OOakland Read More ‘Middle Housing’ aims to reduce rent costs for entry-level homeownership | City GovernmentNovember 14, 2025 As of Nov. 1, “middle housing” upzoning changes are in effect across. This policy allows for housing units…
OOakland Read More Berkeley landmarks process holds up housing, council reps sayNovember 11, 2025 The Berkeley City Council overturned a Landmarks Preservation Commission decision to declare 2421 Durant Ave., left, a landmark…
OOakland Read More Small business owners express concerns about zoning changes | CityNovember 10, 2025 At a special Berkeley City Council meeting Thursday, city staff gave a presentation regarding a zoning plan known…
OOakland Read More Housing plan for weathy Berkeley neighborhoods faces backlashNovember 8, 2025 A half-dozen businesses along College Avenue in the Elmwood District displayed posters opposing a plan to change zoning…
OOakland Read More Elmwood residents express concerns over Berkeley upzoning plans | HousingNovember 7, 2025 Berkeley residents and business owners have been strongly opposed to plans by the City Council to move forward…
OOakland Read More Civilian oversight of Berkeley police is hitting a wallNovember 5, 2025 Berkeley police officers, on the job in 2022. The city’s police officers union has been among those negotiating…
OOakland Read More Berkeley City Council passes resolution strengthening sanctuary policies amid looming federal threat | City GovernmentOctober 30, 2025 At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Berkeley City Council passed Mayor Adena Ishii’s urgent agenda item preventing federal…
OOakland Read More Berkeley City Council OK’s plan to close police radio traffic to publicOctober 30, 2025 Berkeley police will soon encrypt all its radio communications, in part, they say, to protect officers responding to…
OOakland Read More Berkeley to ICE: Stay off city propertyOctober 29, 2025 A federal agent pushes a protester at the entrance to Coast Guard Island last Thursday. With federal immigration…
OOakland Read More Mayor Ishii defiant, hopeful in State of the City Address | City GovernmentOctober 24, 2025 Following the announcement of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, or CBP, agents’ imminent arrival in the Bay Area,…
OOakland Read More BPD seeks permission to encrypt all radio communications, Police Accountability Board weighs in | CityOctober 22, 2025 The Berkeley Police Department is seeking to encrypt all its radio communications, per a formal request from the…
OOakland Read More Berkeley City Council weighs transit and pedestrian safety changes for Telegraph Avenue | City GovernmentOctober 21, 2025 The Berkeley City Council will vote on approving the recommended conceptual design — Concept 3B — for the…