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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.

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The 5 Berkeley streets with the most recorded potholes

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 06, 2023, 12:53 p.m.March 7, 2023

These streets have received the largest numbers of citizen complaints over the past 13 years.

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New street paving policy could create ‘Equity Zone’ with priority for repairs

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Jan. 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

The plan would shift much of the city’s spending from major corridors to neighborhood streets, with a focus on West and South Berkeley.

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After long delay, North Berkeley Senior Center could finally reopen in March

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Jan. 04, 2022, 2:23 p.m.August 4, 2022

City officials and the project’s contractor are pointing the finger at one another for problems with the $8.7 million renovation.

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Should there be bike lanes on Hopkins Street? What will that do to parking?

Avatar photo by Kate Darby Rauch April 20, 2021, 9:56 a.m.August 4, 2022

The city of Berkeley is soliciting ideas on how to make Hopkins Street available to all, but the process has not been smooth.

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Berkeley’s streets are getting worse and it could take $328M to fix them, report finds

Avatar photo by Eden Teller Nov. 19, 2020, 4:22 p.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeley streets are among the worst in the Bay Area.

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Monsanto to pay Berkeley $1M for PCB contamination in the bay, part of $650M settlement

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel June 25, 2020, 2:28 p.m.August 4, 2022

The payment is part of a class-action lawsuit that Berkeley took a lead on.

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Berkeley council says traffic circles will keep their trees

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Nov. 13, 2019, 4:57 p.m.August 4, 2022

The Berkeley City Council put many minds at ease Tuesday night by voting to allow existing trees and some vegetation to remain in place in traffic circles around town.

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The ‘worst street in Berkeley’ has been repaved!

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Sept. 16, 2019, 12:26 p.m.May 12, 2020

The stretch of Sixth Street that was described last year as like driving through a former war zone has a new, smooth surface. The work is part of a range of paving projects around the city.

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Map: Which Berkeley streets are scheduled to be paved?

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso June 03, 2019, 2:06 p.m.August 23, 2021

The city of Berkeley is hard at work on a range of paving projects around the city. Last week, Berkeleyside asked the city for a list and has put them on a map.

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The 10 worst streets in Berkeley (with one very clear winner)

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Dec. 12, 2018, 4:40 p.m.August 4, 2022

More than a third of nearly 1,200 votes in Berkeleyside’s non-scientific poll of worst paved streets in Berkeley went to one street. And, yes, we have video.

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Worst street in Berkeley? You tell us. Plus: The latest paving plan map

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Dec. 07, 2018, 1:43 p.m.October 4, 2022

Many Berkeley streets are in disrepair, bumpy and deteriorating. Which street do you think is the worst? And don’t miss the map to show which streets are in the queue for repaving.

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