Water at Berkeley schools tested for lead contamination
Preliminary tests at a few sites were negative, but a new law requires EBMUD to test every BUSD school.
Archives – May 23, 2022
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Bites: Desco and Café Eugene to close, Ramen Kitchen at Bo’s, the T-Rex identity crisis
Don’t miss the latest food news, updates and events happening in the East Bay.
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Opinion: Is local aviation noise causing Berkeley residents to get sick?
Noise from low-flying planes is annoying and may be detrimental to people’s health. More research is needed to explore the impacts of noise.
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Video: ‘Tis the season… for package theft?
A resident in North Berkeley shared this video of a recent package theft from his front porch. The dog didn’t miss it but no one else was around to take note.
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Local Christmas bird count turns up rarities in Berkeley
Over 320 people signed up for the 77th annual Oakland Christmas Bird Count which uncovered some species in Berkeley that are rare in the Bay Area.
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Who makes the best bagel in the East Bay?
A New Yorker, a Montrealer and a Californian judged five of the East Bay’s best bagels. The results may surprise you.
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Female jogger sexually assaulted near Berkeley Bowl West
A woman jogging on a recent December weekend near Berkeley Bowl West was sexually assaulted by a stranger, authorities report.
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Opinion: We can design our way out of Berkeley’s housing crisis with ‘missing middle’ buildings
A Berkeley architect argues that Berkeley should build more small-scale, multi-unit buildings such as duplexes, bungalow courts, fourplexes, and small mansion apartments.
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Separate Berkeley crashes send cyclist, pedestrian to hospital
Two unrelated crashes in Berkeley kept first responders busy Monday night, and sent a man on a bike and a female pedestrian to area hospitals for treatment.
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Remembering Ted Posselt: Carpenter, student, proud East Bay resident
Ted Posselt was a man defined by his own choices and his own beliefs, not out of a sense of arrogance so much as an inability to bend.
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Berkeley Unified gets good grades on state report card, but not straight A’s
Along with the state scores, new research from Stanford also sheds a brighter light on Berkeley’s performance.
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Berkeley Lab to hold mass evacuation drill Tuesday
The drill, which will start at 2:30 p.m., was prompted by recent wildfires, including in the North Bay, and may affect traffic locally.
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Go west — Far West — for delicious farm-to-tap cider
Adam Chinchiolo has grown Far West Cider from a home-brewing operation in his garage to an award-winning, farm-direct cider company in Richmond.
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Floating homes on the Berkeley Marina offer a ‘unique lifestyle choice’
Following a city lottery for slips, 13 boat owners may soon join a small community that considers itself lucky to live where and how they do.
