After little kids wandered away, Berkeley school may put up fence
A parent and teacher said a 5-year-old walked off Cragmont Elementary School’s campus in August and was found…
Rep. Simon introduces a bill to nationalize BART’s ambassador program
Last week, Rep. Lateefah Simon called a conference inside Oakland’s 19th Street BART station to introduce a federal…
California scientists lobby for $23B bond to offset Trump’s cuts
Christopher Rae, a UC Berkeley postdoctoral researcher who is investigating potential new treatments for tuberculosis, talks about his…
Berkeley’s Flow Lounge is a hip-hop incubator and community builder
On a recent Wednesday night in Southside Berkeley, people from all walks of life were drifting into Club…
Berkeley could loosen rules on pepper spray, tear gas, smoke
A City Council committee endorsed loosening reporting requirements when police use pepper spray. Credit: Emilie Raguso Some city…
Two Berkeley Police Accountability Board members quit in protest
The last two original Police Accountability Board members resigned in protest, saying the board’ work has been ignored.…
Berkeley businesses close, protests planned for ‘ICE Out’ strike
West Berkeley’s CoRo Coffee Room was one of several businesses that shut their doors Friday. Credit: Tracey Taylor/Berkeleyside…
Berkeley teen helps fund children’s library for families in Turkey displaced by 2023 earthquake
Ayla, her grandmother Sema Altan, and teacher Ferhat Budak pose in front of the library bookshelves she helped…
Berkeley to raise parking meter rates, eyes extended hours
Parking meters in Oakland. Credit: Amir Aziz/The Oaklandside Berkeley will soon raise hourly rates at some parking meters,…
Heated Rivalry parties, earthquake talk, women composers
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble will perform Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen among other musical works on Saturday, Jan. 31.…
Picric acid stash prompted North Berkeley shelter order Monday
Berkeley police and firefighters asked several Thousand Oaks residents to shelter in place or leave the area while…
Berkeley reacts to ICE and Border Patrol shootings in Minneapolis
Protesters at a demonstration Friday, Jan. 23, 2025, outside the Graduate by Hilton hotel near UC Berkeley. Credit:…