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From: Berkeley Neighborhoods Council <bn...@berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com>
Subject: Week of 9/1/ 2025 - 9/6/25 City of Berkeley Meetings & Rallies
Date: August 30, 2025 at 6:26:27 PM PDT
Reply-To: Berkeley Neighborhoods Council <bn...@berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com>




City of Berkeley Meetings and Rallies, Week of 9/1/2025 - 9/6/2025

Worth Noting:
City Council Summer Recess ends September 8, 2025 though some seem to want to return early.
Use the city website for meetings posted on short notice, recreational activities and full meeting agendas. https://berkeleyca.gov

 

·      Monday, September 1, 2025
o   Protest rally and march in San Francisco from 11 am – 1:30 pm at 16th & Mission.
o   Protest in Rockridge from 11 am – 12 pm on Broadway between College & 51st Street.
o   Protest rally in Oakland from 12 – 3 pm at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.
o   Protest rally in Berkeley from 4 – 5 pm at 200 San Pablo at University.
o   Protest in Albany from 4:30 – 5:30 pm at Buchanan & San Pablo.
o   Protest rally in Oakland from 5 – 6 pm at MacArthur & High Street.
·      Tuesday, September 2, 2025
o   At 2:30 pm the Agenda Committee meets in the hybrid format.
·      Wednesday, September 3, 2025
o   At 9 am the Wildland Urban Interface Vegetation code Workgroup meets in person.
o   At 2 pm the FITES Committee meets at 2 pm.
o   At 6:30 pm the PAB meets in the hybrid format.
·      Thursday, September 4, 2025
o   At 3:30 pm the Civic Arts Commission Public Art Subcommittee meets on zoom.
o   From 5 – 6 pm is the Building Your Fire Weather Plan in person.
o   At 6:30 the LPC meets in person.
o   At 7 pm the HAC meets in person.
·      Friday, September 5, 2025
o   At 11 am the Civic arts Commission Grants Subcommittee meets on zoom.
o   Protest/rally from 4-5 pm on san Pablo at El Cerrito Plaza (due process).
o   Protest/rally from 5-6 pm in Berkeley at Ashby and College (stop the coup).
·      Saturday, September 6, 2025
o   Protest/rally from 12 – 1:30 pm in front of Tesla on 4th Street near Virginia.
 
Activist’s Diary on Loss and Never Again: https://activistdiarybykellyhammargren.substack.com/p/loss-and-never-again
 

If you are unable to attend a meeting in person and/or it is not offered in the hybrid or an accessible format, TO REQUEST A DISABILITY RELATED ACCOMMODATION(S) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the ADA Program Coordinator at 510-981-6418 or  (TTY) 510-981-6347 and/or a...@berkeleyca.gov at least 3 days before the meeting (the sooner the better).  Thomas Gregory is the ADA Program Coordinator.

There is no guarantee that if we attend rallies, stand up to be counted, resist the authoritarian takeover of this country in every nonviolent way we can, we will win, but if we stay home and don't resist we are guaranteed to lose. Also a great way to connect and make new friends. We have work to do. Gene Sharp's Dictatorship to Democracy is an excellent guide. https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/from-dictatorship-to-democracy-a-conceptual-framework-for-liberation/
There are local rallies every week including, the every Saturday rally at the Berkeley Tesla dealership. Use the websites to look for more.
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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CIVIC EVENTS
 
Sunday, August 31, 2025
 
Monday, September 1, 2025 – Labor Day Holiday
 
BERKELEY WORKERS OVER BILLIONARES from 4 – 5 pm
Location: at 2000 San Pablo (at University)
Sponsors: Labor, Union
 
ROCKRIDGE SENIORS from 11 am – 12 pm
Location: on Broadway between College and 51st Street, Oakland
 
SAN FRANCISCO LABOR COUNCIL LABOR DAY MARCH 7 RALLY from 11 am – 1:30 pm
Location: start at 16th & Mission BART Station march to Delores Park
Sponsor: Labor Council
 
