Berkeley Unified tightens cellphone limits for middle schoolers
Berkeley High School students arrive on campus on Aug. 16, 2021. Credit: Kelly Sullivan The Berkeley Unified School…
Berkeley tries to keep feds out of its surveillance network
A Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera in Oakland. The nonprofit Secure Justice has threatened to sue…
First look at Uqbar, West Berkeley’s new literary-inspired restaurant
On their very first date some eight years ago, Benji and Jennie Smith joked about opening a restaurant…
nature journaling, Thangs Taken, Thanksgiving yoga
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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…
University of California regents to consider new tuition hike plan
The University of California Board of Regents is expected to vote on a proposal on Wednesday that would hike tuition…
Tilden steam train owner says attraction’s days may be numbered
The steam train has been a fixture at Tilden since the early 1950s. Credit: Doug Letterman The owner…
Berkeley approves 23-story housing project over union protest
Workers at a downtown Berkeley construction site. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Local More than two years after Berkeley…
P.E class changes at Berkeley High won’t kick in until fall 2027
Berkeley High School students arrive on campus in a 2021 file photo. Credit: Kelly Sullivan The Berkeley Unified…
Student hospitalized after UC Berkeley fraternity drowning: reports
Police are investigating after a report of a possible drowning ended with a UC Berkeley student hospitalized Friday.…
Cyclist killed in Southside Berkeley car crash Saturday
A motorist fatally struck a cyclist riding through the Southside neighborhood Saturday afternoon. John Edward Muller, 65, of…
Berkeley’s Waterside Workshops reduces staff, bike shop hours
A Street Level Cycles youth staff member rings up a customer at its weekend community Open Shop, where…