Rebecca Solnit, Michael Pollan, Jeff Chang book talks; Louise Pearl show
Louise Pearl’s one-woman show “Pass the Nails and Shame The Devil” will be playing on Saturdays from March…
Rogue Berkeley worker bought ambulance without approval: audit
A file photo of a Berkeley ambulance. A new report from the city auditor’s office says a former…
Person found in downtown Berkeley dies, police investigating
A critically injured person was found Friday at Shattuck and University avenues, shown here in a file photo,…
Attempted murder charge filed in South Berkeley shooting
Berkeley police have arrested two women after a shooting at the Maudelle Miller Shirek Community apartments on Jan.…
Berkeley Unified won’t hold Black history oratorical festival this year
Students from Thousand Oaks Elementary School performed at the Berkeley Unified School District’s 7th Annual Black History Oratorical…
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…