Wildcat Canyon Road in Tilden reopens years after landslide
A repaired portion of Wildcat Canyon Road. Courtesy: Contra Costa County Public Works Update, Jan. 5: The stretch…
Southwest Berkeley will get a new park this year. See the plans
This vacant portion of the former Santa Fe rail corridor, seen from the 1400 block of Carleton Street,…
How Cal team proved Trump isn’t deporting just ‘worst of the worst’
Members of the Deportation Data Project team — Alexander Stratton, Elena Gonzalez, Berkeley Law professor David Hausman (and…
She’s built one of world’s largest archives of Zimbabwean music
Erica Azim holds a mbira in a deze, a hollowed-out gourd, in her Central Berkeley home on Friday,…
Parents inspired by local streets, parks
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Can yards in the Berkeley Hills be both fire-safe and beautiful?
Editors’ note: This week we’re republishing some of our favorite stories of 2025. This story was first published…
Strawberry Creek Park is West Berkeley’s hidden gem
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Why e-bikes are everywhere
The Lee-Egan family ditched the family car and now rely on three e-bikes to get around. From left:…
Meet the Berkeley landlords sitting on several vacant buildings
This 14-unit apartment complex has sat vacant for years at 2416 Roosevelt Ave. It’s one of four apartment…
Berkeley’s John Hinkel Park is a ‘dream world, green world’
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Berkeley teacher scammed of her $70,000 life savings
Special education teacher Danielle White, 31, lost her life savings to phone scammers in October. Credit: Danielle White…
Is this West Berkeley intersection about to be revived?
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