From the Contra Costa Times regarding a recent session of Berkeley's City Council:

"...In another matter, the council made Berkeley the first city in the country to ask its citizens to vote on whether to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney by approving a ballot measure for the November election.

The measure would be purely advisory, since only Congress has the power to remove a president or vice president.

This is the latest in a long line of national and international issues on which Berkeley has taken an early stand. In many cases, Berkeley's position eventually became majority opinion, including desegregating the schools, opposing the Vietnam War, ending apartheid in South Africa, and mandating curb cuts for wheelchairs.

The council also approved two other ballot measures.

One would allow conversion of rental units to condominiums, providing sitting tenants are protected and an affordable housing mitigation fee is paid to the city.

The other is an advisory measure supporting aggressive efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...."

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