SOLIDARITY SEPTEMBER LABOR DAY FROM 12 – 3 PM
Location: at 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
Sponsor: IEB
 
ALBANY from 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Location: at Buchanan & San Pablo
 
INDIVISIBLE EAST BAY MACARTHUR/HIGH ST WEEKLY PROTEST (Mondays) from 5 – 6 pm
Location: at Intersection of MacArthur and High Street, Oakland
Sponsors: IEB
 
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
 
AGENDA AND RULES COMMITTEE Meeting at 2:30 pm
Members: Ishii, Humbert, Taplin alternate: Bartlett
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor – Redwood Room
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 160 247 2730
AGENDA: Public Comment on non-agenda and items 1 – 6. 1. Minutes, 2. Review and Approve -9/9/2025 -- draft agenda – use link or read full draft agenda below at the end of the list of city meetings, 3. Adjournment in Memory, 4. Council Work Sessions and Special Meetings, 5. Referrals for scheduling, 6. Land Use Calendar, 7. Discussion of Rules of Procedure requirements for Time Critical Items and format of council reports, 8. Unscheduled Items: none
 
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
 
WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE VEGETATION CODE WORKGROUP at 9 am
In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, Redwood Room, 6th floor
AGENDA: 1. Discussion of existing local amendments to ensure clarity, 2. Identify and Clarify AMMR Process (exception process), 5. Upcoming meeting schedule including Sept 24.
 
FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY (FITES) at 2 pm
Members: Humbert, Taplin, Lunaparra, alternate: Ishii
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor – Redwood Room
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 161 452 9965
AGENDA: 2. Taplin – refer to CM for 2026 ballot initiative for assessment of potential revenue measures for recreation and community facility improvement measures, 3. Tregub – Refer to CM to strengthen Berkeley’s Micromobility Regulatory Framework to improve public safety, ADA Accessibility and operator accountability, 4. Lunaparra, co-sponsors Blackaby, Humbert, Tregub – Refer to CM in collaboration with City Attorney to develop proposed increases to shared micromobility program fees.
 
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD (PAB) at 6:30 pm
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 1900 Addison, 3rd floor
Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 891 7458 9069
AGENDA: 3. Public Comment on agenda and non-agenda items, 9. Discussion and Action Items: a. Policy Complaint 2025-PR-0004 of PAB’s standing Rules, b. Wording for recommended Arrest Quota Policy, c. ODPA staff reports for presentation at the 9/30/2025 council meeting, 10. Public Comment, 11. Closed Session.
 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
 
CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION Public Art Subcommittee at 3:30 pm
            Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 161 612 5937
AGENDA: 5. No agenda posted
 
BUILDING YOUR FIRE WEATHER PLAN from 5 – 6 pm
In-Person: at 1170 The Alameda, North Branch Library
AGENDA: Workshop to help make important decisions before fire weather starts. Use link for details and to register.
 
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION (LPC) at 6:30 pm
In-Person: at 1901 Hearst, North Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 7. Public Hearings: A. 2029 University – Demolition referral – Use Permit #ZP2024-0181, B. 1890 Alcatraz – Demolition Referral – Use Permit #ZP2024-0183, 1619 Walnut - Mills Act Contract application - #LMMA2025-0002 – for Las Casitas Apartments, D. 21 Mosswood Road - Mills Act Contract application - #LMMA2025-0001 – for the Mouser-Parsons House, 2845 Woolsey - Mills Act Contract application - #LMMA2025-0003 – for the Norton Family House, F. 2000 Blake – Landmark or Structure of Merit Designation - #LMIN2025-0003
 
HOUSING ADVISORY COMMISSION (HAC)at 7 pm
In-Person: 2939 Ellis, South Berkeley Senior Center
AGENDA: 6. Loan Modification Requests for Housing Trust Fund Projects, 8. Commission Work Plan, 8. Social Housing Recommendations.
 
