Police link 5 youth from Berkeley car chase to Walnut Creek armed robbery
Police said some of the juveniles were wearing ankle monitors because they were already on probation at the time of their arrest.
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Laptop snatch on Fourth Street leads to injury crash, detention of 5 juveniles
The vehicle used in the laptop grab was taken during an armed carjacking Monday in Oakland, police said.
Candles, cookies and clothes: Pop-up featuring Black women entrepreneurs coming to Fourth Street
Cathy Harris’ Mary B. Poppin pop-up shop featuring 16 vendors will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Spenger’s development can proceed on site of Ohlone shellmound, court rules
The decision by the California Supreme Court means a 260-unit complex with 130 units of affordable housing can proceed on the contested Ohlone land.
Cult favorite Dumpling Time will open its first East Bay location in Berkeley
Tanya Holland’s new restaurant opens in Oakland; Mama returns with a tipless model.
City appeals decision to allow 260-unit complex at 1900 Fourth St.
An appellate court said Berkeley should automatically approve a project on the Shellmound landmark site, but the city is pushing back.
Denny Abrams, creator of Fourth Street, has a jazzy second life
Abrams has provided financial backing to some of the most creative artists in jazz. “I know how hard it is to play and know how good they are,” he says.
Lizards and lounge chairs: How Fourth Street survived the pandemic
West Berkeley’s commercial vacancy rate was actually lower in 2020 than it was pre-pandemic. A reptile shop is thriving, a plant store has opened and Fourth is turning into a furniture shopping mecca.
‘This feels cruel, that our sacred site is now imprisoned.’ Ohlones protest new fence around ancestral land
The owners of 1900 Fourth St. want to build housing and retail on the old Spenger’s parking lot, which sits in the middle of Berkeley’s shellmound district.
West Berkeley Shellmound is now considered one of the U.S.’s 11 most endangered historic places
Native Americans and their supporters hope the designation will help them stop a planned 260-unit development at 1900 Fourth St., a lot that is part of the West Berkeley Shellmound.
Denied business interruption insurance, Berkeley business files suit
After suffering severe financial losses because of COVID-19 shutdowns, The Gardener filed a claim for business interruption insurance. It was denied. Now the company is suing.
Masked men take $7,000 in products from Berkeley Apple Store
Three men in masks burst into the Berkeley Apple Store over the weekend and stole $7,000 worth of products as customers and staff looked on, authorities and a community member report.
