KTVU, "No business in Berkeley for President Trump's 'Wall', Oakland may follow" - March 17, 2017
"When I heard about this wall, I knew we had an opportunity to use our leverage however small it may be, to make a stand," says Ben Bartlett, Berkeley City Council member who authored the measure.
Read moreRemezcla, "Berkeley Is the First City to Divest From Companies Working on Trump’s Border Wall" - March 16, 2017
“This enthusiastic response to the administration’s plans for a border wall demonstrates a dangerous normalization of President Trump’s agenda,” Barlett said, according to a press release.
Read moreBusiness Insider, "A San Francisco real-estate developer wants to house the homeless in towers of stackable 'micro-units'" - March 14, 2017
There are an estimated 118,142 people experiencing homelessness in California, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and many more low-income residents in need of affordable housing. At their best, micro-units provide a safe, clean space for those people to live and reclaim their dignity, Bartlett says.
Read moreBerkeleyside, "Dispute over details puts ‘innovative’ deal for new Berkeley housing on hold" - March 9, 2017
“No matter what happens with the vote, Ben Bartlett is a hero for coming up with that idea and getting the people on all sides to think that that’s a great step forward,” said Worthington, after the confusion arose but before it was clear how the night would end. He called the compromise “an incredible, innovative policy initiative.”
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Washington Post, "Pro-Trump rally in Berkeley turns violent as protesters clash with the president’s supporters" - March 5, 2017
The incident prompted Trump to threaten to pull federal funding from the university.
Read moreCBS SF Bay Area, "Emotions Boil Over Into Violence At Berkeley Pro-Trump Rally" - March 4, 2017
“It’s a sad day and we’re better than this,” [Councilmember Bartlett] said.
Read moreBerkeleyside, "Berkeley mayor, councilman pledge to increase police resources" - February 27, 2017
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín and Councilman Ben Bartlett have promised to increase police staffing and revive a recently disbanded specialized crime suppression unit to help address neighborhood concerns about safety following a spate of recent robberies in South Berkeley and the Elmwood District.
Read moreThe Daily Californian, "Jesse Arreguín, Ben Bartlett host meeting at Starry Plough Pub to address crime" - February 27, 2017
“Crime happens in isolation and fear. One of the things we can do is reject isolation, reject fear,” Bartlett said at the meeting. “Instead of isolation, we come together. We communicate. We befriend one another. We look out for each other.”
Read moreCBS SF Bay Area, "Berkeley Looks To Micro-Apartments For Homeless Housing" - February 16, 2017
Tiny apartments may be a solution to a big problem in the Bay Area. Da Lin reports.
Read moreBerkeleyside, "Berkeley moves forward on building micro-units for the homeless" - February 16, 2017
Where others cities will not venture, Berkeley dares to go. That’s how City Councilman Ben Bartlett views council’s unanimous vote Tuesday night to move ahead and explore the possibility of building tiny housing units aimed at the homeless and those on very low incomes.
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