The runoff caused a milky hue due to natural sediment flowing into the streambed.
August 2021
Posted inSchools
‘Lobster claws’ test questions land Crowden School principal in hot water
Teachers are quitting and parents are pulling their kids from a private Berkeley music school after the principal was fired in connection with a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary test involving crustacean jokes.
Posted inCity
Air quality alert issued as wildfire smoke descends on Bay Area
Air quality is expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups in much of the Bay Area, and unhealthy for everyone at higher elevations.
Posted inArts
Trio to perform traditional folk songs at Berkeley’s new museum of Hungarian culture
Zina Bozzay, who has dedicated her life to preserving traditional Hungarian music, will perform with her folk trio Vadalma Sunday afternoon outside the Orly Museum of Hungarian Culture in Berkeley.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Ask Gov. Newsom to say no to SB 9 – it will put people in harm’s way
The zoning bill is a one-size-fits-all state-mandated policy that will put Berkeley at risk.
Posted inCity
Gavin Newsom’s recall defense heats up in Berkeley
Democrats are ramping up their defense against the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom with a barrage of text messages and campus canvassing.
Posted inCommunity
Get Berkeleyside T-shirts, tote bags at our new online store
Beautiful Berkeleyside (and Oaklandside) merchandise is now available to buy at the newly launched Cityside store.
Posted inHousing & Development
California’s housing crisis: Assembly approves zoning bill
The bill returns to the Senate for amendments before heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Berkeley High alum, 19, posted stolen nude photos of underage girls online, police say
Police said Liam Burgmann also amassed more than 100 child pornography videos of youth between 3 and 12 years old.
Posted inSchools
Berkeley schools scramble under strain of delta variant
A week and a half after the start of classes, the district is bracing for an uptick in COVID-19 case counts. About 16% of staff aren’t fully vaccinated. And remote learning enrollment, still very low, ticks upward.
Posted inNosh
Chez Panisse celebrates its 50th anniversary with live music and a special takeout menu
Chez Panisse remains closed until October, so its half-century celebration is a quiet one.
