Berkeley police are searching for a man they say stabbed two people Friday evening in the Claremont neighborhood. About 6:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a double stabbing near El Camino Real and Oak Ridge Road. The weapon was described as a cutting instrument. Police identified the suspect as Byron Gabriel DeCles, a 21-year-old …Berkeleyside interviewed voters as they left the polling site. We found a professor teaching her students to be informed citizens and a community college student worried about abortion rights and the sanctity of elections. Berkeley resident Jill Schepmann, 44, is an adjunct professor in writing at the University of San Francisco.Kesarwani defeated Mitiken but lost District 1’s eastern precinct by 1 vote. The race for a council member to represent Northwest Berkeley was close. Incumbent Rashi Kesarwani defeated Elisa Mikiten 49.6% to 41.5%, winning by 539 first-choice votes. Tamar Michai Freeman earned 8.8% of the vote.We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.Feb 8, 2024 · The reporters and editors at Berkeleyside are dedicated to covering our city and providing you with the information you need to be an informed citizen. If you value what you get from Berkeleyside, please join us with a tax-deductible donation so we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you. In 2022, Berkeleyside brought readers a wide range of stories, but none more pressing than the housing crisis in Berkeley. Whether affordable or market rate, downtown or on San Pablo, high-rise or low-rise, my neighborhood or your neighborhood, housing is an important issue in the city.Credit: Kelly Sullivan. Fourteen people were evacuated from homes in the Berkeley Hills after a debris flow Monday morning swept down from Zaytuna College into the Park Hills neighborhood. Marjorie Cruz, who lives on Middlefield Road near The Spiral, called 911 at about 6:30 a.m. when mud started flowing into her kitchen and living room. Caña closing date set, King Dong shuts down. East Bay Nosh is the only Bay Area food publication solely focused on the East Bay, with content published across Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside. May 31, 2023 · by Ally Markovich May 31, 2023, 3:57 p.m. Berkeley’s population increased more than almost any other Bay Area city from 2021 to 2023 owing to UC Berkeley students returning to campus after learning remotely during the pandemic and overall rising enrollment at the university, according to new data released by the California Department of ... Jan 22, 2024 · The special election to fill the Berkeley City Council seat left vacant by Councilmember Rigel Robinson’s unexpected resignation earlier this month will be held April 16. The nomination period for candidates to represent City Council District 7, which covers the Southside neighborhood near UC Berkeley, opens Jan. 29. Boichik Bagels owner says Berkeley shop was targeted with ‘clearly antisemitic’ graffiti. On Wednesday, owner Emily Winston, who is Jewish, stopped by the bagel shop’s Berkeley location to find “Israel baby killer” spray-painted in stenciled letters on the sidewalk outside. by Alex N. Gecan March 8, 2024, 5:16 p.m.Original story, June 9 Berkeley is seeking to rescue its first-in-the-nation ban on gas hookups in new buildings. A three-judge panel struck the ban down earlier this year in a ruling in favor of California’s restaurant lobby. City attorney Farimah Faiz Brown filed a petition last week requesting an “en banc” rehearing with 11 judges on ...Reparations Now! mural painted in 2020 on Ellis Street in South Berkeley. Credit: Todd Matthews. Update, March 23: The Berkeley City Council voted March 22 to consider hiring a consultant in the next fiscal budget cycle to set up a reparations process.. Original story: Berkeley may take a first step Tuesday toward acknowledging the harm …Sent every Saturday morning, This Week in Berkeley brings you a curated roundup of the latest news in Berkeley, CA.Jan 10, 2024 · Sexual harassment Education equity Long reads Beyond the buses In 1968, Berkeley Unified integrated all its elementary schools, taking an unprecedented approach. On the 50th anniversary of that move, in a three-part series, Berkeleyside examined that history, its legacy and the equity issues that remain unsolved. Boichik Bagels owner says Berkeley shop was targeted with ‘clearly antisemitic’ graffiti. On Wednesday, owner Emily Winston, who is Jewish, stopped by the bagel shop’s Berkeley location to find “Israel baby killer” spray-painted in stenciled letters on the sidewalk outside. by Alex N. Gecan March 8, 2024, 5:16 p.m. The 2020 census data also includes several numbers related to Berkeley housing trends. Berkeley now has about 52,300 housing units, up nearly 6% since 2010. About 4,700 of them — just over 9% — were vacant as of the 2020 census. This number was higher than the 6% vacancy rate reported in Oakland, and the 5% vacancy rate in …Sep 12, 2023 · Protest at landlord party devolves into physical fights. After protesters took over a private party of landlords celebrating the end of the eviction moratorium, multiple fights broke out between both groups. by Supriya Yelimeli Sept. 12, 2023, 7:00 p.m. Two landlords entering the party celebrating the end of the eviction moratorium are greeted ... More than 1.5 inches of rain fell on Berkeley over the weekend. With more scattered showers on the way, the National Weather Service is warning of increased risk of shallow landslides. Rain gauges in the Berkeley Hills and in West Berkeley recorded 1.6 inches of rainfall in the 72 hours between Friday and Monday morning, according to the ...Update, Jan. 11: The man Berkeley police arrested after a shooting Sunday morning had a gun on him but insisted it was not he who had shot someone in the legs, according to court records. