Police: Shoplifter attacked Berkeley CVS clerk with bear spray
A woman attacked a CVS employee with bear spray, which also hit a nearby customer, after getting kicked…
A Berkeley restaurant pauses after 6 months, Jerusalem Coffee House breaks to prep legal defense, and a fire shuts down Walnut Creek lunch spot
Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering…
Legendary Berkeley special-effects studio holding huge fire sale
A model of the Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker signed by Phil Tippett, up for grabs at Studio…
924 Gilman turns 40: How Berkeley punks built a DIY institution
The side doors open and the punks spill onto the corner between sets much as they have for…
Berkeley Unified appoints former board member Beatriz Leyva‑Cutler to fill vacant seat
The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) board on Wednesday night appointed a former board member, Beatriz Leyva‑Cutler, to…
How a Berkeley middle school cooking program shaped a rising East Bay chef
In 2013, a seventh grader named Natchez Lee was barely hanging on at Willard Middle School. Childhood health…
Things to do in Berkeley in August 2026
The Actors Ensemble of Berkeley presents Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from Aug. 22 to Sept. 7. Credit:…
Berkeley author maps out an ‘ecocivilization’ to avert catastrophe
The first poetry collection by Colleen Morton Busch, board president of the Berkeley Zen Center, published after winning…
Judge sets new conditions for Berkeley to sweep 8th and Harrison
Berkeley began sweeping the camp at Eighth and Harrison streets in June 2025 before a federal judge ordered…
6 finalists to interview for Berkeley school board vacancy
Berkeley Unified School District office building on 1250 Addison Street in West Berkeley. BUSD has had a vacant…
How a couple’s podcast preserves San Francisco Bay history
Mike Herz (left), founder of SF Baykeeper, and his wife Kate Josephs host the “Once Upon A Bay”…
Weigh in on 3 public art proposals for new Southwest Berkeley park
The city is asking residents to help choose from among three sculpture proposals — one in wood, one…