<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Here's something completely different: two timely articles from the NEXT ISSUE, which will not be published in full until (I hope) Monday noon or so.  They have timely information from our friend Kelly which is relevant to Tuesday's Berkeley City Council meeting.  In particular,l they elucidate the efforts of some councilmembers to limit public comment at the less-and-less frequent council meetings.  The YIMBIES are gearing up to flood the council with astroturf, so if you support more participation instead of less, use Kelly's calendar to find out how to deliver your ideas to council.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2023-03-12/article/50213?headline=The-Berkeley-Activist-s-Calendar-March-12-19-2023--Kelly-Hammargren-Sustainable-Berkeley-Coalition" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">The Berkeley Activist's Calendar, March 12-19, 2023</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kelly Hammargren, Sustainable Berkeley Coalition</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">03-12-2023</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2023-03-12/article/50212?headline=A-Berkeley-Activist-s-Diary-Week-Ending-March-5--Kelly-Hammargren" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">A Berkeley Activist's Diary, Week Ending March 5</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kelly Hammargren</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">03-11-2023</i></p></div></div>