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged 27-year-old Walter Jamariaylee Mitchell Wednesday with a single count of possession of a firearm …A young Lenape woman, Jane Snake, returns to her ancestral homeland, Manahatta, to work as a securities trader on Wall Street – the once-walled street built by enslaved Africans to keep the Indigenous Lenape out. Set against the backdrop of the Occupy Wall Street movement and across time, Manahatta draws parallels between the …Berkeleyside has asked the other fraternities for their responses and will add them if they become available. The Berkeley alumni of Theta Delta Chi were disappointed to learn of the loss. Our Charge was founded at Berkeley in 1900 and has maintained continuous operations since then, through world wars, great depressions, and the recent … Cafenated transforms a 1980s-era Berkeley coffee shop into an all-day cafe. A to-the-studs remodel has turned the longstanding Espresso Roma into a sleek coffee and dining destination. Harrison plans to continue her campaign for Berkeley mayor, she told Berkeleyside. She is the second council member to step down this month. Posted in City Special election to fill Southside City Council seat set for April 16. by Nico Savidge Jan. 22, 2024, 3:45 p.m. Jan. 24, 2024, 12:57 p.m.Berkeley Wire. Policing. Homicide. Shootings. Traffic Safety. News about Berkeley from around the web. by Berkeleyside staff Jan. 11, 2024, 5:15 p.m. A photo sent in by a former Berkeley resident of a BART train being delivered via truck through the Adirondacks in upstate New York in 2022. BART says it’s saving $394 million on new …Maria Boone Cranor — luminary female rock climber, co-founder of Black Diamond Equipment, and lecturer in physics at The University of Utah — died of cancer on Jan. 15, 2022, at the Salt Lake City home of her great friends April and Dale Goddard. She was 76 years old.Over an inch of rain fell on parts of Berkeley and the East Bay, with several more days of rain forecast for the week, according to the National Weather Service. In the 24 hours leading up to 6 a.m. Tuesday, a rain gauge at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden recorded 1.19 inches of rain, according to the NWS. Meters in Oakland recorded far less ...Dueling taxes to fund street paving could be on Berkeley ballot in November. The competing campaigns would test Berkeley voters’ attitudes about street projects that prioritizes transit, bicyclists and pedestrians over cars. by Nico Savidge Jan. 16, 2024, 9:00 a.m. A 2020 file photo shows a repaving project on Adeline Street.The Dwight triangle park, known as the smallest park in Berkeley, has been fenced off since at least 2019 when a bench was removed and the area was downgraded …Berkeley’s office market has also been bruised by the pandemic, with an 11.5% citywide vacancy rate that is more than three times its 2019 level, according to data from the firm CBRE. But it’s still better than the outlook for neighboring cities — Emeryville’s office vacancy rate stood at 24%, while downtown Oakland’s was 28.5%.Courtesy: UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. A judge ordered former president Donald Trump to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three of its investigative reporters, including Berkeley journalist David Barstow, after a judge dismissed his lawsuit against them last year. Trump filed the suit after The New …Low-income Berkeley residents can apply now for a free e-bike. A city-funded program will give out 50 e-bikes this spring. The Bay Wheels bike share network may add 260 new rental e-bikes in Berkeley by 2027 if a deal is reached with Lyft. Emil Rofors, a post-doctoral fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, rides his e-bike in ...by Iris Kwok Nov. 16, 2022, 4:42 p.m. Plastic “pre-checkout” bags, like these in the produce section of Berkeley Bowl West, will be prohibited under a new ordinance. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, stores will have to provide paper bags instead, and charge customers 10 cents apiece for them. Credit: Nico Savidge Credit: Nico Savidge, Berkeleyside.The city of Berkeley will purchase and transfer the Spenger’s Restaurant parking lot property in West Berkeley to Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. After a recent …The special election to fill the Berkeley City Council seat left vacant by Councilmember Rigel Robinson’s unexpected resignation earlier this month will be held April 16. The nomination period for candidates to represent City Council District 7, which covers the Southside neighborhood near UC Berkeley, opens Jan. 29.Aug 13, 2021 · The 2020 census data also includes several numbers related to Berkeley housing trends. Berkeley now has about 52,300 housing units, up nearly 6% since 2010. About 4,700 of them — just over 9% — were vacant as of the 2020 census. This number was higher than the 6% vacancy rate reported in Oakland, and the 5% vacancy rate in Alameda County ... [email protected] Posted in Nosh Meet Cityside’s new Nosh editor, Tovin Lapan. by Nosh staff Sept. 12, 2023, 9:00 a.m. Sept. 12, 2023, 8:43 p.m. Lapan’s credentials include covering the food industry “from nose to tail” as both a reporter and editor. Posted in NoshKeith Carson’s decision not to run for reelection clears the field for nine candidates. Courtesy of Alameda County Credit: Courtesy of Alameda County. The 2024 Primary Election is fast approaching, and one of the most hotly contested races took shape this week after longtime Alameda County District 5 Supervisor Keith Carson’s …Clark, who has been homeless for over a year, began volunteering at the newly created free store soon after UC Berkeley closed down and walled off People’s Park with a massive law enforcement presence two weeks ago. It’s an outpost of mutual aid efforts that had a home at the park for over 50 years, including a more recent iteration of …Dec 8, 2023 · The reporters and editors at Berkeleyside are dedicated to covering our city and providing you with the information you need to be an informed citizen. If you value what you get from Berkeleyside, please join us with a tax-deductible donation so we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you. Arreguín has led the field by a comfortable margin throughout the count, holding 32.1% of votes to Beckles’ 17.7% in the latest results. After raising the most …Jan 10, 2024 · Sexual harassment Education equity Long reads Beyond the buses In 1968, Berkeley Unified integrated all its elementary schools, taking an unprecedented approach. On the 50th anniversary of that move, in a three-part series, Berkeleyside examined that history, its legacy and the equity issues that