Friday, September 5, 2025
 
CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION Grants Subcommittee at 11 am
            Teleconference: 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 161 531 1000
AGENDA: 5. FY 2026 Grant Cycle Reflections
 
ONGOING STOP the COUP PROTEST from 5 – 6 pm
Location: at College and Ashby, Berkeley
Focus: Rally every Friday Stop the Coup Protest, organized by Indivisible Elmwood
 
Saturday, September 6, 2025
 
STOP the DOGE DESTRUCTION from 12 – 1:30 pm
Location: at 1731 Fourth Street, between Virginia and Delaware, outside Tesla Showroom
Focus: Every Saturday,

 

Sunday, September 7, 2025– no city meetings, events found
 
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++++++  AGENDA & RULES COMMITTEE, Tuesday, September 2, 2025 +++++++++++
 
AGENDA and RULES COMMITTEE at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Members: Ishii, Humbert, Taplin alternate: Bartlett
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 2180 Milvia, 6th Floor – Redwood Room
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 160 247 2730
 
DRAFT AGENDA for City Council Regular 6 pm Meeting on September 16, 2025
 
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS: PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS on NON-AGENDA MATTERS
 
AGENDA on CONSENT:
1.     Hollander, Economic Development – Contract $442,000 with Sorell Raino-Tsui for Public artwork Commission for MLK Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project Clubhouse (MLK/YAP)
2.     Oyekanmi, Finance – Amend Contract No. 32000060 add $2,000,000 total $3,750,000with Toshiba Business Solutions Inc for Citywide Multi-function Devices and extend through 9/15/2029
3.     Oyekanmi, Finance – P.O. $1,100,000 with Blaisdell’s Business Products for Office Supplies, Printing Paper, Small Equipment and Office Furniture 6/1/2025 – 5/31/2025 with option of 1 single-year renewal
4.     Oyekanmi, Finance – Amend Contract 32000164 add $400,000 total $1,375,000 with CGB Enterprise, LLC dba Minuteman Press Contract for Citywide Copying & Printing Services and extend to 6/30/2027
5.     Oyekanmi, Finance – Formal Bid Solicitations and RFP
6.     Sprague, Fire – Contract $300,000 with Swifthawk Consulting, LLC for Professional Services for surge staffing 10/1/2025-9/30/2028 with option to extend for 2 additional 1 year terms not to exceed $300,000/year
7.     Gilman, HHCS – Amend Contract 32300108 add $36,450 total $415,950 with Street Level Advisors, LLC for Housing Consulting Services end date 12/31/2026
8.     Ferris, Parks – Updates to the Measure T1 Project List
9.     Bartlett – The Parent Writing Circles Initiative – relinquishment of council office budget funds
AGENDA on ACTION:
10.  Klein, Planning – Amendments to Title 21 (Subdivisions) to all separate sale of ADUs
11.  Tregub – Refer to CM Amendments to the Berkeley Green Code for Newly Constructed Buildings and Existing Construction
12.  Lunaparra, co-sponsor Humbert – Zoning Ordinance Modification for Telegraph Avenue Commercial District
 
INFORMATION REPORTS:
13.  Commission on Labor FY 2025 Work Plan
 
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++++++  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA for Tuesday, September 9, 2025+++++++++++
 
CITY COUNCIL Regular 6 pm Meeting on September 9, 2025
Hybrid Meeting
In-Person: at 1231 Addison, School District Board Room
Teleconference: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (toll free)
Meeting ID: 160 154 8622
 
FINAL AGENDA for City Council Regular 6 pm Meeting on September 9, 2025
 
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS: PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS on NON-AGENDA MATTERS
PUBLIC COMMENT by EMPLOYEE UNIONS
 
