Four UC-owned buildings, including two city landmarks, would be knocked down to make way for the research complex.
October 2023
DNA evidence leads to arrest months after alleged Berkeley sex assault
A woman told police she’d met the suspect on Tinder and that he “overpowered” her in an empty Shattuck Avenue restaurant, telling her “you know you want it,” according to court records.
Berkeley auction house will sell off historic trove of DC comic books
The first-ever image of Batman is the highlight of the DC Universe Collection of comic books that will be sold off Nov. 9 at PBA Galleries, a West Berkeley auction house.
Flores moves into Emeryville and Wrap N Roll opens in Berkeley
A running list of new restaurants opening in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
Remembering May Fukuhara Ng, longtime Alameda County social worker
She lived in Berkeley in the 1970s and participated in Japanese American community work.
For 25 years, slam poets have bared their souls — and sometimes teeth — at Berkeley’s Starry Plough
The Berkeley Poetry Slam showcases poets who compete weekly for cash prizes in the longest running poetry slam on the West Coast.
A trio of upcoming charitable dinners pairs creative culinary events with East Bay nonprofits
Community Kitchens, Sama Sama Cooperative and Roots & Soul Foundation will benefit from the ticketed meals.
Remembering Gilles M. Corcos, a French pilot, UC Berkeley professor of engineering and mountaineer
Born in France, Gilles trained as a Free French Air Force pilot during World War II. After the war, he earned a doctorate in engineering and later was a UC Berkeley professor.
Berkeley, Oakland under heightened wildfire risk in windy weekend forecast
The peak point for high winds, and wildfire danger along with them, will be Saturday evening into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Los Cilantros’ return to original Berkeley location unlocks new dishes and potential
Back at La Peña Cultural Center, owner and chef Dilsa Lugo is fully realizing her vision of combining her family’s heritage in Mexico with the business and restaurant skills she learned in the Bay Area.
Watch for road work on Ashby, Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Two projects by the city and Caltrans aim to improve pedestrian safety and curb ramps along the busy streets.
In this poignant new opera, Vivaldi falls from the sky and lands in line at the Cheese Board
Proceeds from the South Berkeley Chamber Ensemble’s free, donation-based November concert and pizza party will go toward the Suitcase Clinic.