Rusted rebar and supply delays pushed back the reopening of King Pool and West Campus Pool. They had been closed since April.
June 2022
Posted inCity
New state housing laws curb power of Berkeley homeowners
The fight over a plan to build a 6-story apartment building on a vacant lot illustrates a power shift driven by California’s housing crisis.
Posted inCity
At East Bay protest, fear and fury after the overturn of Roe v. Wade
A teenager worried about where she could live in the future. A pregnant person worried about their unborn child. Many worried about further losses of rights.
Posted inCity
Bay Area protests repeal of Roe v. Wade
From downtown Oakland to Berkeley and San Francisco, protests are planned after the Supreme Court ended nearly 50 years of abortion rights.
Posted inCommunity
‘It is an inspiration to be here’: Juneteenth in Berkeley
Portraits of a few of the hundreds of people who came to the festivities a year after the day became a national holiday.
Posted inCity
Daytime drop-in center opens in Southside Berkeley
UC Berkeley and the city funded the amenities hub in ongoing efforts to clear People’s Park and make way for construction of student housing.
Posted inCommunity
After Roe: What happens to abortion in California?
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe decision, here are key takeaways of what to expect for abortion in California.
Posted inCity
Berkeley Troll House, where the ‘psychedelic elite’ partied, has sold for $1.4 million
Owsley Stanley, famed Grateful Dead soundman and the first person to privately manufacture LSD, lived in the Poet’s Corner cottage during the Summer of Love.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Mary McChesney, sculptor, welder, art historian, murder mystery writer
A friend of Willem De Kooning who aimed to shock the bourgeoisie, McChesney made sculptures that grace many private and public spaces, such as Berkeley’s Becky Temko Tot Lot.
Posted inNosh
Au revoir, Au Coquelet: Late-night Berkeley cafe makes way for 8-story development
Any hopes that a new cafe would open in the old Au Coquelet were dashed Wednesday, when the entire building was destroyed.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: How Berkeley is housing the people of People’s Park
There is a humanitarian crisis on our streets. I deeply believe that the best way to honor the legacy of People’s Park is to invest in the resources necessary to turn the tide on that crisis.
Posted inCity
Update: Departing Berkeley fire chief to join San Rafael Fire
Abraham Roman will assume the position of deputy chief of operations at the San Rafael Fire Department on June 27.