Berkeley PD warns of latest elder scam: Bogus roofing problems
BPD has warned Berkeleyans: Watch out for scammers who pretend to notice small problems with your roof or…
Berkeley’s public works chief leaving for East Contra Costa County
Berkeley’s public works chief is leaving for a new job in East Contra Costa County. Public Works Director…
Remembering Ray Pimlott, Tilden steam train engineer for over 40 years
Ray Pimlott. Courtesy of his family Raymond Leroy Pimlott was born on April 2, 1933, in Oakland. His…
‘All My Sons’ at Berkeley Rep, e-bike class, Fix-it Fest
BUSD’s Fix-it Fest returns on Saturday, Feb. 28, where you can bring in broken items and get them…
Berkeley woman killed in Poet’s Corner fire identified
Police and firefighters work outside the Poe Street duplex where 74-year-old Mary Ellen Bruns died Feb. 4, 2026.…
Berkeley teachers union, school district reach tentative agreement
A couple hundred Berkeley educators and community members marched from Civic Center Park down Martin Luther King Boulevard…
Is police accountability in Berkeley under threat?
Police Accountability Board staff and members in attendance during a Feb. 11, 2026 meeting include (L-R) Jose Murillo,…
Empty State of the Union seat honors Berkeley seamstress ICE deported
Harjit Kaur, 73, of Hercules was deported to India in September after what she described as harrowing conditions…
Council approves Berkeley projects that sidestep labor standards
Workers at a downtown Berkeley construction site. Credit: Kelly Sullivan for Berkeleyside The Berkeley City Council reluctantly signed…
Berkeley teachers union, school district reach tentative agreement
A couple hundred Berkeley educators and community members marched from Civic Center Park down Martin Luther King Boulevard…
Developers’ move to dodge Berkeley labor rules heads to City Council
Workers at a downtown Berkeley construction site. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Local Update, Feb. 23: The City Council…
What isn’t Berkeley flash fiction master Grant Faulkner doing next?
A debut novel set in 1973 that follows a protagonist’s flight from Queens to Berkeley, with a stop…