First of Downtown Berkeley high-rise apartments approved
It’s one of four buildings changing the Berkeley skyline under the Downtown Area Plan approved 10 years ago.
Understaffed Berkeley Police Department cuts patrol assignments
The Berkeley Police Department is cutting its number of patrol beats, years into a staffing crisis that has made it reliant on overtime to keep the teams populated.
Berkeley High party deaths: Oakland police arrest two
Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia were killed at a house party in North Oakland Oct. 1. Police said they have arrested two suspects in the killings.
All the East Bay restaurants that closed in March
Restaurants of note that closed in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond in March 2023.
Trials, lawsuits, plea deals and coffee — a peek into Alameda County courts
Ten stories across three days show the judicial system at work.
12 Berkeley homeowners are taking advantage of SB9. Here’s what they want to build
Interest in one of California’s most controversial housing laws has been tepid so far — but Berkeley is working on a bigger rewrite of zoning laws.
Book distributor with storied history is closing its West Berkeley warehouse
Small Press Distribution, an essential partner to Berkeley booksellers and publishers since the late ’60s, will no longer house books in the Bay Area but hopes to keep a local office.
‘Super disappointed’: Lawmakers want UC to enroll more Californians sooner
Enrollment is down at the University of California and the Cal State, which has frustrated lawmakers who gave both systems more money to increase their number of students.
All the East Bay restaurants that opened in March
The new restaurants that opened in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond in March 2023.