Why e-bikes are everywhere
The Lee-Egan family ditched the family car and now rely on three e-bikes to get around. From left:…
Meet the Berkeley landlords sitting on several vacant buildings
This 14-unit apartment complex has sat vacant for years at 2416 Roosevelt Ave. It’s one of four apartment…
Berkeley’s John Hinkel Park is a ‘dream world, green world’
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Berkeley teacher scammed of her $70,000 life savings
Special education teacher Danielle White, 31, lost her life savings to phone scammers in October. Credit: Danielle White…
Is this West Berkeley intersection about to be revived?
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Evacuating Berkeley Hills during a fire could take over 4 hours
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The life of an immigrant day laborer in Berkeley
Day laborers, jornaleros in Spanish, have breakfast at the Multicultural Institute on Friday, February 14. Credit: Ximena Natera,…
One of Berkeley’s hottest music acts is a band of city librarians
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After 71 years, artist honored for Berkeley church’s window design
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What Berkeley library patrons asked for most in 2024
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Opposition mounts to UC Berkeley suspension of pro-Palestinian lecturer
Maya Hilmi, a graduating senior, speaks during a student teach-in at UC Berkeley on Dec. 11, 2025 in…
Vacant Northwest Berkeley commercial building catches fire
Berkeley firefighters extinguished an abandoned building that ignited Dec. 23, 2025. Credit: Citizen reporter There were no injuries…