remain unsolved. Berkeley news coverage by neighborhood. Shop Talk: Boutique designer sells clothes from her Berkeley Hills garage; New coupon site launches in Berkeley All is unfortunately quiet, dark and damp through the blackened windows of Broom Bush Cafe in Berkeley, where a daytime fire on Sunday, Nov. 5 was thankfully contained and kept to the kitchen by Berkeley firefighters. The fire and smoke damage has led to a temporary closure of the decades-old, affordable, diner-style [email protected] Posted in Nosh Meet Cityside’s new Nosh editor, Tovin Lapan. by Nosh staff Sept. 12, 2023, 9:00 a.m. Sept. 12, 2023, 8:43 p.m. Lapan’s credentials include covering the food industry “from nose to tail” as both a reporter and editor. Posted in NoshJan 9, 2024 · The resignation will leave Robinson’s Southside district — a dense area near UC Berkeley that was thrust into a national spotlight last week as the university cleared and walled off People’s Park ahead of a planned housing development, which he supported — without a representative on the City Council until a special election to fill the seat later this year. Berkeleyside is the award-winning, independent news site in Berkeley, California, reporting on the extraordinary diversity of people, issues, events, food and environment in Berkeley and the East ...All is unfortunately quiet, dark and damp through the blackened windows of Broom Bush Cafe in Berkeley, where a daytime fire on Sunday, Nov. 5 was thankfully contained and kept to the kitchen by Berkeley firefighters. The fire and smoke damage has led to a temporary closure of the decades-old, affordable, diner-style cafe.Four UC-owned buildings, including two city landmarks, would be knocked down to make way for the research complex. by Ally Markovich Oct. 31, 2023, 4:30 p.m. UC Berkeley plans to build a new “innovation zone” on the site of University Hall and a few commercial businesses on University Avenue. Credit: Ally Markovich.Donahue told Berkeleyside that he was having the statues taken to Alameda, where he would repaint them. He hopes to find them a new home. The Big People statue on the western end of the I-80 bridge with a crane readying to take it down, Nov. 24. Photo: Pete RososThe time is right, before the council’s legislative session resumes, for me to share with you a personal decision that I have been wrestling with for a long time. This week, I am stepping down from the Berkeley City Council and suspending my mayoral campaign. It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve this community.Berkeley’s office market has also been bruised by the pandemic, with an 11.5% citywide vacancy rate that is more than three times its 2019 level, according to data from the firm CBRE. But it’s still better than the outlook for neighboring cities — Emeryville’s office vacancy rate stood at 24%, while downtown Oakland’s was 28.5%.Dec 8, 2023 · The reporters and editors at Berkeleyside are dedicated to covering our city and providing you with the information you need to be an informed citizen. If you value what you get from Berkeleyside, please join us with a tax-deductible donation so we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you. Credit: Kelly Sullivan. Fourteen people were evacuated from homes in the Berkeley Hills after a debris flow Monday morning swept down from Zaytuna College into the Park Hills neighborhood. Marjorie Cruz, who lives on Middlefield Road near The Spiral, called 911 at about 6:30 a.m. when mud started flowing into her kitchen and living room.by Nico Savidge Jan. 26, 2022, 4:52 p.m. Berkeley’s City Council voted to limit efforts to build accessory dwelling units in the Berkeley Hills, citing wildfire risk in the area. Credit: Clara Mokri Credit: Clara Mokri. Driven by the fear that allowing even slightly more dense new housing in the Berkeley Hills could make it harder to safely ...Protests persist as Berkeley council members withdraw cease-fire resolutions. Three council members introduced separate cease-fire resolutions and then dropped them before the last meeting of the year. By the end of public comment on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the table in front of the City Council dais was stacked with dozens of …The city of Berkeley will purchase and transfer the Spenger’s Restaurant parking lot property in West Berkeley to Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. After a recent …Berkeleyside sent a detailed list of questions to Chakko and Javandel about the project covering those and other issues. In response, Chakko sent a brief statement that read in part, “We plan to provide a comprehensive update to the project through an April 18 City Council item, which will allow the council and the public to get all of the ...Feb 23, 2023 · Berkeleyside sent a detailed list of questions to Chakko and Javandel about the project covering those and other issues. In response, Chakko sent a brief statement that read in part, “We plan to provide a comprehensive update to the project through an April 18 City Council item, which will allow the council and the public to get all of the ... The city of Berkeley will purchase and transfer the Spenger’s Restaurant parking lot property in West Berkeley to Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. After a recent …Sexual harassment Education equity Long reads Beyond the buses In 1968, Berkeley Unified integrated all its elementary schools, taking an unprecedented approach. On the 50th anniversary of that move, in a three-part series, Berkeleyside examined that history, its legacy and the equity issues that remain unsolved.Jan 16, 2024 · Dueling taxes to fund street paving could be on Berkeley ballot in November. The competing campaigns would test Berkeley voters’ attitudes about street projects that prioritizes transit, bicyclists and pedestrians over cars. by Nico Savidge Jan. 16, 2024, 9:00 a.m. A 2020 file photo shows a repaving project on Adeline Street. City. Special election to fill Southside City Council seat set for April 16. Candidates have until Feb. 16 to enter the race. The City Council called for the election at …The special election to fill the Berkeley City Council seat left vacant by Councilmember Rigel Robinson’s unexpected resignation earlier this month will