RECESS ITEMS:
1.     Oyekanmi, Finance – Formal Bid Solicitations, $49,000 Advanced PPE Cleaning & Inspections
2.     Sprague, Fire – Contract piggyback onto Sourcewell Contract No. 030425-IMG add $394,736 with ImageTrend, Inc. for Fire Dept Records Management Software from 9/1/2025 – 8/31/2029 with 2 3-yr extenstions not to exceed $719,990 total $1,114726
3.     Ferris, Parks – Contract $70,000 with Throne Lab Portable Pilot Program to provide pilot program of portable toilet services
4.     Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract No. 32100160 add $125,086 total $899,539 with Alameda-Contra-Costa County Transit District for EasyPass Program 2021-2025
AGENDA on CONSENT:
5.     Klein, Planning - 2nd reading of amending City ADU regulations
6.     Numainville, City Clerk – 2026 City Council meeting schedule
7.     Numainville, City Clerk – Designated Lunaparra as voting delegate and Humbert as alternate for General Assembly of the Annual League of California Cities conference
8.     Buddenhagen, City Manager – Adopt Healthy Black Families as the fiscal sponsor for African American Holistic Resource Center, Sankofa Project which will be funded through State of California Mental Health Services Act in amount not to exceed $300,000
9.     Oyekanmi, Finance – Formal Bid Solicitations $1,250,000, $250,000 for 3-year contract for Specialized Recruitment Services, $500,000 for Mobile Fueling, $250,000 for Digital Experience Platform
10.  Gilman, HHCS – Accept On-Time $10,000 Stipend from Santa Cruz County Health services Agency, funding will supportHHCS Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Program
11.  Gilman, HHCS – Reserve $2 million for RCD for Affordable housing at Ashby West Lot
12.  Rodrigues, HR – Amend Contract No. 32400192 add $71,115 total $180 with GovernmentJobs.com for online data management services
13.  Ferris, Parks – Grant Agreement Amendment with State Coastal Conservancy to reallocate $1.7 million of unspent funds from Cesar Chavez Park Perimeter Trail Project to Bay Trail segment at Shorebird Park and recreation improvements at the Gateway Pier and the J&K Parking Lot
14.  Ferris, Parks – Reject all bids associated with Cesar Chavez Park Perimeter Pathway Improvement Project
15.  Louis, Police – MOU between Berkeley Police Department and other law enforcement agencies or private organizations
16.  Davis, Public Works – Accept Grant $500,000 for Codornices Creek Restoration at Ninth Street Bend Project
17.  Davis, Public works – Submit grant funding allocation to MTC Safe Routes to Transit and Bay Trail Program
18.  Davis, Public Works – Amend Contract No. 32500001 add $140,000 total $954,680 with CESCORP, dba Cal Elite Builders to complete installation of EV chargers at Corporation Yard
19.  Davis, Public Works – Accept bid $2,170,003 which includes $283,004 from Mar Con Builders for Corporation Yard Green Room and Building H Improvements Project
20.  Davis, Public Works – Contract $292,200 including $48,360 contingency with Bayview Industrial Services, Inc. for removal of Transfer Station Underground Storage Tanks Project
21.  Davis, Public Works – Amend Contracts for on-call engineering services (1) Contract No. 32300080 with CSW Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group add $750,000 total $2,250,000, (2) Contract No. 32300110 add $100,000 total $400,000 with SCI Consulting Group, Inc
22.  Taplin – Budget Referral $75,000 and staff time to fund 9th Street Linear Park Design Phase
23.  Taplin – Relinquishment of Council Office Budget Funds for Waterside Workshops for The Land and Sea Party
AGENDA on ACTION:
24.  Louis, Police – Contract $310,000 with Flock Safety Condor Fixed Surveillance Cameras for initial 4-year term with option to extend for additional 3-year term for total not to exceed $600,000
25.  City Attorney - Proposed Sanctuary City Ordinance
INFORMATION REPORTS:
26.  Sprague, Fire - Fire Hazard Severity Zone Implementation Plan
27.  Sprague, Fire – Update 2019 Berkeley Fire Prevention Division City Audit
28.  Klein, Planning – LPC NOD 2328 Channing Way #LMSAP2025-004 appeal period expires 9/9/2025
29.  Klein, Planning - LPC NOD 2135 MLK Jr #LMSAP2025-0005 appeal expires 9/9/2025
30.  Louis, Police Update on Implementation Progress of Citygate Workload and Organizational Study Recommendations
31.  Fair Campaign Practices Commission Work Plan FY 2025-2026
32.  Open Government Commission FY 2025-2026 Work Plan
 
