Berkeley gave landlords a $1.4M tax break critics called ‘generous’
An empty 51-unit apartment building at 2057 University Ave. was exempted from Berkeley’s new tax on vacant housing…
UC Berkeley campus sees 2 deaths in under 24 hours
Two men, one a student and one not, died on or very near UC Berkeley’s campus this week.…
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…
Games of Berkeley has been on a roll for 46 years. How?
The back room at Games of Berkeley on a bustling Monday night. Credit: Janelle Hessig for Berkeleyside It’s…
Cecilia Lunaparra announces she is not running for reelection, endorses Syrak Micael | City Government
On Monday, District 7 Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra announced that she would not be seeking reelection. With Berkeley City…
Berkeley church is a brutalist showcase. It needs repairs.
Before he came to Newman Hall Holy Spirit Parish near UC Berkeley last year, Friar Xavier Lavagetto oversaw…
Two Berkeley affordable housing projects get $15M from county
A rendering shows plans for affordable senior apartments at the intersection of Harmon and King streets in South…
Council approves Berkeley projects that sidestep labor standards
Workers at a downtown Berkeley construction site. Credit: Kelly Sullivan for Berkeleyside The Berkeley City Council reluctantly signed…
Developers’ move to dodge Berkeley labor rules heads to City Council
Workers at a downtown Berkeley construction site. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Local Update, Feb. 23: The City Council…
Berkeley City Council focuses on economic development, public safety at last 2025 meeting | City Government
During its final meeting of 2025, the Berkeley City Council advanced policies to bolster downtown revitalization, adopted updates…
Berkeley’s Telegraph Holiday Fair won’t move after all
The Telegraph Holiday Fair is shown in a file photo. Credit: Ted Friedman The Telegraph Holiday Fair is…
Berkeley approves 23-story housing project over union protest
Workers at a downtown Berkeley construction site. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight Local More than two years after Berkeley…