Vote on Berkeley’s ‘largest surveillance expansion’ gets delayed
The Berkeley City Council listened to dozens of residents and advocates speaking for and against (mostly against) a…
Berkeley to rename Cesar Chavez Park, cover signs honoring him
Berkeley named its 90-acre waterfront park after Cesar Chavez in the 1990s. Credit: Tracey Taylor/Berkeleyside Update, March 25:…
How thorny regulations and tariffs led Xocolate Rockridge to melt down
Xocolate & Confections in Rockridge sold its last box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Known for its stylized…
Berkeley leaders move to rename Cesar Chavez Park
Berkeley named its 90-acre waterfront park after Cesar Chavez in 1996. Credit: Phil Rowntree Berkeley could take a…
Are ICE agents coming to Oakland or San Francisco’s airports?
Travelers throughout the country are dealing with endless lines and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who’ve been deployed…
UC Berkeley dorm could rise 26 stories at old Southside private school site
A preliminary rendering published Monday by UC Berkeley depicts a dorm planned for the intersection of Channing Way…
Berkeley church is a brutalist showcase. It needs repairs.
Before he came to Newman Hall Holy Spirit Parish near UC Berkeley last year, Friar Xavier Lavagetto oversaw…
Berkeley PD asks for $2M in Flock surveillance upgrades
Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii set up a town hall-style meeting on a proposal for new surveillance equipment at…
After two-alarm fire, smoke lingers in Berkeley Hills
A two-alarm fire burned residential buildings on Olympus Avenue and Fairlawn Drive on March 19, 2026. There were…
Chand Raat night market, flower talk, Japanese taiko
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Berkeley lionized Cesar Chavez. Now it’s reevaluating
United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez stands outside the Capitol in Washington in 1979. File photo: AP/Charles W.…
What UC grad students, professional staff could get in union deals
UC Berkeley academic employees rally on Sproul Plaza on Nov. 14, 2022. The union reached a tentative agreement…