Politracks is a work in progress under active development — data may be incomplete while we build.
Politracks

News

Journalism about California's tracked officials and their legislation — nothing else. Items with no official or bill in our system never reach this feed (person-first relevance). From the curated publisher registry, deduplicated, labeled as Reporting (Tier 3). Filtered to items about Berkeley.

All topicsPublishers →Authors →Government Operations and Politics18989Crime and Law Enforcement2115Housing and Community Development2026Environmental Protection1008Health826Commerce822Transportation and Public Works761Emergency Management732Education720Immigration510Civil Rights and Liberties463Homelessness449
BerkeleysideReportingBy Nico Savidge
Measure V: Should Berkeley raise sales tax to close budget deficit?

King Pool in a 2022 file photo. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/large-King-Pool-opened-for-the-summer-.jpg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> Officials say Berkeley could close a fire station and make other painful cuts if the sales tax increase fails. Critics say the city should find another way to balance its budget.

BerkeleysideReportingBy Alex N. Gecan
Berkeley City Council upholds ban on tear gas in narrow vote

Oakland Police officers trying to maintain order after firing tear gas into a crowd of protesters on 7th St. May 29, 2020. Photo: Pete Rosos " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/05_29_20_protest_oakland-21.jpg?fit=720%2C480&ssl=1" /> The council also kept prohibitions, in place since 2020, against using pepper spray or smoke for crowd control.

BerkeleysideReportingBy Nico Savidge
$125M for Golden Gate Fields park clears Legislature

Golden Gate Fields is shown in a 2024 file photo. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/large-Natera_20240420_GGF_-45.jpg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> Lawmakers signed off on a plan to use $125 million from a state parks and climate bond to help buy the former horse racing track in Berkeley and Albany. Newsom is expected to approve it.

BerkeleysideReportingBy Nico Savidge
Berkeley gets $850,000 for new Ashby BART plaza design

U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon, flanked by a bevy of Berkeley and BART leaders, announces an $85,000 federal allocation for a new public plaza and open spaces on Adeline Street in South Berkeley. Credit: Nico Savidge/Berkeleyside " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_3958-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> The plaza along Adeline Street, planned as developers work to build 600 homes atop the BART station’s parking lot, will host the Berkeley Flea Market.