Berkeley officials voted unanimously Tuesday night to prioritize a plan to build what was described as the city’s largest ever supportive housing development for the homeless.
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Report: City lacks money, staff to handle proposed affordable housing
City staff say there are too many referred projects designed to ease Berkeley’s housing affordability crisis, and priorities need to be set.
Posted inCrime, Crime & Safety, Video
Berkeley police seek package thief caught on video
Police are seeking this man they say stole a package Tuesday morning. Photo: BPD The Berkeley Police Department is looking for a man caught on video taking a package from a home early Tuesday morning. According to Officer Byron White, a Berkeley Police spokesman, the theft took place at about 5:15 a.m. in the 1600 block […]
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Construction to begin on 8-story building in downtown
Berkeley Way West as it will be seen from Shattuck Avenue. Photo: WRNS Studio/UC Berkeley By Yasmin Anwar/Berkeley News Construction is scheduled to begin this month on an 8-story complex in downtown Berkeley to house the campus’ Graduate School of Education, School of Public Health and the Department of Psychology. The 320,000-square-foot building at Berkeley Way and […]
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Condo project set for latest review
Looking southeast: 1951 Shattuck Ave., next to the approved Acheson Commons (in white). Image: The Bay Architects Looking southeast: 1951 Shattuck Ave., next to the approved Acheson Commons (in white). Image: The Bay Architects A 12-story building set to include 92 condominiums and nearly 12,000 square feet of commercial space could get its penultimate review from Berkeley’s Design […]
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Remembering chef and business owner Robin Kevin King
Robin Kevin King, who died July 27, 2015 Chef and local business owner Robin Kevin King passed away on July 27 after years of illness. He is survived by his wife, daughter, son in law, three grandchildren, two brothers, two nieces, brother in laws, and many close cousins and friends. Kevin’s family was always very […]
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Concord man captured, after CHP chase into Berkeley, has history of erratic driving, high-profile arrests
CHP officers arrested a 33-year-old Concord man on Wednesday May 27, 2015, nine days after a pursuit of a stolen vehicle into Berkeley on May 18 ended in a collision. Photo: David Davenport CHP officers arrested a 33-year-old Concord man on Wednesday May 27, 2015, nine days after a pursuit of a stolen vehicle into Berkeley on […]
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Hunt in Berkeley after man in stolen car drives wrong way on freeway for 30 miles, crashes, flees
CHP officers pursued a stolen vehicle into Berkeley early Monday. Photo: David Davenport Update: 11:20 a.m. The California Highway Patrol is still looking for the suspect in this case. CHP Oakland spokesman Officer Sean Wilkenfeld said the agency has some leads which it is pursuing. Wilkenfeld also confirmed that the victim involved in the vehicle collision on Hearst Avenue […]
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Locals worry new Cal high-rise will reduce parking
A rendering of Berkeley Way West as it would be seen from Shattuck Avenue. Image: WRNS Studio/UC Berkeley A rendering of Berkeley Way West as it would be seen from Shattuck Avenue. Image: WRNS Studio/UC Berkeley Some Berkeley residents and Cal employees are worried a new UC Berkeley high-rise set to be built downtown might create parking issues. The concerns […]
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UC Berkeley holds open house about downtown high-rise
This lot, between Hearst Avenue and Berkeley Way on Shattuck, is slated to become a high-rise for several Cal areas of study. Image: Google Maps The University of California at Berkeley says it is moving forward with plans to build a high-rise in downtown Berkeley — for its education, psychology and public health areas of […]
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Berkeley considers ‘visionary’ homeless housing project
City officials are considering the possibility of turning this parking lot into a supportive homeless housing complex. Image: Google Maps Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council took its first steps at considering a “super-green affordable housing project” that would offer extensive services to the homeless on the site of what’s now a 112-spot parking lot […]