be held April 16. The nomination period for candidates to represent City Council District 7, which covers the Southside neighborhood near UC Berkeley, opens Jan. 29. Caña closing date set, King Dong shuts down. East Bay Nosh is the only Bay Area food publication solely focused on the East Bay, with content published across Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside. Overlook Road stabbings leave 1 dead, 2 injured, Berkeley police say. Officers chased the suspect to 9th and Gilman streets and made an arrest. The suspect was taken to city jail. Berkeley police are investigating after one person was killed and two more hurt in a stabbing attack on Sept. 23, 2023. Credit: Kelly Sullivan.March 1, 2024, 9:11 a.m. Affordable things to do in Berkeley any day of the week. Events Calendar. Berkeleyside’s events calendar is managed by Events.com. Please contact …Reparations Now! mural painted in 2020 on Ellis Street in South Berkeley. Credit: Todd Matthews. Update, March 23: The Berkeley City Council voted March 22 to consider hiring a consultant in the next fiscal budget cycle to set up a reparations process.. Original story: Berkeley may take a first step Tuesday toward acknowledging the harm …City. Downtown Berkeley’s pandemic recovery is uneven, but far from a ‘doom loop’. Here’s why downtown Berkeley is faring better than other cities. by Nico Savidge …Overlook Road stabbings leave 1 dead, 2 injured, Berkeley police say. Officers chased the suspect to 9th and Gilman streets and made an arrest. The suspect was taken to city jail. Berkeley police are investigating after one person was killed and two more hurt in a stabbing attack on Sept. 23, 2023. Credit: Kelly Sullivan.Nov 29, 2023 · Map: Berkeley to ramp up street repaving over next 5 years. Berkeley’s new paving plan does not include a commitment to repair Hopkins Street, after council members voted down a proposal to add it to the list. by Nico Savidge Nov. 29, 2023, 3:44 p.m. Crews work repave part of University Avenue in a 2021 file photo. All is unfortunately quiet, dark and damp through the blackened windows of Broom Bush Cafe in Berkeley, where a daytime fire on Sunday, Nov. 5 was thankfully contained and kept to the kitchen by Berkeley firefighters. The fire and smoke damage has led to a temporary closure of the decades-old, affordable, diner-style cafe.Update 1/03/24: On Tuesday, Jan. 2, a federal appeals court declined to rehear the case of Berkeley’s ban on new natural gas hookups, which was struck down by a panel of judges in April 2023. The California Restaurant Association filed a lawsuit in November 2019 challenging the ban, arguing the city of Berkeley overstepped its authority. A three-judge …Two coffee cart patrons have a lunch date inside the “customers only” seating section of the downtown plaza. Credit: Ximena Natera, CatchLight/Berkeleyside . Hope Waggoner, a UC Berkeley student who has lived in the area since 2015, and Nia Roberson-French, who grew up in Berkeley, sat at the plaza tables last week and chatted over coffee.Crime rates in Berkeley increased in nearly all areas from 2021 to 2022 but, in several areas, remain below pre-pandemic highs, according to the Berkeley Police Department, which presented its annual report this week. The total number of violent and property crimes in 2022 was “the highest in the past 10 years,” Interim Police Chief Jen ...by Ally Markovich May 31, 2023, 3:57 p.m. Berkeley’s population increased more than almost any other Bay Area city from 2021 to 2023 owing to UC Berkeley students returning to campus after learning remotely during the pandemic and overall rising enrollment at the university, according to new data released by the California Department of ... This Uptown Oakland restaurant’s new drag brunch makes Sundays a little more festive. Parche has collaborated with Port Bar/Fluid510 for the bi-monthly event. Arriving in your inbox Tuesday and Friday, East Bay Nosh delivers all the East Bay food and restaurant news you need to know. Berkeleyside is a pioneering independent digital news platform in Berkeley, California, reporting on Berkeley and the East Bay.Berkeley will buy Ohlone shellmound site, return it to Indigenous land trust. The city will transfer the contested Spenger’s parking lot in West Berkeley to the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, making it among the first cities in the country to return land to Indigenous people. The Campaign to Save the West Berkeley Ohlone Shellmound held a ...Opinion: Spenger’s parking lot deal shows Berkeley has a leadership crisis. Berkeley deserves leaders who view the city not as an ideological project, a line on their …by Nico Savidge Jan. 26, 2022, 4:52 p.m. Berkeley’s City Council voted to limit efforts to build accessory dwelling units in the Berkeley Hills, citing wildfire risk in the area. Credit: Clara Mokri Credit: Clara Mokri. Driven by the fear that allowing even slightly more dense new housing in the Berkeley Hills could make it harder to safely ...11:50 a.m. As of Wednesday afternoon, UC Berkeley police far outnumbered activists at the park. Protesters tried to break through the 8-foot chain fence that was erected early Wednesday morning, and were … Caña closing date set, King Dong shuts down. East Bay Nosh is the only Bay Area food publication solely focused on the East Bay, with content published across Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside. Mar 5, 2024 · Berkeley voters cast their ballots in the March 5 primary, and races started to take shape as results began rolling in Tuesday night. Voters approved Measure B, which will replace Alameda County’s recall rules for county officials with state ones, and Measure H, a renewal of a local property tax funding Berkeley schools. Berkeleyside is a digital newspaper founded in 2009. It covers life and politics in contemporary Berkeley, California, reporting on politics, schools, crime and business, as well as the food scene in the East Bay. Business. Berkeleyside has two main revenue sources: membership and advertising. For six years, from 2013 to 2018, it held an annual ...The family-owned spot (named for the family matriarch) was a standby for fried chicken and fish platters, smothered chicken dishes, red beans and rice, and other rib-sticking Southern, Soul, Creole and Cajun cuisine. Lena’s Soul Food Restaurant is at 6403 Foothill Blvd. in Oakland and closed after service on Dec. 24.Update, Feb. 7: Pat Lynn Urdahl, the Berkeley public works employee charged with making threats against a supervisor and other crimes, has pleaded not guilty to or otherwise denied all the allegations against him. The city has confirmed that Urdahl is on paid administrative leave as the Berkeley Police Department investigates the allegations ... Berkeleyside is a digital newspaper founded in 2009. It covers life and politics in contemporary Berkeley, California , reporting on politics, schools, crime and business, as well as the food scene in the East Bay. 