Join my office and I at our 9th Street Greenway Cleanup! Saturday, June 17 | 12 – 1 pm RSVP here Questions: TTaplin@berkeleyca.gov
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Join my office and I at our Berkeley District 2 Public Safety Forum! We will be joined by the Berkeley Police Department and its Community Services Bureau. Questions? Email TTaplin@berkeleyca.gov. Thursday, June 15, 5 – 6:30 pm Zoom Link: http://tinyurl.com/CMTTsafety61523 RSVP here
April 2023 TO: Dee Williams-Ridley, City Manager <CManager@cityofberkeley.info> RE: Memorandum on Berkeley Ceasefire D2 Ad Hoc Advisory Group The District 2 Council office convened a series of meetings with local stakeholders and subject matter experts to better understand the operations of violence prevention programs and the challenges local governments may […]
November 14, 2022TTaplin@cityofberkeley.info Councilmember Taplin Statement on Police Misconduct Allegations I am deeply disturbed and troubled by the recent surfacing of texts exhibiting anti-homeless andanti-Black racial bias distributed by an officer of the Berkeley Police Department. There can bezero tolerance for racism, bigotry, and hate anywhere in our city, let […]
November 14, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today the Berkeley City Council’s Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community (HLEEC) Committee unanimously passed District 2 Councilmember Terry Taplin’s proposal for the City’s newly-formed Office of Racial Equity to incorporate workforce development services for the recently incarcerated (known as “adult re-entry”) and development […]
Join Councilmember Taplin for an all-volunteer neighborhood clean-up on Saturday, September 24! We’ll be meeting at noon at Ciel Creative Space on 935 Carleton St. Please wear closed-toed shoes and comfortable clothing; supplies will be provided.
August 8 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I support the Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) who will be on strike at various locations across Northern California starting on August 15. The over-2,000 unionized psychologists, therapists, chemical dependency counselors and social workers in […]
Last night, I voted against ballot measure language that would have made significant changes to Berkeley’s rent control laws if passed. I support some language in the measure giving Berkeley the ability to bring replacement units for rent controlled housing when demolished, as required by California’s Housing Crisis Act of […]
I am shocked and saddened by today’s news of the US Supreme Court overturning the Roe decision. It was always clear that this Trumpist-majority Supreme Court would move swiftly to end reproductive rights and many other important civil rights, but even for those who saw it coming, this is devastating. […]
May 5, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dear District 2, I was born and raised in West Berkeley, and have lived in the neighborhood currently bearing the brunt of increasing gun violence for most of my life. Berkeley is a diverse community, and while we may not always agree on particulars, […]