The body of a Berkeley woman was found last week at Point Isabel in Richmond. Photo: Kathy The death of a Berkeley woman whose body was found floating in the water near a Richmond park last week is now believed to be suspicious, and police are investigating. A park user at the Point Isabel Regional Shoreline […]
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Op-ed: Christmas Fantasy at Tilden Park is less spectacular, but 103-merry go round is in better shape
“They ruined Christmas!” starts Mike K. of Berkeley’s Yelp review of Tilden Regional Park Merry-Go-Round posted on Dec. 11. That is how I was feeling when my children and I headed up to see Christmas Fantasy this weekend. While my daughter warned me that her friends were whispering on the playground at school that it […]
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Police search South Berkeley after Seabreeze homicide
A search warrant operation in South Berkeley woke many residents early Thursday. Photo: A citizen reporter Authorities conducted a warrant search in South Berkeley early Thursday that was connected to a fatal shooting last week at the Seabreeze Market. The Berkeley Police Department put out a notice Thursday evening about the operation after receiving “several inquiries” […]
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Man killed near Seabreeze market in West Berkeley
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night near the Seabreeze Market. Image: Google Maps Update: Oct. 31: East Bay Regional Park District police identified the man shot and killed Tuesday night as 21-year-old Damarco J. Thomas of Stockton. Investigators are looking for information on cars that might have been on the scene of the […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Photo: Jewel Lake Tilden Park, one of many of the EBRPD parks that is participating in Free 3rd Friday program, including on Friday Aug. 15. Photo: Nancy Rubin FREE PARK LIFE The East Bay Regional Park District is celebrating its 80th birthday by offering “free third Fridays” in its parks, including Tilden. From April to December, fees will be waived for a variety […]
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Tilden Little Farm, merry-go-round re-open to public
The cow barn at Tilden’s Little Farm which has reopened to the public after 10 months. Photo: EBRPD The cow barn at Tilden’s Little Farm which has reopened to the public after 10 months. Photo: EBRPD Nearly 10 months after it closed in order for necessary sewer work to be done, Tilden’s much-loved Little Farm has reopened to […]
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East Bay at high risk of wildfires: Preventive measures key
One of the last significant wildfires in the Bay Area was on Angel Island in October 2008. Photo: Chris Wage/Creative Commons Allen Benitez, Chief of Protective Services at Berkeley Lab admits he’s nervous. “With the drought this summer, there is an extraordinarily high risk of fire in the hills,” he said. The Lab’s location in the Berkeley foothills, […]
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Body of man found off Grizzly Peak Boulevard
The look-out spot at Signpost 15 on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near where the body of a man was found on Sunday, May 18. Photo: Tracey Taylor Update 11 a.m.: The Alameda County coroner’s office has identified the man as Lorenzo Baltazar-Trujillo, 22, of Concord. Original story: UC Berkeley police are investigating the death of a […]
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After 21 years, Tilden merry-go-round to get new operator
The family that has run the Tilden Park merry-go-round for 21 years is likely to lose the contract this month. Photo: Nancy Rubin Tilden Park’s cherished antique merry-go-round will continue spinning — but possibly in a different direction. For the first time in 21 years, the East Bay Regional Parks District could, at its March […]
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Dog walkers clash with park district over ‘newt road’
New signs (right) instructing walkers to keep dogs on leash on South Park Drive in Tilden Park have prompted an outcry by many locals. Photo: Tracey Taylor Dog walkers who use South Park Drive in Tilden Park for the five months a year when it is closed to cars say recently erected signs that instruct […]
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Little Farm, Tilden Park areas to close for 5 months
Tilden Little Farm will be closed to the public between Oct. 2013 and Feb. 2014. Photo: EBRP Update, April 18: EBRPD tells us there have been further delays and the expected re-opening of the Little Farm is end of May. Visit their website for updates. Update, March 24, 2014: The Little Farm is still closed due […]
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Rattlesnake sightings prompt call for caution
A sign warning hikers about rattlesnakes at the Upper Springs trail where it cuts down from Skyline, above South Park Drive. Photo: Catherine Rauch Hikers, runners, and bicyclists along Tilden Park’s popular Skyline Trail have been greeted by something new in the past several days: a large, white poster-board sign scribbled with an unusual warning. “Rattlesnakes […]
