Author : Ben Bartlett

Ben Barlett Berkeley Councilmember Meetings On Traffic, Fire Safety This Week

Dear Berkeley residents in City Council District Three. Please join us at the Public Meeting about Changes to the Dwight & California Intersection. The upcoming changes are in response to a history of crashes and near-crashes at this intersection, and at the request of many concerned community members. I worked with Berkeley Councilmember Kate Harrison […]

Berkeley City Council Opposes FAA WNDSR Flight Path Change Over Berkeley, East Bay

Berkeley City Council Oppose Federal Aviation Administration’s WNDSR Flight Path Change Over Berkeley and East Bay Berkeley, CA ⁠— April 21, 2021 Last night, Tuesday, April 20th, 2021, the Berkeley City Council passed its opposition to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) WNDSR flight path change proposal. Authored by Councilmember Ben Bartlett, co-sponsored by Councilmember Kate […]

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Sunday Stop Asian Hate Rally, COVID-19 Update, More

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Sunday Stop Asian Hate Rally #StopAsianHate Rally, COVID-19 Update, Community Safety Town Hall, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Rent Relief If you are available this Sunday, 3/28/2021 between 2-4 pm, please join this event organized by Berkeley’s AAPI Youth! We will be there to stand in solidarity, and we’d love to see you! […]

Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember Speech On Resolution To End Exclusionary Zoning

Berkeley City Council Meeting Tuesday February 23, 2021 Item 29 – Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley Passed Unanimously: 9-0-0 Thank Vice Mayor Droste, CM Taplin, and Robinson for putting this together. Thank CM Harrison, Hahn, and Wengraf for your additions and the Mayor for unifying it all. Let’s be honest, with Building and […]

Ben Bartlett Says Let’s Talk Reopening Berkeley Schools: Town Hall Thursday, 2/18/21

On Thursday, February 18th, 2021, 7:00 PM PST, the office of Berkeley City Councilman Ben Bartlett will be holding a ZOOM Virtual Town Hall with School Board Director Laura Babitt to have a School Reopening Conversation with Community Members, Parents, Teachers, and YOU! The Town Hall will start at 7pm and end around 8:30pm. Please […]

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Sworn In – Reimagining Public Safety

Berkeley News from The Office of Councilmember Ben Bartlett The City of Berkeley is updating our COVID-19 Health Order to align with the State of California’s regional stay home order, effective 12:01am Monday, December 7. Under the New regional Stay at Home Order, California is split into 5 regions, with the Order being triggered if […]

Councilmember Ben Bartlett, Berkeley City Council, Legislation on Group Violence Intervention

Ben Bartlett and the Berkeley City Council Introduces Legislation on Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Program – to address Gun Violence in the Community Berkeley – Berkeley has been experiencing an alarming rise in shootings throughout the City. This year alone, there have been more than 30 shootings, including one occurring on the night of October […]

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett On Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act

This Ben Bartlett post called “Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act” by Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett appears on Medium. Here’s an excerpt: In all 50 states and more than 145 cities, Americans are calling for legitimate police accountability, an end to police brutality, and the transformation of the police system itself. The killing […]

Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember: California Blockchain Innovation Zone

Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember, wrote this on Medium on Dec 4, 2019. He called it a “Framework for an Intrastate Regulatory Safe Harbor / Sandbox”. Councilmember Ben Bartlett: Technology is at its best when used to address fundamental human needs. While the internet represents a technological breakthrough of foundational significance, much of its potential to […]

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