Snapp Shots: New police chief good news for Oakland, bad for bad guys
Good news! Jim Beere, the Oakland Police Department’s interim chief, isn’t the interim chief any more. After an…
Berkeley’s best analog activities | Local Guides
We all know how easy it is to doomscroll for hours in the morning or get lost on…
Snapp Shots: East Bay librarian offers up kids’ summer reading list
When I was a kid, they used to make us read as a punishment for being naughty. I…
Berkeley school board seeks new appointee following Ana Vasudeo’s departure | Local Schools
The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education has opened applications to replace Director Ana Vasudeo, who vacated…
Snapp Shots: Historic East Bay church to host benefit concert in July
Did you know that Alameda wasn’t always an island? It used to be connected to the mainland by…
Newsom budget proposal allocates $125M to convert Golden Gate Fields into park | City
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget proposal allocates up to $125 million in climate bond funding for the…
Snapp Shots: North Oakland’s annual Garden of Memory event coming up
Berkeley-based pianist Sarah Cahill has something in common with another musician with whom she’s not often compared: jazzman…
Berkeley to ask voters facing busy ballot to save city finances | City
Staring down the barrel of a crippling budget deficit and the prospect of sweeping cuts, Berkeley City Council…
Berkeley, Albany split $500,000 in federal funding for fire training
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (at lectern) announced $500,000 in federal funding for regional fire training on May 5, 2026.…
East Bay to host yearly memorial for Japanese WWII vets
In late October 1944, the 1st Battalion of the Texas National Guard’s 141st Regiment, aka “the Alamo Regiment,”…
Customers honor Henry’s Service repair shop as it closes after nearly 50 years | Communities
Back when gasoline cost less than 70 cents per gallon, Henry Basurto, a Peruvian immigrant, opened an auto…
In all the same places | Personal Essays
Since arriving in Berkeley, I have been aware of an almost ridiculous wealth of connections between myself and…