Juneteenth Festival can stay put as city reviews fire code rules
People celebrate at Berkeley’s Juneteenth Festival in a 2016 file photo. Credit: Nancy Rubin South Berkeley’s Juneteenth Festival…
Amtrak train fatally strikes man in West Berkeley Wednesday
An Amtrak train fatally struck a man on the tracks in West Berkeley on Dec. 3, 2025. Credit:…
UC Berkeley student gets 30 days in jail in chicken theft case
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Holiday markets, puzzle party, free pet vaccines
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Berkeley eyes another big infrastructure bond. Will this one pass?
The former City Council meeting chambers in Berkeley’s old city hall. The Beaux Arts building that opened in…
BUSD and Berkeley teachers’ union reach impasse in ongoing contract negotiations
About 100 BUSD teachers and staff attended an October school board meeting to demand a contract with higher…
Older Berkeleyans plead for free ceramics program to stay open during senior center remodel
Members of the South Berkeley Senior Center ceramics program at work in the studio. Credit: Ruth Rogow When…
FEMA delays could cost Berkeley an $836,000 federal grant
The Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Services Center in South Berkeley is undergoing a seismic retrofit and renovation.…
UC Berkeley student dies after possible fraternity drowning
A 19-year-old Cal student has died after emergency workers found him unresponsive at a party at the Alpha…
The $25M plan for a new Berkeley shoreline park
Aound 50 community members attended a public meeting on Nov. 19 to review a new plan for Berkeley’s…
Living in South Berkeley, we ‘find a new story every day’
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Waymo car service in Berkeley and Oakland approved by DMV
A Waymo driverless car in San Francisco. Credit: Jeff Chiu/Associated Press Autonomous cars are one step closer to…