OOakland Read More The $25M plan for a new Berkeley shoreline parkDecember 1, 2025 Aound 50 community members attended a public meeting on Nov. 19 to review a new plan for Berkeley’s…
OOakland Read More First look at Uqbar, West Berkeley’s new literary-inspired restaurantNovember 20, 2025 On their very first date some eight years ago, Benji and Jennie Smith joked about opening a restaurant…
OOakland Read More Berkeley’s Waterside Workshops reduces staff, bike shop hoursNovember 17, 2025 A Street Level Cycles youth staff member rings up a customer at its weekend community Open Shop, where…
OOakland Read More Crown Heating and Sheet Metal closes in West BerkeleyNovember 12, 2025 Crown Heating and Sheet Metal on Gilman Street has closed after 70 years. Credit: Nathan Dalton for Berkeleyside…
OOakland Read More Masala dosa from Vik’s ChaatNovember 11, 2025 There will be moments, even years, when I forget about Vik’s Chaat. But then I suddenly remember the…
OOakland Read More Masala dosa from Vik’s ChaatNovember 10, 2025 There will be moments, even years, when I forget about Vik’s Chaat. But then I suddenly remember the…
OOakland Read More How Berkeley Unified is responding to SNAP cutsNovember 6, 2025 We work for you — reporting on the stories our community needs. Our journalists attend city council and…
OOakland Read More Bayer evicts homeless encampment from street Berkeley gave itOctober 29, 2025 A Berkeley police officer speaks last week with Robert Piraino Sr., who lived in an encampment on a…
OOakland Read More How Berkeley schools aim to keep students safe with feds in Bay AreaOctober 23, 2025 Protesters sing at the entrance of the Coast Guard Base in Alameda on Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: Florence…
OOakland Read More West Berkeley sheet metal shop closing after 116 yearsOctober 16, 2025 Owner Fred Mork, grandson of the founder, inside his office at the Walter Mork Company. Credit: Nathan Dalton…