Family, Berkeley High friends and soccer teammates said a final goodbye to Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia on Thursday, marking a “new chapter” of their grief.
October 2022
Berkeley Hills homeowner fined for using too much water during drought
The homeowner suspects a leak and says she’s not “some kind of scofflaw.”
Berkeley rules limiting ADUs in hills violate state law, housing agency says
The City Council will have to decide whether to change its restrictions on cottages and in-law units, or challenge the state.
See what’s gone into that tasty bowl of pho
Aurora Theatre Company’s new show explores the history of a Vietnamese dish — and the bite of cultural appropriation.
West Berkeley 99 Cents store to close, housing planned
A seven-story mixed-use complex with about 270 homes has been proposed for the site. The store is inside the 100-year-old Rivoli Theatre, which operated until the late 1950s.
Where to celebrate Day of the Dead, Halloween in Berkeley and Oakland
A free, city-sponsored Haunted House, with a clown room and an insane room, is open Monday night. Plus, other spooky events around town.
Yungchen Lhamo, great Tibetan singer of love and defiance, will perform in Berkeley Sunday
Lhamo, who has traveled an extraordinary musical path since fleeing Tibet as a teen, will celebrate her new album ‘Awakening’ at Freight & Salvage.
6 years after major fire, Berkeley church rebuilds community center
First Congregational Church of Berkeley’s new $7 million building will rise from the ashes of burned-down Pilgrim Hall.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Berkeley on Tuesday
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near San Jose shook Berkeley on Tuesday morning, according to preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey. It was the largest quake in the Bay Area since 2014.
New pop-up promises New York-style egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches
Egg Pals is serving up golden BECs and spicy tater tots inside Oakland’s Ramen Shop.
Georgian cinema festival opening at BAMPFA
Celebrated by critics, films from the Black Sea nation of Georgia will be showing every weekend through November.