Berkeleyside’s wildfire guide: Everything you need to know to prepare for and survive wildfires
Preparation advice, evacuation guidance and answers to your questions about air quality, power outages and defending your property.
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Top Stories
Berkeley firefighters get $12.7M to tackle growing wildfire threat
Measure FF funds will allow the fire department to prepare for wildfires, and hire and train more staff.
Grizzly Peak Boulevard, viewpoints closed Fourth of July for fire safety
The closures will last through the Fourth of July and only Grizzly Peak Boulevard residents will be able to pass checkpoints.
Election 2020
In Berkeley Hills council race, wildfires, housing and disaster response are the hot topics
Incumbent Susan Wengraf and challenger Richard Illgen both have decades of experience, but differ on the best approaches to address Berkeley’s challenges.
Election 2020: District 6 candidates answer Berkeleyside questions
Meet your District 6 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election: Richard Illgen and Susan Wengraf.
Election 2020: Who is Richard Illgen?
Meet Richard Illgen, one of two District 6 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
Recent stories
12-year-old girl arrested after 4 suspected arson fires in Berkeley Hills
The girl, who was visiting family in Berkeley, was taken to the Alameda County Juvenile Hall in San Leandro.
Know your zone: A new system for wildfire evacuation is coming to Berkeley
A new evacuation software system called Zonehaven is scheduled to go live on June 15.
Berkeley parents ask for safer streets after fatal crash near Cragmont school
As of this week, police say they still don’t know what caused the May 11 collision, which killed two people.
Update: Controlled burn postponed in Tilden
The burn was planned as part of the East Bay Regional Park District’s efforts to create a “strategic ridgeline fuel break” along Grizzly Peak Boulevard.
Fatal crash revives traffic safety concerns for Berkeley Hills neighbors
“It is a dangerous street,” one local resident told Berkeleyside. “It’s just sad that this occasion has made this come to people’s attention.”
Update: Man and woman who died in Berkeley Hills crash now identified
On Thursday, authorities identified the individuals who died as Anthony Rollins, 64, and Ruby Edwards, 57.
Teens built secret mountain bike course. Now they’re rallying to save ‘The Jumps.’
The city said the unauthorized course would be removed, but demolition has been postponed at Councilmember Susan Wengraf’s request.
Berkeley Rose Garden opens in time for Mother’s Day
The historic garden, which fell into disrepair, was restored to glory through various tax measures and the general fund.
In brief
Update: Berkeley Hills red flag warning extended to Tuesday
Dry, gusty conditions are combining to increase wildfire risk in the Berkeley and East Bay hills.
