Betty Reid Soskin’s life celebrated in Oakland Sunday
Friends, family and Bay Area dignitaries packed Oakland’s Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium Sunday to celebrate the life and…
Introducing the new Ohlone-crafted cafe at Lawrence Hall of Science
How do a smoked duck sandwich and chia seed pudding support the aims of The Lawrence Hall of…
Barnes & Noble College takes over Cal student stores
Find out which stores have opened, closed or moved and what’s new in Berkeley’s nonprofit, retail and small-business…
Berkeley PD warns of latest elder scam: Bogus roofing problems
BPD has warned Berkeleyans: Watch out for scammers who pretend to notice small problems with your roof or…
Berkeley’s public works chief leaving for East Contra Costa County
Berkeley’s public works chief is leaving for a new job in East Contra Costa County. Public Works Director…
Remembering Ray Pimlott, Tilden steam train engineer for over 40 years
Ray Pimlott. Courtesy of his family Raymond Leroy Pimlott was born on April 2, 1933, in Oakland. His…
‘All My Sons’ at Berkeley Rep, e-bike class, Fix-it Fest
BUSD’s Fix-it Fest returns on Saturday, Feb. 28, where you can bring in broken items and get them…
Berkeley woman killed in Poet’s Corner fire identified
Police and firefighters work outside the Poe Street duplex where 74-year-old Mary Ellen Bruns died Feb. 4, 2026.…
Berkeley teachers union, school district reach tentative agreement
A couple hundred Berkeley educators and community members marched from Civic Center Park down Martin Luther King Boulevard…
Is police accountability in Berkeley under threat?
Police Accountability Board staff and members in attendance during a Feb. 11, 2026 meeting include (L-R) Jose Murillo,…
Empty State of the Union seat honors Berkeley seamstress ICE deported
Harjit Kaur, 73, of Hercules was deported to India in September after what she described as harrowing conditions…
Council approves Berkeley projects that sidestep labor standards
Workers at a downtown Berkeley construction site. Credit: Kelly Sullivan for Berkeleyside The Berkeley City Council reluctantly signed…