Howard Chang, CEO of AVA Community Energy, told Berkeley City Council that AVA serves about 760,000 accounts, has delivered roughly $180 million in customer savings and reinvested $100 million locally while launching programs including municipal solar installations, EV charging and an e-bike rebate program.

Mayor Bridget Dean told the State of the Cities breakfast that Berkeley completed a rewrite of its zoning ordinance, won a statewide public outreach award, and is pursuing capital and water-service projects while several downtown businesses prepare to open.

At a special meeting, the Berkeley City Council unanimously directed the city manager to fully fund replacement of the African American Holistic Resource Center and to preserve T1 funding for the Turtle Island Monument, and asked Budget & Finance for options to close an estimated $3.2M–$4.5M Measure T1 shortfall.