Photo: Eric Angstadt Update, Feb. 26, 10:11 a.m. The city manager’s office sent the following notice to city officials at 10:05 a.m. “It is with sadness that I inform you that Eric Angstadt has submitted his resignation as Planning Director effective March 25, 2016 to become the Chief Assistant County Administrator for Contra Costa County. Eric came […]
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Partying at UC Berkeley may have just gotten harder
A large crowd of Halloween revelers gathered in Berkeley in what officials described as a riot. Photo: David Yee Citing a riot on Halloween and three alcohol-related deaths near the UC Berkeley campus in recent years, Berkeley officials approved new rules Tuesday night to address rowdy parties and other problems associated with group housing widely […]
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Ohlone Park neighbors brainstorm about homeless influx
Neighbors of Ohlone Park met Saturday to brainstorm ideas for improvements. Photo: Emilie Raguso Neighbors of Ohlone Park met Saturday to brainstorm ideas for improvements. Photo: Emilie Raguso More than 100 people crowded into the North Berkeley Senior Center on Saturday to strategize about how to address problematic behavior in Ohlone Park linked largely to the area’s […]
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Berkeley fire chief is now interim deputy city manager
Gil Dong has been with the city since 1990. Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong has stepped into a new position with the city after 25 years in the Fire Department. As of Saturday, Dong is wearing a new hat for Berkeley as the interim deputy city manager. Interim City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley appointed […]
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Hundreds gather in Berkeley to remember balcony victims
Hundreds gathered in Civic Center Park on the night of July 19, 2015 for a “Month’s Mind” to honor and remember those killed in the June 16 balcony collapse. Photo: Ted Friedman Hundreds gathered in Civic Center Park on the night of July 19, 2015 for a “Month’s Mind” to honor and remember those killed in the […]
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Coroner releases autopsy results on balcony victims; first responders sought help for shock, stress
An injured person is placed into an ambulance at the scene of Tuesday’s balcony collapse. First responders later sought help for shock and stress. Photo: David Yee An injured person is placed into an ambulance at the scene of Tuesday’s balcony collapse. First responders later sought help for shock and stress. Photo: David Yee The […]
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Three injured in early-morning fire in Southside Berkeley
A resident walks out of an apartment building at 2510 Regent St. where a two-alarm fire struck shortly before 3:00 a.m. in Berkeley, on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Three people were injured and several had to be rescued by firefighters. Photo: David Yee Three people were taken to the hospital, and firefighters had to rescue […]
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Council: No drones for Berkeley police for 1 year
A drone spotted in Berkeley last October. Photo: William Newton The Berkeley City Council voted last week to enact a one-year moratorium on the use or acquisition of drones by the Berkeley Police Department. The Feb. 24 vote came despite the fact that the department had no plans to get or use a drone. “We don’t own […]
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Exclusive: 23-minute delay for paramedics during Berkeley protests, patient later died
A man in this building died after paramedics were delayed from reaching him during Berkeley protests in December. Photo: Emilie Raguso A man in this building died after paramedics were delayed from reaching him during Berkeley protests in December. Photo: Emilie Raguso They were just two minutes away, but it took paramedics 27 minutes during the Berkeley protests in December to […]
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Exclusive: Man died after Berkeley protests delayed help
A man in this Kittredge Street apartment complex died after paramedics were delayed from responding to his medical crisis on the second night of Berkeley’s recent protests. Photo: Emilie Raguso A man in this Kittredge Street apartment complex died after paramedics were delayed from responding to his medical crisis on the second night of Berkeley’s recent protests. Photo: Emilie […]
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15 displaced after early-morning fire in North Berkeley
Fifteen people were displaced when a fire broke out Monday morning at 1802 Bonita Ave. Photo: David Yee Fifteen people were displaced when a fire broke out Monday morning at 1802 Bonita Ave. Photo: David Yee A fire broke out at 1802 Bonita Ave. near Delaware Street around 5:06 a.m. Monday morning, displacing 15 people living in various rooms. No-one was […]
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With big soccer game approaching, UC Berkeley addresses impacts from Memorial Stadium
Cal’s Memorial Stadium has a a capacity of over 60,000 and regularly draws large crowds to the area. Photo: John Morgan Cal’s Memorial Stadium has a a capacity of over 60,000 and regularly draws large crowds to the area. Photo: John Morgan Representatives from the city of Berkeley and Cal invited residents near Memorial Stadium […]