District leaders emphasized student well-being and supporting struggling learners while cutting Virtual Academy and a handful of teaching positions.
June 2022
Posted inCommunity
Historic Cal buildings still shuttered months after fire
Investigators say no cause was determined for the May 2 fire at the former Anna Head School. UC Berkeley says no decision has been made on the buildings’ fate.
Posted inNew Restaurants
All the East Bay restaurants that opened in June
All the restaurants that opened in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond for June 2022.
Posted inCity
Budget: Berkeley set to ramp up funding for street paving
The City Council approved the $733 million biennial budget for the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years Tuesday night.
Posted inNew Restaurants
Kingfish team to reopen Oakland hot dog landmark Original Kasper’s
The eye-catching restaurant has been closed since 2003, but if all goes well it will be slinging Chicago-style dogs again this fall.
Posted inCity
Berkeley to cut ties with Russian sister cities until war’s end
Mayor Arreguín introduced a resolution to suspend diplomatic relations with Russia at the urging of Ukrainian President Zelensky.
Posted inNosh
Berkeley’s Starter Bakery is opening a storefront in Rockridge
After 12 years as a farmers market and wholesale favorite, Starter Bakery is opening a brick-and-mortar location on a busy Oakland block.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: What is environmentally superior at Berkeley’s BART stations?
We should not repeat the mid-20th century mistakes of building gargantuan projects that are environmentally unsupportable.
Posted inSponsored
Diego Rivera show at SFMOMA highlights his time in the Bay Area
Exhibit focuses on the artist’s work in the Americas, and his call for social equality and justice.
Posted inCity
Here’s where Berkeley’s first 5 speaking emergency sirens will be installed
A total of 15 emergency warning sirens will eventually be installed across Berkeley, alerting residents about fires, earthquakes and tsunamis with spoken evacuation messages.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Update: Berkeley woman, 31, charged with arson after Albany Hill fire
Two fires were reported in Albany Sunday afternoon. A security guard told police a Berkeley woman may have set one of them.