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The salaries of the Berkeley mayor and city council members will go up 75%, thanks to the apparent passage of Measure JJ.

With 8 city measures on the ballot last night, only one appears to have failed. Measure HH would've raised utility taxes to create a climate equity action fund:

Mise en Place Kitchen offers traditional cafe fare with a seasonal, chef-focused spin. It serves up pretty tartines, fresh salads, daily specials and creative drinks on a spacious outdoor patio.

Even though real estate interests spent $137,000 to defeat it, the pro-tenant "Right to Housing" slate appears to have swept the Berkeley rent board election. Leah Simon-Weisberg Andy Kelley Berkeley Rent Board #Election2020

With nearly two thirds of the vote, Elizabeth Echols will keep her seat on the East Bay Regional Park Board.

The current ranked-choice calculations put Terry Taplin solidly in first place with 63% of the District 2 vote. There are still a lot of ballots to count, but many more voters put Taplin rather than incumbent Cheryl Davila in second place on ballots for the candidates slated to be eliminated through the ranked-choice process.

We're sharing Berkeley election results on Berkeleyside live as they happen.

Berkeley police are investigating gunfire at Sacramento Street and Russell Street, authorities report.

And we're off! Our Berkeley Election 2020 live blog has launched. What's happening at Berkeley voting centers? Where can you find the latest election results after the polls close? We'll have it all there on Berkeleyside. Bookmark the page and get in touch we'd love to hear from readers throughout Election Day and night. What are you seeing at Berkeley voting centers? How are you watching the results? Please use our tips form (find link at top of our homepage) to send in your thoughts, photos, videos and feedback.

The voting center at Berkeley High was a little wet this morning! But that didn't put people off voting. Kimberly Jean and her son Rielee voted and dropped off her 76-year-old mom's ballot too as her mom didn't want to leave the house. Berkeleyside reporters will be out and about all day and night letting you know what's going on on this potentially momentous day and covering the local election for you . Here’s what we have planned for #ElectionDay : https://www.berkeleyside.com//berkeleyside-election-day-20

Need something comforting to quell your Election Day nerves? Eat your feelings with these new locally made ice cream, sorbet and other frozen desserts.

It's Election Day! But we still have some interesting, Harper's-magazine-like tidbits to share. Like how many candidates did the actor Danny Glover endorse in Berkeley this year? How much has the city of Berkeley paid out in election matching funds? How many election op-eds did we publish?

The Berkeleyside team will be out in force Tuesday, visiting voting centers throughout the day, then reporting results as soon as they are available after the polls close. We want to hear from you!