numbers expected. #berkmtg Image
The mayor is recognizing a grim milestone for the United States — 500,000+ deaths to COVID-19, with 35 of them in Berkeley. March 1 will be a day of remembrance in the city.
He says it could have been prevented through more effective federal action, supported by science. #berkmtg
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14 May 20
This Wednesday, #busdmtg is a community town hall, not a board meeting. It starts now on Zoom - info here: berkeleyschools.net/2020/05/may-13…
Tonight's topic: reopening schools. What will school look like in the fall if students are allowed to return? Here's the "planning outline" staff will walk through: docs.google.com/document/d/1lU…. There will opportunities to submit live questions/comments #busdmtg
This is the clearest the superintendent has been about this publicly: "We do believe school will not be back to normal in the fall." Social-distancing measure will almost definitely be in place if kids can go back. #busdmtg
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