Plan to turn Golden Gate Fields into park could get $125M from state
The 161-acre Golden Gate Fields property straddles the Berkeley-Albany border. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight The plan to turn…
Around Berkeley: ‘The Lunchbox’ at Berkeley Rep; Magic the Gathering meetup
Victory Point Cafe hosts a Magic the Gathering meetup every Sunday morning for players of all levels, including…
Hotly debated Berkeley zoning changes a step closer to approval
One of several stop signs in the Elmwood District where someone has added stickers protesting a plan to…
Campaign seeks Elmwood ‘historic district’ amid housing push
The Landmarks Preservation Commission deadlocked on a proposal to declare the Elmwood neighborhood’s commercial strip a historic district.…
What comes after cyberattack hitting California colleges
Tina Rocha’s laptop displays a maintenance screen as she tries to log into Canvas at her home in…
Berkeley’s Central Works theater to close
Edwin Jacobs and Monique Crawford perform in Central Works’ satirical 2023 play “Mondragola,” set in Niccolo Machiavelli’s Florence. The…
Berkeley’s after-school coordinators still set to lose jobs after most other layoff notices are rescinded
Students leave their backpacks in the auditorium during the after-school program at Washington Elementary School in May 2025.…
Wavy Gravy, icon of the counterculture, turns 90
Ninety years does not seem like enough time to contain the life of Wavy Gravy. The hippie icon…
Berkeley-born Gyo Fujikawa was among first picture book authors to draw kids of multiple races
Gyo Fujikawa, age 3, rides a tricycle in October 1912. The artist and author was born in Berkeley…
Miriam Stahl, co-founder of Berkeley High’s Arts and Humanities Academy, to retire
Editors’ note: This story first appeared in the Berkeley High Jacket, the student newspaper of Berkeley High School. When…
Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
Supporters of a $23 billion science bond rallied on Monday in Sacramento. Credit: UAW Region 6 The National…
Flock plate readers to stay; Berkeley nixes surveillance expansion
Protesters hold signs against the use of Flock technology during a Berkeley City Council meeting Thursday. Credit: Estefany…