OOakland Read More Is the TSA sharing OAK passenger data with ICE?December 17, 2025 We work for you — and we’re matching your donation 1:1! Our journalists attend city council and school…
OOakland Read More Berkeley Hat Company to close after 50 yearsDecember 16, 2025 Carol Lipnick and Ed Dougherty inside Berkeley Hat Company in 1995. Courtesy: Carol Lipnick After nearly 50 years,…
OOakland Read More Mayne Smith, founder of Bay Area’s first bluegrass band, has diedDecember 16, 2025 The East Bay bluegrass scene has many “parents,” but it’s likely undisputed that no single figure contributed more…
OOakland Read More Scooter rider dies after crashing into parked car in BerkeleyDecember 15, 2025 A scooter rider died after crashing into a parked car in Central Berkeley Saturday evening, police said. The…
OOakland Read More Trump’s DOJ pressured lawyers to ‘find’ evidence UC Berkeley had illegally tolerated antisemitismDecember 12, 2025 Demonstrators walk in an encampment on the UCLA campus after clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May…
OOakland Read More Berkeley aims to bring more housing to San Pablo AvenueDecember 12, 2025 Several new apartment buildings have opened along San Pablo Avenue in recent years, including The Grinnell, which replaced…
OOakland Read More Winter choir, Latin dance party, speed datingDecember 12, 2025 We work for you — and we’re matching your donation 1:1! Our journalists attend city council and school…
OOakland Read More UC Berkeley finds new developer to build affordable housing at People’s ParkDecember 12, 2025 A five-story affordable and supportive housing building will line one side of the former People’s Park site, sharing…
OOakland Read More Family of man killed in homeless shelter sues Berkeley, BOSSDecember 11, 2025 Marcel Dupree Jones, 37, was fatally shot in 2024 at the Ursula Sherman Village shelter, where he lived…
OOakland Read More Three years after sparking protests, Bar Panisse opens in BerkeleyDecember 10, 2025 The team behind the lauded Berkeley bistro Chez Panisse is launching its next offshoot, Bar Panisse, on Thursday,…
OOakland Read More Magnitude 2.9 earthquake is felt in BerkeleyDecember 10, 2025 A magnitude 2.9 earthquake shook Berkeley and the East Bay Monday afternoon, according to preliminary information from the…
OOakland Read More UC Berkeley suspends lecturer for pro-Palestinian views in classroomDecember 10, 2025 Peyrin Kao, a UC Berkeley computer science lecturer, stands in an empty classroom on Oct. 2 during his…