What emergency services are offered in Berkeley on smoky days?
The city is recommending that people concerned about being outdoors head toward their nearest library or senior center.
Update: State housing regulators shot down Berkeley’s limits on cottages in the hills. Will the city court another fight?
The City Council deadlocked on a parking requirement for ADUs in the hills Tuesday, pushing a decision to its Oct. 3 meeting.
100 years after Berkeley’s 1923 fire, another tragedy could be even likelier
Fire detection is leaps and bounds ahead of where it was. Some of the strategies of the last century, like fuel breaks, remain the same, however. But safety advocates warn the risk may be even higher.
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Berkeley’s 2024 mayoral race already has 4 candidates
As Mayor Jesse Arreguín campaigns for state Senate, three city councilmembers have joined the race to replace him.
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Berkeley’s fire of 1923 gave way to a commercial free-for-all
The East Bay had already lost businesses to poor water systems by 1923. When the fire struck, residents turned on their hoses to find no water coming out. Afterward some businesses offered relief as others sought to cash in.
Siren test, fire fest scheduled for 1923 Berkeley fire centennial
A Fire Ready Fest and test of the city’s outdoor warning system will mark the centennial of the catastrophic fire of 1923.
A devastating fire left 4,000 homeless in Berkeley. 100 years later, what can we learn?
The blaze of Sept. 17, 1923, caught Berkeley firefighters completely unprepared, leaving nearly 4,000 homeless before a change in wind stopped it at the edge of downtown. Fire experts warn that a fire just as bad — or worse — could happen today.
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