Help out local businesses by not putting them in position for them to be fined by the city.

Think of it this way, when you were a kid in your parents home...you lived by their rules. if you broke the rules there was probably some kind of punishment. well, living within the city, county, state, and nation there are rules set by each level of government. they can place rules (laws) on even the most trivial of matters such as flyers on poles, buildings, boards, height of flag poles, restrictions on height of fences along property lines, parking on the lawn, etc. If people do not like it, they can work with the city to change it....or just move to another city...Berkeley would be right up your alley.

It actually is against the city code (law) to place flyers on city property. the code also has restrictions on postings on private property. The code is there to protect the city as well as the owners from people posting junk on their property. you don't want the city posting billboards on the front of your house for some news on road repair so why would the city want you to post your flyer for your band?

Call Code Enforcement and ask them what the code is, they will explain it to you. also check online, municode.com

Code Enforcement generally gets involved when someone calls and complains to them.