44-year-old Bay Area pizza spot taking over shuttered Bobby G’s location
North Beach Pizza’s Berkeley branch is moving from one side of downtown to the other. Gustavo Ramirez, who…
Berkeley animal shelter arsonist sentenced to 16 months in prison
Dog beds, blankets, food bags, leashes and other donated pet supplies were destroyed or left unusable from smoke…
Around Berkeley: Indigenous Peoples Day PowWow, pumpkin patch, haunted hikes
Dancers from different Indigenous Nations perform the Grand Entry at the 2022 Indigenous Peoples Day PowWow. Credit: Ximena…
Inside Berkeley’s $3 billion AI mining company
Editors’ note: This story was first published on June 23, 2026. In January 2025, Kurt House was driving…
Newsom signs law prompted by Berkeley housing projects
An architect’s rendering of a 23-story housing development proposed for 2029 University Ave. Credit: Stackhouse De La Peña…
Berkeley City Council upholds ban on tear gas in narrow vote
Oakland police officers trying to maintain order after firing tear gas into a crowd of protesters on Seventh…
EBMUD Director Andy Katz: Climate change brings biggest challenges
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For 36 years Berkeley’s Central Works made theater on its own terms
On a recent Sunday, as a line of ticket holders made its way into the Berkeley City Club…
This Cal student stepped away from school to build his protein bar business
For a while, Aditya Banerjee tried the Cal freshmen thing. He went where his friends did: squeezing into…
Indicted Oakland businessman bundled money for Nikki Fortunato Bas’ 2024 supervisor campaign
It was March 1, 2024. Then-Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas was locked in a tight primary…
Berkeley’s new library leader pledges to listen to staff
Rebecca Alcalá-Veraflor got her first library card on a kindergarten class field trip. As she grew up around…
Newsom approves $125M for Golden Gate Fields park
Golden Gate Fields shortly before its closure in 2024. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Update, Sept. 21: Gov. Gavin…