Berkeley High cancels Día de los Muertos amid fears of ICE raids
A community altar at a Día de los Muertos festival in Fruitvale in 2021. Credit: Citizen reporter The…
Mayor Ishii defiant, hopeful in State of the City Address | City Government
Following the announcement of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, or CBP, agents’ imminent arrival in the Bay Area,…
How Berkeley schools aim to keep students safe with feds in Bay Area
Protesters sing at the entrance of the Coast Guard Base in Alameda on Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: Florence…
Developer buys old Berkeley school with plan to build housing
Oxford Elementary was vacated in 2020 after a report found it could sustain significant structural damage during an…
BUSD test scores still outpace Alameda County and California, but gaps persist
Longfellow Middle School students walk the hallways between class periods on their first day of school in 2024.…
‘That was not exciting’: Former site of Oxford Elementary sold for $3M to real estate developer | Local Schools
The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, approved a $3 million bid for the purchase of the district’s…
How Berkeley school district is preparing for possible ICE actions
Signs made by migrant advocates and members of community organizations in the East Bay supportive of Berkeley’s sanctuary…