DISPOSITION of ITEMS REMOVED from DRAFT AGENDA:
·      Referred to FITES - Taplin – refer to CM and City Attorney for Large Vehicle Parking Regulations (relates to RV parking)
·      Referred to FITES - Taplin – refer to CM for 2026 ballot initiative for assessment of potential revenue measures for recreation and community facility improvement measures
·      Referred to Health, Life, Enrichment, Equity and Community - Bartlett and Tregub – Refer to CM to initiate AI Municipal Use Policy AKA The Berkeley Rule to steward AI municipal use for the public good
·      Referred to FITES - Tregub – Refer to CM to strengthen Berkeley’s Micromobility Regulatory Framework to improve public safety, ADA Accessibility and operator accountability
·      Referred to FITES - Lunaparra, co-sponsors Blackaby, Humbert, Tregub – Refer to CM in collaboration with City Attorney to develop proposed increases to shared micromobility program fees
 
++++++++++ Land Use - Work Sessions - Special Meetings +++++++++++++++
 
NOTICE of DECISION (NOD)
·      2201-2205 Blake - subdivide existing lot and new construction (Appeal Period ends 9/2/2025)
·      2942 College - mixed use project (Appeal Period ends 9/2/2025)
·      2328 Channing – The Luttrell House structural alteration permit (Appeal Period ends 9/9/2025)
·      2135 MLK Jr Way – Civic Center Park structural alteration permit (Appeal Period ends 9/9/2025)
WORK SESSIONS & SPECIAL MEETINGS:
·      September 16 (4 pm) Auditor’s Report – Homeless Response Team Audit, Comprehensive Summary of Homelessness Response (rescheduled from July 29 due to meeting sound system difficulties)
·      September 30 (4 pm) – Council Referral: Social Housing
·      October 28 (4 pm) – Ashby BART East Lot RFP
UNSCHEDULED WORK SESSIONS & SPECIAL MEETINGS
·      Evacuation Study and Response Times (July 15 Off-Agenda Memo)
·      Presentation on City’s Unfunded Liabilities previous projected date - June 3 at 4:30 pm
·      Presentation on City’s Deferred Infrastructure Needs
·      PAB/ODPA Annual Report (Fall 2025)
·      November 4 (4 pm) - to be rescheduled – San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan
FUTURE INFORMATION REPORTS
1.     Affordable Housing Fee Feasibility Study
2.     Berkeley Fire Department Annual Report
PREVIOUSLY LISTED WORKSESSIONS and SPECIAL MEETINGS REMOVED FROM LIST
·      Fire Department Standards of Coverage & Community Risk Assessment
·      Dispatch Needs Assessment Presentation
·      Greenhouse Gas Inventory / Climate Action Plan Update
·      Reimagining Public Safety Update

 

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The Activist’s Diary is also posted on the Sustainable Berkeley Coalition What Happened page at: https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com/what-happened.html
Shorter Activist’s Diaries are posted in the Berkeley Daily Planet https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/

 

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Both the Activist’s Diary (October 24, 2020 to present) and the Activist’s Calendar (July 8, 2017 to present) in the Sustainable Berkeley Coalition website https://www.sustainableberkeleycoalition.com are word searchable. The calendar contains segments of past meeting records that are not available without a public records request.
 
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