- Berkeley, CA is getting rid of manholes. Well, not the actual holes themselves, but they'll now be known as 'maintenance holes' within the city limits.
- The Berkeley City Council just passed a new ordinance banning 'gendered language' from the city code.
- Some other changes include replacing 'firemen' with 'firefighters' and any instance of 'he' or 'she' with 'they'. Even the phrase 'men and women' is being replaced with 'people'.
- City Council member Rigel Robinson said "A male-centric municipal code doesn't reflect the reality of the city of Berkeley".