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13 hours ago · A debate over Israel-Palestine curriculum flares at Berkeley schools. Take me back to Berkeleyside. Sent every Saturday morning, This Week in Berkeley brings you a curated roundup of the latest news in Berkeley, CA. Resources for Community Development is pulling out of UC Berkeley’s supportive housing project at People’s Park over delays stemming from ongoing court actions around the park, according to the nonprofit. The supportive housing project is one piece of UC Berkeley’s plans for the embattled People’s Park site, where a 12-hour …Feb 8, 2024 · The reporters and editors at Berkeleyside are dedicated to covering our city and providing you with the information you need to be an informed citizen. If you value what you get from Berkeleyside, please join us with a tax-deductible donation so we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you. Feb 23, 2023 · Berkeleyside sent a detailed list of questions to Chakko and Javandel about the project covering those and other issues. In response, Chakko sent a brief statement that read in part, “We plan to provide a comprehensive update to the project through an April 18 City Council item, which will allow the council and the public to get all of the ... A $16.5 million project to improve bike and public transit access on Bancroft Way, Dana Street and Fulton Street near UC Berkeley started in December 2023. The …The Another Hole in the Head Film Festival — home of the sublime, the ridiculous and the outré — returns this year, in-person and online, Friday through Dec. 25 (the online component concludes on Christmas Day). In addition to its usual array of chillers and thrillers, this year’s festival is highlighted by a film that’s taken 40 years ...The Another Hole in the Head Film Festival — home of the sublime, the ridiculous and the outré — returns this year, in-person and online, Friday through Dec. 25 (the online component concludes on Christmas Day). In addition to its usual array of chillers and thrillers, this year’s festival is highlighted by a film that’s taken 40 years ...Tacos Oscar (Lunch) PSA: Tacos Oscar stalkers can now get their fix at lunch time on weekends at this Temescal neighborhood favorite that has so far only been open for evening dining. The taqueria’s two outdoor spaces are open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat. and Sun. Tacos Oscar, 420 40th St. (between Webster Street and Shafter … Cafenated transforms a 1980s-era Berkeley coffee shop into an all-day cafe. A to-the-studs remodel has turned the longstanding Espresso Roma into a sleek coffee and dining destination. Sent every Saturday morning, This Week in Berkeley brings you a curated roundup of the latest news in Berkeley, CA.A $16.5 million project to repave and redesign three streets in Berkeley’s bustling Southside neighborhood began this month. Construction crews will spend the next year building new bike and public transit infrastructure along Bancroft Way, Dana Street and Fulton Street near the UC Berkeley campus. But the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare ...Low-income Berkeley residents can apply now for a free e-bike. A city-funded program will give out 50 e-bikes this spring. The Bay Wheels bike share network may add 260 new rental e-bikes in Berkeley by 2027 if a deal is reached with Lyft. Emil Rofors, a post-doctoral fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, rides his e-bike in ...Mar 6, 2024 · A young Lenape woman, Jane Snake, returns to her ancestral homeland, Manahatta, to work as a securities trader on Wall Street – the once-walled street built by enslaved Africans to keep the Indigenous Lenape out. Set against the backdrop of the Occupy Wall Street movement and across time, Manahatta draws parallels between the forced removal Policing. Homicide. Shootings. Traffic Safety. Berkeley Wire. News about Berkeley from around the web. by Berkeleyside staff March 21, 2024, 5:15 p.m. Chasmanthe floribunda, which is native to southern Africa, is blooming in Berkeley gardens. Credit: Melinda Young Stuart.Opinion: Spenger’s parking lot deal shows Berkeley has a leadership crisis. Berkeley deserves leaders who view the city not as an ideological project, a line on their …Mar 17, 2023 · Berkeley crime on the rise following pandemic ‘anomalies’. The overall total number of violent and property crimes in 2022 was “the highest in the past 10 years,” Interim Police Chief Jen Louis told the City Council in a special meeting this week. “Berkeley continues to have one of the highest property crime rates in our region.”