Pedestrian struck by driver in Southwest Berkeley; Cal’s new venture fund starts raising money
A view of the Campanile on UC Berkeley from Cal Memorial Stadium. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/CatchLight Heads up:…
Huge fire destroys West Berkeley warehouse
This building at the vacant former Pacific Steel Casting complex in West Berkeley, seen in a 2023 file…
Cal professor to carry Olympic torch with his service dog
Matteo M. Garbelotto-Benzon and his service dog, S’Abba, pose in the Dolomites as both prepare to carry the…
Get cash from Kaiser after $46M settlement; Cal scientists’ search for extraterrestrial life
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Apartment fire at Redwood Gardens; Arreguín to chair Senate Housing Committee
Jesse Arreguín at an election watch party in 2024 during his campaign for state Senate. Credit: Kelly Sullivan…
Oxford Elementary developer wants to build 20 Victorians
Oxford Elementary was vacated in 2020 after a report found it could sustain significant structural damage during an…
Wine merchant Kermit Lynch expanding
Kermit Lynch has opened a shop in the North Bay. Photo: Clark Z. Terry Heads up: We sometimes…
Cal students arrested for cardboard mosquito art prank before Turning Point event
A giant cardboard mosquito made for the UC Berkeley class “Sculpture: Foundations.” Four students were arrested when they…
Berkeley Rep used AI art to market play; Berkeley High custodian writes kids books in his free time
A display of Berkeley Rep’s calendar outside the theater, seen in early October. Credit: Zac Farber/Berkeleyside Heads up:…
New plans at Pacific Steel; Cal football coach is state’s highest paid employee
A development team purchased the former site of Pacific Steel Casting in Northwest Berkeley in 2023. Credit: Ximena…
TikTok star brawls in Southside Berkeley after anti-immigrant rant
Doe Memorial Library on the Cal campus. Credit: Louis H. G. Heads up: We sometimes link to sites…
UC buys Residence Inn for $176M; why Nobel Prize winners get free parking from Cal
The Residence Inn Berkeley, completed in 2021. Credit: Kelly Sullivan Credit: Kelly Sullivan Heads up: We sometimes link…