A vote to put housing in People’s Park. Promises to end single-family zoning and remove police from traffic stops. And other major Berkeley stories we published this year.
December 2021
Posted inNosh
Our hopes for East Bay restaurants and bars in 2022
In 2022, we’re hoping for (among other things) more outdoor dining, nice restaurant patrons and less takeout trash.
Posted inArts
Our movie critic’s favorite films of 2021
Here are Berkeleyside movie writer John Seal’s 15 favorite films of the year. He makes no claims on picking the “best.”
Posted inCity
Network of pipes and blowers tames toxic gas below Cesar Chavez Park
The flow of methane gas through the decomposing landfill beneath the park has dropped over the years, but it still requires continual maintenance.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Police arrest hit-and-run suspect found hiding in hotel room
A 58-year-old Berkeley man was charged with vehicular hit-and-run causing injury, driving without a license and parole violation.
Posted inNosh
The East Bay’s most anticipated restaurant openings
These are the restaurants we’re looking forward to the most in 2022.
Posted inCity
2021: A year in pictures in Berkeley
The COVID-19 vaccines arrived; anti-Asian violence protests; parents demand schools open. These stories in pictures shaped our lives in 2021.
Posted inCity
Omicron prompts Berkeley and Alameda County health officials to require masks in all indoor settings
Now face coverings will be required in offices, gyms and houses of worship.
Posted inCommunity
She tore up burning roof shingles bare-handed to douse 1905 Berkeley fire
Mary Shaplin, who was recovering from an illness, jumped into action when the roof of her neighbor’s adjoining house in downtown Berkeley caught fire more than a century ago.
Posted inArts
Berkeleyside’s favorite books of 2021
Our annual selection of the books we enjoyed most in 2021.
Posted inNosh
The 10 Nosh stories you cared about the most in 2021
Nosh’s most-read, shared, and commented-on food stories of the year.