Berkeley taps ‘safe streets leader’ as new public works chief
People use the two-way bike lane along Bancroft Way, across from the UC Berkeley campus in a 2025…
Travel is down at Oakland airport
Oakland changed its airport’s name last year to entice more people to use its services, but that hasn’t…
North Berkeley post office has been mostly closed for weeks
The U.S. Postal Service office on Solano Avenue in Berkeley has had no internet, and drastically reduced services,…
Hand-drawn polls on utility poles ask locals about West Berkeley
A few weeks ago, hand-drawn flyers started appearing on several utility poles in the neighborhood southwest of the…
What are Flock cameras, and why are they controversial in Berkeley?
If you’ve driven in Berkeley recently, your car’s license plate number has almost certainly been recorded and stored…
Around Berkeley: A new festival at the Freight, ‘Little BIG Mouth,’ Patiyochella
Pamela Gaye Walker will perform her one-woman show “Little BIG Mouth” at The Marsh from July 12 to…
Longtime Berkeley bar owner pleads no contest to theft from father
Alexander Popov, right, is seen during the court battle over the ball Barry Bonds hit for his 73rd…
You can apply now for a seat on the Berkeley school board
School board directors are expected to attend two regular meetings per month, participate in school site visits and…
How Californians cope with the state’s staggering inequality
UC Berkeley students sleep in the Occupy Cal campsite in Sproul Plaza in November 2011, during protests in…
Berkeley’s new library director comes from San Francisco
The Berkeley Central Library is seen in a 2020 file photo. Photo: Pete Rosos The Board of Library…
Rogue AI enslaves humanity in ’70s sci-fi thriller shot in Berkeley
The 1970 science fiction film “Colossus,” filmed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, a Brutalist concrete bunker believable…
Berkeley cuts free rides for seniors and disabled residents
Barbara Henninger, a long-time Berkeley resident, said she has found it difficult to use a city ride service…