Updates
Berkeley People’s Alliance Files Campaign Finance Complaint in District 4 City Council Special Election
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A right-wing PAC funded entirely by the Berkeley Property Owners Association, the Los Angeles police union, and the corporate insurance industry illegally hid its major funders in a hit piece attacking progressive Soli Alpert On May 23, 2024, the Berkeley People’s Alliance (BPA) filed a complaint with the City of Berkeley’s Fair Campaign Practices Commission…
Berkeley People’s Alliance Files Lawsuit to Prevent Mayor Arreguín and the Berkeley City Council From Committing Further Brown Act Violations
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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…
Berkeley People’s Alliance Asks City of Berkeley to Cease and Desist from Brown Act Violations or Face Lawsuit
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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,…