. When BART originally signed a contract to purchase a replacement fleet of gleaming aluminum train cars in 2012 the price tag was projected at $2.58 billion. Now, the transit agency says that its “ Fleet of the Future ” project is coming in under budget by $394 million. The new train cars, which are already operating across the system’s ...The Berkeley City Club is a hidden community treasure on the southside of campus. The private club is open to the public for weddings and events, as well as dining, afternoon tea, drinks, and a variety of cultural events. Sponsored by Berkeley City Club Dec. 5, 2023, 8:15 a.m. The indoor pool at the Berkeley City Club is an historic gem and is ...BUSD’s $218M budget avoids fiscal cliff facing many California school districts. Next year’s budget includes no major cuts to services and positions. But the district could face a “reality check” in future years, budget chief warns. by Ally Markovich June 28, 2023, 4:30 p.m. The Berkeley Unified School District has managed to avoid the ...The Dwight triangle park, known as the smallest park in Berkeley, has been fenced off since at least 2019 when a bench was removed and the area was downgraded …Berkeleyside reporter Supriya Yelimeli contributed reporting to this story. Berkeleyside is a media partner of CalMatters, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site covering the state Capitol and issues related to public policy in California. Berkeleyside occasionally republishes CalMatters stories we believe will be of interest to our readers.The family-owned spot (named for the family matriarch) was a standby for fried chicken and fish platters, smothered chicken dishes, red beans and rice, and other rib-sticking Southern, Soul, Creole and Cajun cuisine. Lena’s Soul Food Restaurant is at 6403 Foothill Blvd. in Oakland and closed after service on Dec. 24.The first warning Lou Cornum received about the massive police and construction operation at People’s Park came when they were woken up by the sound of construction equipment at 1 a.m. Thursday.. Cornum, an assistant professor of Native American Studies at New York University, moved into an apartment across the street …Credit: Joanne Furio. After about 30 years at the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Allston Way, Walgreens will be closing the location’s sliding doors for good on Aug. 23, leaving its pharmacy customers with fewer options in Berkeley. The building is slated for demolition to make way for a 25-story, 326-unit apartment building, Berkeley’s ...The federal government determines the “area median income,” or AMI, for the region, including Oakland and Berkeley. If you listed the annual incomes of everyone in this region, the AMI would be the amount in the middle of the list. The AMI in the Alameda County region is currently $103,550 for a one-person household and $118,300 for a two ...Update, Feb. 7: Pat Lynn Urdahl, the Berkeley public works employee charged with making threats against a supervisor and other crimes, has pleaded not guilty to or otherwise denied all the allegations against him. The city has confirmed that Urdahl is on paid administrative leave as the Berkeley Police Department investigates the allegations ...by Ally Markovich May 31, 2023, 3:57 p.m. Berkeley’s population increased more than almost any other Bay Area city from 2021 to 2023 owing to UC Berkeley students returning to campus after learning remotely during the pandemic and overall rising enrollment at the university, according to new data released by the California Department of ...Federal investigation into antisemitism at UC Berkeley launches after campus incidents. A Republican-led congressional committee has demanded years’ worth of …Credit: Berkeleyside. Few offices in City Hall are as closely watched as the Public Works Department. Along with residents’ interest in when their streets will be paved or trash bills will rise, a recent analysis found Garland’s staff received more referrals from the City Council calling for new projects or policies than any other department.Berkeleyside has the additional information that the younger daughter Reimer called 911 herself to report the stabbing at about 2:15 pm Sunday, and Berkeley Fire …As part of our service to the community, Berkeleyside is honored to publish, at no charge, obituaries of members of the Berkeley community. Email a Google or Word document with the text and photo (s), preferably JPGs at least 1,200 px in width by 900 px in height, to [email protected], and fill out the form at the bottom of this post.Policing. Homicide. Shootings. Traffic Safety. Berkeley Wire. News about Berkeley from around the web. by Berkeleyside staff March 21, 2024, 5:15 p.m. Chasmanthe floribunda, which is native to southern Africa, is blooming in Berkeley gardens. Credit: Melinda Young Stuart.Berkeleyside reporter Supriya Yelimeli contributed reporting to this story. Berkeleyside is a media partner of CalMatters, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site covering the state Capitol and issues related to public policy in California. Berkeleyside occasionally republishes CalMatters stories we believe will be of interest to our readers.Pedestrian bridge over I-80 in Berkeley. Credit: Thomas Hawk/Flickr Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers. ‘I was just shocked’: City concerned about run-down Berkeley student housing co-ops (SF Chronicle)AT&T seeks to shut down landline service for most of the Bay Area (Mercury News)Golden Gate Fields …RVs line up along Eighth and Harrison streets in Berkeley. Credit: Pete Rosos. After two-plus years in the same location, Berkeley Friends on Wheels — a community of houseless people who live in vehicles — are being forced to move along.In early October, city of Berkeley employees chalked the tires of all of the vehicles parked …This month Berkeleyside launched a brand new arts and culture newsletter rounding up the best of local events. It’s called The Scene , and it highlights happenings in and around town, tips on the top events you won’t want to miss, Q&As with local artists, musicians and more — as well as fun, newsy tidbits you won’t find anywhere else. Latest news. Federal investigation into antisemitism at UC Berkeley launches after campus incidents. A Republican-led congressional committee has demanded years’ worth of records from the university following claims of antisemitic graffiti and attacks. by Alex N. Gecan March 19, 2024, 3:30 p.m. ♨️ Visit a sauna. Berkeleyside photojournalist Ximena Natera recommends the Perspire Sauna Studio in South Berkeley, having left “feeling very energized” after trying out their infrared light sauna. Sessions can be pricey, but the studio is offering a $20 deal for first-timers. 