What’s in new plan for bike lanes on Berkeley’s Hopkins Street
A protester holds a sign at a demonstration in support of protected bike lanes on Hopkins Street in…
Law and immigration enforcement misuse crowd-control weapons against protesters and press, UC Berkeley report finds | Law and Justice
Law and immigration enforcement have been widely misusing crowd control weapons — such as chemical irritants, projectiles and…
Berkeley City Council to vote on removing Black Lives Matter-era tear gas ban | Law and Justice
The Berkeley City Council will vote on whether to reinstate the Berkeley Police Department’s ability to use tear…
Community organizers successfully advocate for affordable housing restoration program after history of cuts | City Government
The city of Berkeley’s budget, adopted June 23, made a number of critical cuts to almost every sector…
Flock surveillance cameras threaten local democracies | The Soapbox
If you live in Berkeley, California — or in basically any American city — you are constantly under…
‘Devastating’: City Council sweepingly cuts public safety, houselessness services and city staff to close $30M deficit | City
Capping off a season of austerity deliberations, the city of Berkeley adopted a severe budget Tuesday night, which…
Should the city of Berkeley help buy these affordable apartments?
Raymond Kohl-Grant and his mother, Jeannie Kohl, stand in the communal backyard of the housing complex on Sacramento…
Berkeley to ask voters facing busy ballot to save city finances | City
Staring down the barrel of a crippling budget deficit and the prospect of sweeping cuts, Berkeley City Council…
Leaked city attorney memo shows Berkeley risks potential million-dollar lawsuits if council renews Flock contract | City
A leaked memorandum from the City of Berkeley’s Attorney’s Office about Flock Safety warned that Flock technology might…
2 Berkeley council members won’t seek re-election
Members of the Berkeley City Council are seen in a 2025 file photo. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Berkeley…
City Council moves ahead with Cesar Chavez renamings | City Government
The Berkeley City Council passed a resolution to continue its process of renaming city locations, events and holidays…
Berkeley landmarks process holds up housing, council reps say
The Berkeley City Council overturned a Landmarks Preservation Commission decision to declare 2421 Durant Ave., left, a landmark…