OOakland Read More Friends of Hopkins Street sue Berkeley to stop bike lanes | TransitSeptember 8, 2026 Opponents of proposed bike lanes on Hopkins Street have filed a lawsuit against the city of Berkeley to…
OOakland Read More City and Berkeley Homeless Union assess relocation sites for 8th and Harrison encampment residents, get caught in red tape | HousingAugust 28, 2026 A little after 1 p.m. Wednesday, the city of Berkeley met with the Berkeley Homeless Union in a…
OOakland Read More 8th and Harrison encampment residents allege Berkeley gave gift cards instead of accommodations | HousingAugust 6, 2026 Disabled residents of the Eighth and Harrison streets encampment allege that they have been repeatedly denied Americans with…
OOakland Read More Berkeley Law DSP statistics mirror national rise in disability services enrollment | AdministrationJune 29, 2026 Roughly 20% of UC Berkeley law students are now registered with the campus’s Disabled Students’ Program — a figure…
OOakland Read More Berkeley school district delays Longfellow Middle School reconstruction further, costs rise to $80M | Local SchoolsApril 22, 2026 The completion date for Longfellow Middle School’s reconstruction has been delayed to June 2028. The move comes following…
OOakland Read More Judge rules city can sweep 8th and Harrison encampment | HousingApril 17, 2026 At a March 20 hearing, U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen ruled that the city of Berkeley could…
OOakland Read More UC Berkeley professors scramble to meet new ADA regulations by end-of-month deadline | AdministrationApril 3, 2026 Changes to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act have left UC Berkeley faculty feeling unsupported as…
OOakland Read More City calls off scheduled sweep of 8th and Harrison amid legal battle | CityFebruary 25, 2026 The city of Berkeley said it would not sweep the Eighth Street and Harrison Street encampment Feb. 24,…
OOakland Read More Urban Compassion Project cleans up 24,000 pounds of trash at 8th and Harrison encampment | HousingNovember 12, 2025 On Saturday, the Urban Compassion Project — an organization focused on clearing illegally dumped trash and providing aid…
OOakland Read More Blind East Bay resident sues Berkeley property owner, alleging ADA violations | Law and JusticeOctober 29, 2025 East Bay resident Elena Hunter filed a lawsuit alleging accessibility issues at REI’s Berkeley location, violating the Americans…
OOakland Read More Police clear unhoused encampment across street from Blackwell Hall | CommunitiesOctober 16, 2025 Berkeley Police Department officers cleared a small unhoused encampment of 3-4 people at Trinity United Methodist Church near…