Berkeley Hat Company to close after 50 years
Carol Lipnick and Ed Dougherty inside Berkeley Hat Company in 1995. Courtesy: Carol Lipnick After nearly 50 years,…
Mayne Smith, founder of Bay Area’s first bluegrass band, has died
The East Bay bluegrass scene has many “parents,” but it’s likely undisputed that no single figure contributed more…
At Berkeley holiday market, artists worry about affording health care
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Scooter rider dies after crashing into parked car in Berkeley
A scooter rider died after crashing into a parked car in Central Berkeley Saturday evening, police said. The…
Trump’s DOJ pressured lawyers to ‘find’ evidence UC Berkeley had illegally tolerated antisemitism
Demonstrators walk in an encampment on the UCLA campus after clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May…
Berkeley aims to bring more housing to San Pablo Avenue
Several new apartment buildings have opened along San Pablo Avenue in recent years, including The Grinnell, which replaced…
Winter choir, Latin dance party, speed dating
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UC Berkeley finds new developer to build affordable housing at People’s Park
A five-story affordable and supportive housing building will line one side of the former People’s Park site, sharing…
Family of man killed in homeless shelter sues Berkeley, BOSS
Marcel Dupree Jones, 37, was fatally shot in 2024 at the Ursula Sherman Village shelter, where he lived…
UC Berkeley suspends lecturer for pro-Palestinian views in classroom
Peyrin Kao, a UC Berkeley computer science lecturer, stands in an empty classroom on Oct. 2 during his…
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Ed Roberts, hero of disability rights movement, gets first biography
A multi-genre love letter to Naples; a collection of writings on comic book artists and an expansive biography…