[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Please ban people from sitting, sleeping,...
Please ban people from sitting, sleeping, whatever, on the sidewalks in all commercial zones. Many areas of the city are unfavorable for its citizens, businesses and visitors because of the leniency of...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Even in this conservative/reactionary era,...
Even in this conservative/reactionary era, we've seen a number of court decisions saying that public policies cannot be based merely on animus against certain groups. This proposal is a classic example...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Yes. Please. Nobody is telling the...
Yes. Please. Nobody is telling the homeless that they can't walk downtown. We are saying they can't post up on the sidewalks, especially those who choose a nomadic lifestyle with their dogs. People can...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] I generally support efforts to get the...
I generally support efforts to get the homeless into housing and support services and off the streets. I also generally supported the Public Commons Initiative. I DO NOT, however, support this...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] I am all for this measure, as I have seen...
I am all for this measure, as I have seen the Telegraph and downtown areas decline in part to people hanging out and often blocking sidewalks with outstretched legs and dogs. A number of times I have...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Yes - unless the sitter is elderly or part...
Yes - unless the sitter is elderly or part of an organized political protest.
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] This is long overdue and common sense.
This is long overdue and common sense.
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Definitely...as part of the general 'clean...
Definitely...as part of the general 'clean up/fix up' of the downtown area, panhandling and sleeping and sitting are the major obstacles. This does not have to be done with a heavy hand; handouts for...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] I have lived and worked in Berkeley for 15...
I have lived and worked in Berkeley for 15 years. My grandparents on both sides of my family grew up in Berkeley, as did some of their parents. I have a very strong attachment to the traditional...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] It is a horrid idea and you know it....
It is a horrid idea and you know it. Berkeley is rated as the 10th cruelest city toward the homeless. It has failed in SF and Santa Cruz if my memory serves me correctly. A few days ago I was in a...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Yes, because for too long too many people...
Yes, because for too long too many people loiter and live on Berkeley streets and sidewalks. While it's wonderful that Berkeley is known as a "kinder & gentler" place for the homeless, their...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] I agree that we need to have a way to...
I agree that we need to have a way to mitigate aggressive panhandling, and general unsanitary and unwelcome behavior on our sidewalks. But this and similar measures seem to try too hard to get rid of...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] I work all week long in downtown Berkeley,...
I work all week long in downtown Berkeley, am a regular customer of many downtown merchants, and wholeheartedly support putting this on the ballot so the voters can have their say. The street...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Yes, since it is a contentious issue it...
Yes, since it is a contentious issue it should be put to the city residents for a vote. As an Oakland resident who works in Berkeley, I think the city desperately needs to do something to clean up its...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Absolutely! The measure is 30+ years past...
Absolutely! The measure is 30+ years past due. As a Berkeley resident, property, and business owner it has been frustrating watching the sad decline of the downtown. There is hardly a public open space...
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] Yes, please at least take this first...
Yes, please at least take this first step. It is no easy thing to be a small business owner, yet they contribute greatly to our community and help bring people and life to public spaces.
View Article[Civil Sidewalks Ballot Measure] I am surprised and dismayed that such a...
I am surprised and dismayed that such a clear violation of civil rights would come to Berkeley in the form of a mayoral proposal. This proposal implicitly targets and discriminates against a specified...
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