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Berkeley's aggressive new wildfire plan | Rabid bat found | Last-minute camping | Get The Scene, our new arts + events newsletter

Berkeley Hills

A row of logs lines the side of a twisting, hilly road, blocking a turnout.
Posted inCity

Barriers on Grizzly Peak Boulevard turnouts are here to stay

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 14, 2023, 6:30 a.m.May 15, 2023

The tree trunk blockades were installed in 2020 to prevent people from gathering and potentially sparking fires in the Berkeley and Oakland hills.

Posted inCity

Tree debris? Berkeley will pick it up for free

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli March 29, 2023, 4:23 p.m.April 3, 2023

The program to reduce wildfire risk has been newly expanded to all Berkeley neighborhoods, not just hillside high-risk fire zones.

A curbside charging station does not guarantee that the owner will always have access to the parking space. Photo: Natalie Orenstein
Posted inCity

Berkeley Hills residents use electric cars more than almost anywhere else in state

by Nadia Lopez and Erica Yee | CalMatters March 28, 2023, 12:25 p.m.March 28, 2023

Two North Berkeley ZIP codes are among the top 20 in California for electric car ownership.

Posted inCity

Berkeley Hills neighborhood undergrounding its utility lines could be the last of its kind

Avatar photo by Kate Darby Rauch March 22, 2023, 4:04 p.m.March 23, 2023

It’s been a 30-year wait to bury a mile of wires near Tilden. With an eye to public safety, the city wants to underground more utility lines, but it’s complex and costly, and rules are changing.

Posted inObituaries

Remembering David Tabb, political science professor who lived in Berkeley for 50 years

by Family of David Tabb March 14, 2023, 6:34 a.m.March 13, 2023

Tabb, 83, was a family man with a gift for forging deep relationships. He taught at San Francisco State and was active in Congregation Beth El.

Posted inCity

No changes yet to parking in Berkeley Hills despite city’s bright-red curb-painting mixup

Avatar photo by Kate Darby Rauch March 02, 2023, 4:35 p.m.March 6, 2023

But ramped up parking restrictions aimed at keeping roads clear during disasters could still come to the hills.

Posted inNature

Photos: Enough snow for skiing and snowmen in the Berkeley Hills

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Nico Savidge and Iris Kwok Feb. 24, 2023, 10:02 a.m.February 28, 2023

Tilden Regional Park and Grizzly Peak Boulevard turned into a winter wonderland Friday as several inches of snow brought sledders, hikers and snowball fighters into the hills.

Berkeley Hills residents indefinitely relocated after mudslide
Posted inCity

Berkeley Hills residents indefinitely relocated after mudslide

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Jan. 25, 2023, 4:25 p.m.January 26, 2023

The debris flow in The Spiral neighborhood impacted 14 residents in the North Berkeley Hills.

Posted inCommunity

He completed a quest to walk all Berkeley’s streets — but there’s an asterisk

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Jan. 22, 2023, 7:19 a.m.February 5, 2023

Three years and 285 miles later, mathematician Bryan Bischof has wandered 99% of the city’s streets, but the last 1% remains elusive.

Posted inCity

How your neighbors voted in Berkeley’s November election

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 21, 2022, 3:41 p.m.December 22, 2022

Six maps show voting patterns for local ballot measures and races for rent board, school board and city council.

Posted inObituaries

Remembering Enid Young, psychoanalyst hit by an SUV while walking in the Berkeley Hills

by Family of Enid Young Nov. 04, 2022, 4:15 p.m.November 7, 2022

A creative, compassionate Buddhist, Young was an expert in chronic pain and formed a nonprofit for veterans with traumatic brain injuries.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Man charged in Berkeley catalytic converter theft in which gun was fired

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok Nov. 03, 2022, 11:00 a.m.November 3, 2022

Police say the 28-year-old suspect was caught on surveillance video stealing a different catalytic converter in Berkeley earlier in the day.

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