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 […]
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Diversity in Berkeley raised as concern at Adeline session as planning process takes off
More than 100 people attended an Adeline Corridor planning meeting Jan. 31. Photo: City of Berkeley An estimated 120 people showed up to the South Berkeley Senior Center on a recent weekend to learn about a new planning process underway by the city to consider what could be big changes along the Adeline Corridor. The […]
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Public meeting on Adeline Corridor on Saturday
Image: City of Berkeley Those interested in the future of Adeline Street in South Berkeley are invited to a meeting Saturday morning at the senior center on Ellis Street. The city of Berkeley received a $750,000 planning grant last year to look at transit improvements and other development issues along the Adeline Corridor, and Saturday […]
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‘Double-roundabouts’ approved at Berkeley’s Gilman interchange; can’t happen without Measure BB money
City staff say roundabouts on Gilman Street at I-80 will improve the interchange in several important ways. This draft design depicts, in white, the roundabouts and roadway that pass under the freeway at ground level. The green lines show the potential alignment of the bike and pedestrian route through the interchange. Image: Parsons Brinckerhoff/Caltrans After […]
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Berkeley carjacking suspect charged in Oakland murder
Bennie Williams. Image: OPD A man linked to an armed carjacking in West Berkeley on Sunday, after reportedly ditching another stolen vehicle, has been charged with the Oakland murder of a 78-year-old man the same day. Bennie Williams, 26, has been charged by the Alameda County district attorney’s office with the murder earlier on Sunday […]
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Comal owners settle suit over Elmwood restaurant
After several hurdles, including lawsuits, the owners of Berkeley’s Comal have a clear path to opening a second restaurant in the city.
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$750K grant may bring big changes to South Berkeley
The Ashby BART station has been identified by the city as one possible place for more housing in Berkeley. Image: Google Maps The Ashby BART station has been identified by the city as one possible place for more housing in Berkeley. Image: Google Maps The city of Berkeley is hoping to dramatically rethink many elements of South […]
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Ashby Avenue in Berkeley to close 2 nights for road work
Ashby Avenue from Ninth Street to San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley will be closed Monday and Tuesday nights so Caltrans can remove old railroad tracks from the street, in addition to other work. The stretch of Ashby, a state highway, will be closed to all traffic from 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19. […]
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Man dies after falling ill at Ashby BART in Berkeley
A man died earlier this week after passing out at the Ashby BART station. Photo: Michael Patrick Update, Aug. 15, 4:30 p.m. Authorities have identified the man who died after having health complications at the Ashby BART station Tuesday as 54-year-old Keith Golson of Berkeley. Original story, Aug. 14, 1 p.m. A man died this week after passing out […]
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1 sent to hospital after broadside crash in Berkeley
One person required medical treatment after a car crash at Ashby and Telegraph avenues Wednesday morning. Photo: Dominick Palamenti One driver was sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after broadsiding another vehicle at Ashby and Telegraph avenues, authorities said. Police got a report of an overturned vehicle in the South Berkeley intersection shortly before 9:30 a.m. […]
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Berkeley rolling out electric vehicle charging stations
Two new electric vehicle charging stations like these ones have opened for Whole Foods customers at Telegraph and Ashby. Photo: Business Wire Berkeley’s Whole Foods market unveiled two new, powerful charging stations for electric vehicles yesterday at its store at the intersection of Telegraph at Ashby. The move brings the total number of public stations […]
