iStock(BERKELEY, Calif.) — Manholes will now be known as maintenance holes and craftsman will be replaced by artisan, after the Berkeley, California, City Council voted unanimously to revise the city’s municipal code with gender-neutral language. Dozens of terms will be revised and the pronouns “they” and “them” will replace “he” and “she,” according to the …
Jul 19
‘Manhole’ becomes ‘maintenance hole’ as Berkeley switches to gender-neutral language