🍵 Sip a warm cup of tea at Blue Willow Tea on Tenth Street.Jan 4, 2024 · The reporters and editors at Berkeleyside are dedicated to covering our city and providing you with the information you need to be an informed citizen. If you value what you get from Berkeleyside, please join us with a tax-deductible donation so we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you. Delirama. Delirama, the ambitious pop-up-turned-permanent deli celebrated for its house-cured pastrami, buttery grilled sandwiches, house-made potato chips and much more, will close for good after Feb. 4. The announcement comes on the heels of Delirama co-conspirator Anahita Cahn’s departure from the business, and was met with much …by Nico Savidge Oct. 27, 2023, 11:07 a.m. A pair of projects are bringing work crews to Ashby Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way this fall, and could create disruptions for drivers and pedestrians. The city has started work on a $1.3 million street safety project along a mile of Martin Luther King Jr. Way in South Berkeley, between Russell ...Four UC-owned buildings, including two city landmarks, would be knocked down to make way for the research complex. by Ally Markovich Oct. 31, 2023, 4:30 p.m. UC Berkeley plans to build a new “innovation zone” on the site of University Hall and a few commercial businesses on University Avenue. Credit: Ally Markovich.In May, the Alameda County Transportation Commission voted to award the city $5.138 million to fund design, engineering, and environmental review for the Berkeley Pier and Ferry project; In June, the state Coastal Conservancy Board voted to award the city $2.96 million for the project; In July, the WETA Board voted to dedicate $5.7 million for …Berkeleyside is a pioneering independent digital news platform in Berkeley, California, reporting on Berkeley and the East Bay.Update, Feb. 7: Pat Lynn Urdahl, the Berkeley public works employee charged with making threats against a supervisor and other crimes, has pleaded not guilty to or otherwise denied all the allegations against him. The city has confirmed that Urdahl is on paid administrative leave as the Berkeley Police Department investigates the allegations ...All is unfortunately quiet, dark and damp through the blackened windows of Broom Bush Cafe in Berkeley, where a daytime fire on Sunday, Nov. 5 was thankfully contained and kept to the kitchen by Berkeley firefighters. The fire and smoke damage has led to a temporary closure of the decades-old, affordable, diner-style cafe.by Nico Savidge Jan. 10, 2024, 5:10 p.m. Workers have nearly completed the shipping container barrier they began installing around People’s Park last week. Credit: Nico Savidge, Berkeleyside. Update, Jan. 10, 5 p.m.: Streets have been opened surrounding People’s Park as construction crews completed securing the site with shipping containers ...As part of our service to the community, Berkeleyside is honored to publish, at no charge, obituaries of members of the Berkeley community. Email a Google or Word document with the text and photo (s), preferably JPGs at least 1,200 px in width by 900 px in height, to [email protected], and fill out the form at the bottom of this post.Berkeley will buy Ohlone shellmound site, return it to Indigenous land trust. The city will transfer the contested Spenger’s parking lot in West Berkeley to the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, making it among the first cities in the country to return land to Indigenous people. The Campaign to Save the West Berkeley Ohlone Shellmound held a ...Opinion: Spenger’s parking lot deal shows Berkeley has a leadership crisis. Berkeley deserves leaders who view the city not as an ideological project, a line on their resume or an opportunity to make national news. by Alex Sharenko March 15, 2024, 8:00 a.m. On Tuesday, many Berkeley residents were surprised to learn that the fate of …Sent every Saturday morning, This Week in Berkeley brings you a curated roundup of the latest news in Berkeley, CA.The reporters and editors at Berkeleyside are dedicated to covering our city and providing you with the information you need to be an informed citizen. If you value what you get from Berkeleyside, please join us with a tax-deductible donation so we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you.Lisa Bullwinkel, an event producer who has managed the 4th of July and Berkeley Kite Festival at the Marina for 26 years, is enthusiastic about the potential of a food truck village in the empty lot. “I think putting food trucks down at the Marina is a really good idea. People don’t want to buy things, but they want to eat,” Bullwinkel said.Jan 10, 2024 · Sexual harassment Education equity Long reads Beyond the buses In 1968, Berkeley Unified integrated all its elementary schools, taking an unprecedented approach. On the 50th anniversary of that move, in a three-part series, Berkeleyside examined that history, its legacy and the equity issues that remain unsolved. Email (preferred): [email protected]. Phone: 510-298-1080. Mailing address: Berkeleyside 2120 University Ave. Berkeley, CA, 94704. News tips and story ideas: Use the tips form. Specific staff members: Find author bios and contact information on our About page and at the foot of each news story A proposed new parcel tax could generate $28 million per year for work repairing and redesigning local roads. Credit: Kelly Sullivan. Berkeley leaders are moving toward putting multiple measures on the November ballot that would promise to build new affordable housing, repave crumbling streets and repair other aging pieces of the city’s …As part of our service to the community, Berkeleyside is honored to publish, at no charge, obituaries of members of the Berkeley community. Email a Google or Word document with the text and photo (s), preferably JPGs at least 1,200 px in width by 900 px in height, to [email protected], and fill out the form at the bottom of this post.Cafenated transforms a 1980s-era Berkeley coffee shop into an all-day cafe. A to-the-studs remodel has turned the longstanding Espresso Roma into a sleek coffee and dining destination.Feb 23, 2023 · Berkeleyside sent a detailed list of questions to Chakko and Javandel about the project covering those and other issues. In response, Chakko sent a brief statement that read in part, “We plan to provide a comprehensive update to the project through an April 18 City Council item, which will allow the council and the public to get all of the ... Jan 22, 2024 · The special election to fill the Berkeley City Council seat left vacant by Councilmember Rigel Robinson’s unexpected resignation earlier this month will be held April 16. The nomination period for candidates to represent