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Berkeley Hills

Weather: What Berkeley can expect from this weekend’s rain

Weather: What Berkeley can expect from this weekend’s rain

How neighbors in the Berkeley Hills are making their community more wildfire resistant

Teen mugged, knocked out by 2 boys near Berkeley Hills park

Central Berkeley

Police investigating 2 attempted kidnappings in Central Berkeley

Police investigating 2 attempted kidnappings in Central Berkeley

Meet the 4 new principals chosen to lead Berkeley schools this year

University Avenue collision sends cyclist, driver to hospital Sunday afternoon

Claremont

Exclusive: Berkeley City Councilmember Lori Droste won’t seek a third term

Exclusive: Berkeley City Councilmember Lori Droste won’t seek a third term

University of California buys $6.5M Berkeley home for its president

UC Berkeley forges on with beach volleyball complex, but project’s fate rests with courts

Downtown Berkeley

Rain check: Berkeley’s first ‘roller boogie’ rescheduled for this Sunday

Rain check: Berkeley’s first ‘roller boogie’ rescheduled for this Sunday

‘Idea Makers’ will celebrate Berkeley thinkers pushing boundaries

Police: Convicted bank robber strikes again in Berkeley, Walnut Creek

The Elmwood

Shop Talk: Stolen Levi’s sign returned; antiques shop closes in South Berkeley after three decades

Shop Talk: Stolen Levi’s sign returned; antiques shop closes in South Berkeley after three decades

Remembering Margot Lind, editor, historic preservationist, loving mother and grandmother

Wealthy neighborhoods need to take on more housing, West Berkeley council reps say

Fourth Street

Shop Talk: Hot tub maker opens Berkeley store; used T-shirts printed with fresh designs to cut waste

Shop Talk: Hot tub maker opens Berkeley store; used T-shirts printed with fresh designs to cut waste

Shop Talk: New school and club sails into the Berkeley marina; tech company turns worker co-op

Berkeley ‘4-star’ store on Fourth Street closing as Amazon axes concept

Lorin District

South Berkeley elder, business owner wants an accessible home to ‘start over with new beginnings’

South Berkeley elder, business owner wants an accessible home to ‘start over with new beginnings’

New zoning codes make it easier — and faster — for businesses to open in Berkeley

City seeks feedback on the future of Adeline corridor

Gilman District

Landlord delayed telling West Berkeley businesses about toxic air reading

Landlord delayed telling West Berkeley businesses about toxic air reading

Hate the Gilman interchange? Safer routes are on the way

Gilman roundabouts construction set to begin in late 2020

North Berkeley

Woman, child hit by driver in North Berkeley crosswalk

Woman, child hit by driver in North Berkeley crosswalk

Person uninjured after walking onto North Berkeley BART tracks

North Berkeley Senior Center is finally open

Northside

First North Berkeley affordable housing in over 30 years, Jordan Court, opens

First North Berkeley affordable housing in over 30 years, Jordan Court, opens

UC Berkeley must slash new enrollment by a third unless high court intervenes

Police: Felony stalking charges filed against man who followed Cal students

Northwest Berkeley

BART housing looms large in race for Berkeley City Council District 1

BART housing looms large in race for Berkeley City Council District 1

Election 2022: District 1 candidates answer Berkeleyside questions

Antioch man charged with northwest Berkeley carjacking after being spotted in stolen car

Solano Avenue

Helpful resource or tacky billboard? Plan for more ‘Smart City’ kiosks sparks debate

Helpful resource or tacky billboard? Plan for more ‘Smart City’ kiosks sparks debate

Shop Talk: Westbrae Nursery turns into worker co-op; no rivalry for lamp sellers on Solano

Henry Accornero made Berkeley’s Oaks Jewelers a gem of a family business

South Berkeley

City settles for $95k with elderly Berkeley homeowner burdened by code repair debt

City settles for $95k with elderly Berkeley homeowner burdened by code repair debt

South Berkeley church opens long-awaited new affordable apartments

Update: Police arrest gunman in robbery near UC Berkeley

Southside

Woman on electric scooter sustains head injury in College Avenue car crash

Woman on electric scooter sustains head injury in College Avenue car crash

Woman charged with attempted murder in People’s Park attack

People’s Park activist arrested by Berkeley police released, charges dropped

Southwest Berkeley

Update: Man found hiding in crawl space after Berkeley police search

Update: Man found hiding in crawl space after Berkeley police search

Man held to answer in 2 stranger rapes dating back more than a decade

Killer apologizes to mother of slain teen: ‘Before you know it, I shot Seth’

West Berkeley

Remembering Blaine Brende, arborist, activist, reader, historian

Remembering Blaine Brende, arborist, activist, reader, historian

‘I hope they don’t call this place a failure’: West Berkeley shelter prepares to close

City secures $15M state earmark to improve Berkeley Marina