‘No Kings’ protesters rally and march in Berkeley and Oakland
Protesters filled the four corners of San Pablo and University avenues Saturday morning as passing cars honked in…
Berkeley removes, covers signs honoring Cesar Chavez
Between Wednesday and Thursday, city workers removed a sign bearing Cesar Chavez’s name, and covered up information about…
Berkeley crime fell in 2025, car crashes down as well
Berkeley and UCPD police officers, February 2022. Credit: Kelly Sullivan 2025 was a safer year for Berkeleyans than…
Remembering Marcia Poole, Berkeley artist and voice for voiceless
Marcia Poole on her 24th birthday. Credit: Thomas Lynch Marcia Ellen Poole of Berkeley passed away peacefully on March…
Songs of the Sufi, Passover market, bull kelp book talk
Bull kelp near Caspar, California, in 2023. File photo: Gregory Bull/AP Never miss local events! Sign up for Berkeleyside’s…
Vote on Berkeley’s ‘largest surveillance expansion’ gets delayed
The Berkeley City Council listened to dozens of residents and advocates speaking for and against (mostly against) a…
Berkeley to rename Cesar Chavez Park, cover signs honoring him
Berkeley named its 90-acre waterfront park after Cesar Chavez in the 1990s. Credit: Tracey Taylor/Berkeleyside Update, March 25:…
How thorny regulations and tariffs led Xocolate Rockridge to melt down
Xocolate & Confections in Rockridge sold its last box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Known for its stylized…
Berkeley leaders move to rename Cesar Chavez Park
Berkeley named its 90-acre waterfront park after Cesar Chavez in 1996. Credit: Phil Rowntree Berkeley could take a…
Are ICE agents coming to Oakland or San Francisco’s airports?
Travelers throughout the country are dealing with endless lines and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who’ve been deployed…
UC Berkeley dorm could rise 26 stories at old Southside private school site
A preliminary rendering published Monday by UC Berkeley depicts a dorm planned for the intersection of Channing Way…
Berkeley church is a brutalist showcase. It needs repairs.
Before he came to Newman Hall Holy Spirit Parish near UC Berkeley last year, Friar Xavier Lavagetto oversaw…