City Council District 7, which covers the Southside neighborhood near UC Berkeley, opens Jan. 29. by Ally Markovich May 28, 2021, 3:00 p.m. Dixie Lewis (left) and her boyfriend Ross Schultz died Tuesday in a fatal car accident. Source: CaringBridge. Shockwaves ran through the community in Berkeley after two young people lost their lives in a fatal collision on Tuesday afternoon. Ross Schultz, 20, and Dixie Lewis, 19, were killed in a head ...May 31, 2023 · by Ally Markovich May 31, 2023, 3:57 p.m. Berkeley’s population increased more than almost any other Bay Area city from 2021 to 2023 owing to UC Berkeley students returning to campus after learning remotely during the pandemic and overall rising enrollment at the university, according to new data released by the California Department of ... Berkeley news coverage by neighborhood. Shop Talk: Boutique designer sells clothes from her Berkeley Hills garage; New coupon site launches in Berkeley 1 day ago · Carroll B. Williams, who died on March 1, 2024, was among the first African Americans to be a part of the environmental science and forestry faculties at both Yale and UC Berkeley. Courtesy of Carroll family. Carroll Burns Williams Jr. passed away peacefully on March 1, 2024, while in hospice care near his home in Berkeley. The federal government determines the “area median income,” or AMI, for the region, including Oakland and Berkeley. If you listed the annual incomes of everyone in this region, the AMI would be the amount in the middle of the list. The AMI in the Alameda County region is currently $103,550 for a one-person household and $118,300 for a two ...Aug 13, 2021 · The 2020 census data also includes several numbers related to Berkeley housing trends. Berkeley now has about 52,300 housing units, up nearly 6% since 2010. About 4,700 of them — just over 9% — were vacant as of the 2020 census. This number was higher than the 6% vacancy rate reported in Oakland, and the 5% vacancy rate in Alameda County ... According to the Alameda County housing application, 75 of those units are currently open. Future residents must make between 30%-60% of the area median income (AMI), which translates to between $31,080 to $ $62,1600 annually for a one-person household. There are also 10 units reserved for people with Section 8 vouchers that …Jan 3, 2024 · Berkeleyside has not independently verified the site plans. UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof declined to comment on the utility permit or the fencing. The move is the university’s latest step toward closing the historic park and building a 1,100-bed student housing project . by Berkeleyside staff March 5, 2024, 9:30 a.m. The Berkeley and University of California police departments had investigated at least six shooting incidents within city limits in 2024 as of March 8. Two of the six incidents left people wounded. March 7: Police said they found evidence of gunfire at the scene of a catalytic converter theft.Crime rates in Berkeley increased in nearly all areas from 2021 to 2022 but, in several areas, remain below pre-pandemic highs, according to the Berkeley Police Department, which presented its annual report this week. The total number of violent and property crimes in 2022 was “the highest in the past 10 years,” Interim Police Chief Jen ...by Supriya Yelimeli Dec. 1, 2023, 11:27 a.m. The new customers-only seating in the Downtown Berkeley BART plaza. The Downtown Berkeley Association purchased new …Credit: Joanne Furio. After about 30 years at the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Allston Way, Walgreens will be closing the location’s sliding doors for good on Aug. 23, leaving its pharmacy customers with fewer options in Berkeley. The building is slated for demolition to make way for a 25-story, 326-unit apartment building, Berkeley’s ...Berkeleyside is a pioneering independent digital news platform in Berkeley, California, reporting on Berkeley and the East Bay.Berkeley will buy Ohlone shellmound site, return it to Indigenous land trust. The city will transfer the contested Spenger’s parking lot in West Berkeley to the …A proposed new parcel tax could generate $28 million per year for work repairing and redesigning local roads. Credit: Kelly Sullivan. Berkeley leaders are moving toward putting multiple measures on the November ballot that would promise to build new affordable housing, repave crumbling streets and repair other aging pieces of the city’s …by Ally Markovich May 28, 2021, 3:00 p.m. Dixie Lewis (left) and her boyfriend Ross Schultz died Tuesday in a fatal car accident. Source: CaringBridge. Shockwaves ran through the community in Berkeley after two young people lost their lives in a fatal collision on Tuesday afternoon. Ross Schultz, 20, and Dixie Lewis, 19, were killed in a head ...Read Berkeleyside’s 2014 profile on the 911 center. We “sat along” overnight with dispatchers for a front-row seat at their work. The Berkeley city auditor’s office wrote in the April 25 report that “consistent understaffing” resulted in $1 million in overtime costs in 2017, and that morale “is low and dispatchers feel unsupported ...Berkeleyside is the award-winning, independent news site in Berkeley, California, reporting on the extraordinary diversity of people, issues, events, food an...Berkeleyside covers local news, events, politics, crime, culture and more in Berkeley and beyond. Find out what's happening in your community with stories, photos and videos.In 2022, Berkeleyside brought readers a wide range of stories, but none more pressing than the housing crisis in Berkeley. Whether affordable or market rate, downtown or on San Pablo, high-rise or low-rise, my neighborhood or your neighborhood, housing is an important issue in the city.Berkeley police have solved crimes at a lower rate than agencies throughout California, even though the city has typically had a higher per-capita spending rate than the state average on law enforcement, according to a new report. In 2022, Berkeley police’s clearance rate — the percentage of crimes considered solved by an arrest — was 10% .... Walmart grand rapids mn, Jobhat, Troy university troy al, Ten spot, Sequoia woods country club, Advantaclean, Walmart mayodan nc, University diagnostics, Ironing services near me.