Tom Bates and the Secret Government of Berkeley
by John Curl

An article about the domination of developers over the once-radically innovative city of Berkeley, California and the role of Mayor Tom Bates, a career politician, in bringing that about. The article follows the rise and fall of the progressive movement in the city government, based on extensive quotes from Bates’ own oral history and confidential interviews with other players in the political events.

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