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…
Berkeley to raise parking meter rates, eyes extended hours
Parking meters in Oakland. Credit: Amir Aziz/The Oaklandside Berkeley will soon raise hourly rates at some parking meters,…
Heated Rivalry parties, earthquake talk, women composers
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble will perform Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen among other musical works on Saturday, Jan. 31.…
New South Indian spots bring the heat to Berkeley; Tokyo Central readies for Emeryville grand opening
Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering…
Picric acid stash prompted North Berkeley shelter order Monday
Berkeley police and firefighters asked several Thousand Oaks residents to shelter in place or leave the area while…
Berkeley reacts to ICE and Border Patrol shootings in Minneapolis
Protesters at a demonstration Friday, Jan. 23, 2025, outside the Graduate by Hilton hotel near UC Berkeley. Credit:…
This artist built a mobile warming hut for homeless Berkeleyans
Stefan Kaiter-Snyder (right) sits with his friend Tom inside the mobile warming hut he designed and built. Credit:…
Long-awaited Black resource center breaks ground in South Berkeley
City Manager Paul Buddenhagen speaks at a groundbreaking event Friday for the African American Holistic Resource Center. Credit:…