CHP logo Update, Nov. 6: The motorcycle rider was identified as 44-year-old Kelly Wayne Dew of Benicia. His cause of death was blunt injuries, according to the Alameda County coroner’s office. Original story, Oct. 23, 1:45 p.m. A man on a motorcycle died Friday morning after running into a minivan on Interstate 80 in Berkeley, the California Highway […]
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House fire on Ellis Street sends two residents to hospital
The home at 2917 Ellis St. where a fire broke out at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2015. Photo: Wendy Cohen The home at 2917 Ellis St. where a fire broke out at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2015. Photo: Wendy Cohen By Tracey Taylor and Wendy Cohen Berkeley firefighters and police responded to a fire at […]
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Authorities respond to 2 incidents at Malcolm X School
Two incidents created a dramatic scene at Malcolm X Elementary on Monday, Sept. 21. Image: Google Street Two incidents created a dramatic scene at Malcolm X Elementary on Monday, Sept. 21. Image: Google Street Two separate incidents in the vicinity of Malcolm X Elementary School on Monday morning brought traffic to a standstill on Ashby Avenue, a […]
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Cali cuisine meets Mediterranean at The Advocate
The newest addition to the Elmwood district of Berkeley offers a mostly successful melding of California ingredients and Mediterranean sensibilities. That, and delicious cocktails.
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Alleged Looking Glass Photo burglar caught on video
Police are looking to identify a burglar who stole items from Looking Glass Photo over the weekend. Photo: Jennifer Waicukauski Police are looking to identify a burglar who stole items from Looking Glass Photo over the weekend. Photo: Jennifer Waicukauski Police are looking for a man who took cameras and lenses from Looking Glass Photo in West […]
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Berkeley police investigate shooting on Ashby
Police responded to a shooting in Berkeley on Friday morning. Image: Google Maps One person was shot in South Berkeley early Friday morning, but is expected to survive, police said Friday afternoon. Police responded to a shooting just after 5 a.m. near Ashby Avenue and Newbury Street, which is just west of Shattuck Avenue, said […]
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Berkeley authorities respond to fire near Ashby, I-80
Smoke was visible at about 1:30 p.m. looking west down Ashby Avenue from Ninth Street. Photo: Kester Allen Update, 4:20 p.m. Berkeley Fire Department Battalion Chief Paul Cavagnaro said the fire in Berkeley on Friday was confined to a 20-by-20-foot area of “pretty thick brush” in the midst of numerous homeless encampments where Bay Street goes […]
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Neighbors to hold Adeline Corridor meeting Saturday
More than 100 people attended an Adeline Corridor meeting in January. Photo: City of Berkeley More than 100 people attended an Adeline Corridor meeting in January. Photo: City of Berkeley Neighbors will meet Saturday morning at the South Berkeley Community Church to discuss the city’s plans to revitalize the Adeline Corridor. All are invited. Unlike prior meetings […]
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Forty Acres’ new cannabis site is illegal says Berkeley
Forty Acres is operating from 1510 Ashby Ave., which the city says is an illegal use. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Three months after the city council ordered the Forty Acres Medical Marijuana Growers Collective to shut its doors at 1820-1828 San Pablo Ave. because it was a public nuisance, the medical marijuana organization has relocated to 1510 […]
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Shooting on Shattuck at Ashby sends 2 to hospital
Two men were taken to the hospital after an early morning shooting on Shattuck south of Ashby early Monday. Photo: Citizen reporter By Emilie Raguso and Frances Dinkelspiel Update, 11:44 a.m. Ashby and Shattuck avenues are now open to all traffic, police report. Read our 8:55 a.m. update below to learn more about Monday morning’s shooting. […]
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Dead birds, 2 animal legs, wash up on Berkeley beach
This headless chicken and other animals and animal parts washed up Thursday on a Berkeley beach. Photo: Susi Jensen A woman on a walk along the beach in Berkeley with her dog on Thursday came across two decapitated chickens, two skinned mammal legs with cloven hooves, and several dead shorebirds. Susi Jensen, a Berkeley writer, said […]
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Berkeley 911: Pedestrian taken to Highland after crash; callers report loud boom, too
Image: Google maps A pedestrian was taken to Highland Hospital after a vehicle struck her in Berkeley at about 7:45 p.m., according to a scanner audio recording reviewed by Berkeleyside. Authorities received a call that a female, who was unconscious with a possible head and leg injury, had been hit by a vehicle at Ashby […]