Photo: Eric Angstadt Update, Feb. 26, 10:11 a.m. The city manager’s office sent the following notice to city officials at 10:05 a.m. “It is with sadness that I inform you that Eric Angstadt has submitted his resignation as Planning Director effective March 25, 2016 to become the Chief Assistant County Administrator for Contra Costa County. Eric came […]
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Dwight Way fire may have caused $1M in damage
Firefighters climbed onto the roof to fight a two-alarm fire on Dwight, near Telegraph, on Sunday. Photo: David Yee A fire in Berkeley’s Southside neighborhood on Sunday may have caused $1 million in damage, authorities said this week. The fire, at 2449 Dwight Way in the Chandler apartment building, appears to have started in a fourth-floor […]
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Two fires hit West Berkeley and Southside
Firefighters transfer a victim to a gurney during a two-alarm fire on Dwight Way, near Telegraph. Photo: David Yee By Frances Dinkelspiel and Emilie Raguso Update: Nov. 23, 8:55 a.m. About 30 people were displaced from their apartments Sunday night after a fire ripped through the Chandler apartment complex at 2449 Dwight Way. The fire was […]
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West Berkeley fire causes $100,000 in damage
The Berkeley Fire Department responded to an apartment fire Monday. Photo: Emilie Raguso The Berkeley Fire Department responded Monday to an apartment fire on University Avenue that caused $100,000 in damage. Interim Berkeley Fire Chief Avery Webb said the fire department received a report just before 10:40 a.m. of a water-flow alarm from the fire […]
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Crews extinguish 1-acre vegetation fire in Tilden Park
A one-acre vegetation fire west of the Tilden Steam Train, that was first reported at 5:45 a.m., was extinguished by several fire departments in under an hour on Sunday August 16, 2015. Image: Google Maps A one-acre vegetation fire west of the Tilden Steam Train, that was first reported at 5:45 a.m., was extinguished by several […]
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Berkeley fire chief is now interim deputy city manager
Gil Dong has been with the city since 1990. Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong has stepped into a new position with the city after 25 years in the Fire Department. As of Saturday, Dong is wearing a new hat for Berkeley as the interim deputy city manager. Interim City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley appointed […]
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Monte Cristo, closed briefly by fire, to re-open today
A popular Mexican restaurant on University Avenue was closed briefly by a small fire Wednesday afternoon, but the business is set to re-open today around lunchtime.
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2-alarm fire in Berkeley causes $350,000 in damage
There was a two-alarm fire in North Berkeley on Monday morning. Photo: Katherine Baylor A North Berkeley house fire early Monday caused approximately $350,000 in damage and left the home uninhabitable, officials said. The Berkeley Fire Department received a call at 5:38 a.m. about the fire, in a two-story home in the 1300 block of […]
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Update: Cyclist hurt, 5 elevator rescues in Berkeley power outage caused by PG&E equipment failure
Traffic stopped in all directions before proceeding at the intersection of University Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way because of a power outage in the area affecting thousands of customers in Berkeley on Tuesday. Photo: David Yee Update, 3:30 p.m. PG&E spokeswoman Tamar Sarkissian said Friday afternoon that the company has identified the cause of Tuesday’s […]
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Fire guts abandoned clubhouse in John Hinkel Park
The historic redwood clubhouse in John Hinkel Park, gutted by fire. Photo: Lance Knobel A fire gutted the John Hinkel Park clubhouse early on Friday, Jan. 16. The Berkeley Fire Department received reports of sparks seen in the clubhouse at 6:45 a.m. on Friday, and four engines, a truck, an ambulance and a batallion chief […]
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Berkeley first responders rescue woman from marina
Berkeley Pier: A woman was rescued from the water near the pier on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2014. Photo, taken in 2011, by Jef Poskanzer Berkeley emergency responders rescued a woman from the water at the Berkeley Marina early in the morning on Sunday, Jan. 11. At 5:32 a.m., Berkeley’s emergency communication center received a report of someone in the […]
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15 displaced after early-morning fire in North Berkeley
Fifteen people were displaced when a fire broke out Monday morning at 1802 Bonita Ave. Photo: David Yee Fifteen people were displaced when a fire broke out Monday morning at 1802 Bonita Ave. Photo: David Yee A fire broke out at 1802 Bonita Ave. near Delaware Street around 5:06 a.m. Monday morning, displacing 15 people living in various rooms. No-one was […]
