Black History walking tour, Friday wine, Charli XCX movie
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Woman dies in duplex fire in Berkeley’s Poet’s Corner
Police and fires stand work outside a duplex on Poe Street after a woman was pronounced dead Wednesday…
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…
Where to dine on Valentine’s Day in the East Bay — based on your relationship
This is your two-week warning: Valentine’s Day is coming, and on a Saturday nonetheless. Theoretically, you have plenty…
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.…
Get a first look at the massive Tokyo Central opening in Emeryville
The long-awaited opening of a grocery store at Bay Street Emeryville is finally here – on Saturday, Jan.…
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…