
Meet the 4 new principals chosen to lead Berkeley schools this year
Longfellow Middle School and John Muir, Sylvia Mendez and Rosa Parks elementary schools all have new leaders at the helm for the 2022-23 school year.

New city website limits access to vast archive of Berkeley records
The new city website been lauded for its design, but links to public records have been broken, frustrating council members and activists.

Opinion: Demand the impossible, defend People’s Park
That evening, they held a rally and as I listened to them speak I realized: They are the ones who will determine what is hopeless and what is not.

It’s election season in Berkeley! What issues are most important to you?
We want to ask candidates running for office in races like City Council and School Board about what matters to you. Take our survey to share your views.

Remembering Tony Placzek, adventurer, optimist, real estate investment broker
Born in London shortly after his Austrian-Czech mother escaped the Nazis, Tony Placzek lost many relatives to the camps and sought later in life to uncover his family’s remarkable lost history.

‘Harder to stay the course’: Berkeley, Oakland residents grapple with COVID burnout
We spoke with a labor nurse, fire captain, restaurant owner and others to see how their feelings have evolved about the pandemic.

Berkeley’s newest pizza spot promises East Coast pies from a lauded chef
State Flour Pizza Company’s Derek Lau has worked at some of the region’s most-honored restaurants — and now he’s opening an Elmwood pie shop.


Berkeley City College will be free this fall for in-state students
Students must live in California and enroll in at least three units to be eligible for free tuition.

Berkeley teen wins gold in swim race from Alcatraz to San Francisco
Chetan Raghavan, 14, placed first in the non-wetsuit category of the annual Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim. He came in second overall out of over 700 swimmers.

Update: Berkeley native is back home after 240-mile trek to East Bay’s water source
Nina Gordon-Kirsch spent more than a month walking from her home in Oakland to the headwaters of the Mokelumne River.

Oakland ice cream maker spins nostalgic Mexican flavors into delicious dessert
De La Creamery owner Stephanie De La Cruz is building her Instagram-based business on her sweetest childhood memories.
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