Updates

Last week the Berkeley People’s Alliance along with Nathan Mizell, an Alliance Board Member and Berkeley resident, filed a lawsuit with the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda. The lawsuit is in response to the Berkeley City Council’s recent violation of California’s Brown Act, the open meetings law that prevents government…

The violations occurred when Council business and citizen protests conflicted during the meetings. The protests concerned a resolution supporting a ceasefire in Gaza. At both meetings, the Mayor recessed the Council and held the remainder of the meeting in a different location, completely isolated from members of the public. In a letter dated January 11,…