City grapples with housing crisis, fire danger as it writes rules for ADUs in hills
New state laws require swift approval for many ADU projects. Should those rules be more strict in areas facing wildfire risk?
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Fire Weather Watch declared for Berkeley Hills
PG&E has not indicated it is planning to cut power during the wind event, but said plans could change.
85-year-old woman who died in South Berkeley fire was joyous and candid
Ernestine Bankston was well-dressed, sharp and had a bright mind.
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Woman who died in Berkeley apartment fire is identified
Ernestine Bankston, 85, was identified as the victim in the early morning fire, the coroner’s office reported.
There have been fires before at Berkeley’s Echo Lake Camp
Buildings have burned and been crushed by snow but there has never been a threat as large as the Caldor Fire.
Video: Echo Lake Camp buildings survive Caldor Fire
Berkeley fire crews are still working to protect the facility as the Caldor Fire burns nearby and sends spot fires onto the property, Scott Ferris said late Tuesday.
Update: Firefighters forced to retreat from Berkeley’s Echo Lake Camp as Caldor Fire advances
“The fire has crested over the hill and is coming down towards the camp,” the city’s parks director said Monday afternoon.
‘So much history’ lost in West Berkeley tattoo shop fire
A preliminary investigation by the Berkeley Fire Department points to an electrical malfunction.
Fire displaces 16 people, destroys Berkeley tattoo shop
One resident was taken to the hospital for an asthma attack related to the fire, but there were no other injuries. As of Sunday, the cause was unknown.
Berkeley residents now urged to leave the hills when there’s ‘Extreme Fire Weather’
The Berkeley Fire Department will declare “Extreme Fire Weather” due to forecasted high winds and low humidity on the highest-risk Red Flag days.
Woman hospitalized, 2 displaced after South Berkeley apartment fire
The fire started around 6 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment building near the intersection of Sacramento Street and Ashby Avenue.
