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Storm safety tips, undergrounding | BUSD studying reparations, Berkeley High + Cal's relationship since 1800s | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

Claremont neighborhood

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Berkeley man who destroyed $250M of wine in fire dies

by Frances Dinkelspiel March 23, 2023, 8:00 a.m.March 24, 2023

Mark Anderson, who was given a compassionate release from federal prison because of failing health, died in January.

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 inBusiness

Shop Talk: Flower shop opens in Claremont spot where owner had first job in 1997; soap opera ending for downtown launderette

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Oct. 07, 2022, 11:00 a.m.October 7, 2022

Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Mari Mendonca for Berkeley City Council District 8

by Mary-Lee Kimber Smith Oct. 05, 2022, 7:01 a.m.October 18, 2022

Mari will bring a depth of experience and analytical skills from her work as a community organizer and vice chair of the Housing Advisory Commission to the council in service to the community.

Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Mark Humbert for Berkeley City Council District 8

by Zoe Williams and Bill Williams Oct. 05, 2022, 7:00 a.m.October 18, 2022

Mark supports smart policies like a housing-first approach to homelessness, community-oriented policing and managing wildfire risk.

Berkeley City Councilmember Lori Droste portrait
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Exclusive: Berkeley City Councilmember Lori Droste won’t seek a third term

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso May 10, 2022, 9:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

“I feel like I’ve served with the seriousness and integrity that the voters deserve,” Droste told Berkeleyside in an exclusive interview. “My family needs me now.”

Posted inCity

University of California buys $6.5M Berkeley home for its president

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel April 12, 2022, 2:38 p.m.August 4, 2022

University of California President Michael Drake will live and entertain in the $6.5 million Julia Morgan-designed home in the Claremont neighborhood.

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UC Berkeley forges on with beach volleyball complex, but project’s fate rests with courts

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Feb. 02, 2022, 10:41 a.m.August 4, 2022

The new complex is needed to comply with Title IX regulations, but some neighbors say they will violate long-standing covenants the university agreed to.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Police: Driver arrested after shooting at motorist in the Claremont district

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Oct. 25, 2021, 3:58 p.m.August 4, 2022

Police have not said what may have prompted the gunfire. BPD told Berkeleyside the investigation is ongoing.

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Corner stores step up: Star Grocery

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel April 28, 2020, 10:30 a.m.August 4, 2022

Our series on corner stores in the age of COVID-19 turns to Star Grocery, a Claremont neighborhood market that has been feeding Berkeley for 98 years.

inside of a shoe store
Posted inBusiness

Shop Talk: After nearly 60 years, Bill’s Men’s Shop on Telegraph Avenue is closing

by Mary Corbin Jan. 02, 2020, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Also: Gift store Pot-Pourri will open in North Berkeley in mid-January; and Radbird Fashion will move temporarily so its space can be retrofitted.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Man charged with trying to kidnap child at Berkeley library

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Nov. 20, 2019, 1:37 p.m.August 4, 2022

A man who followed a toddler and his nanny from a local park to the library has been charged with trying to kidnap that child, according to court papers and police.

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