A park with sweeping views, wildflowers and wildlife has opened near the Berkeley Marina along University Avenue.
McLaughlin Eastshore State Park
A day in the life of the newly opened SF Bay trail at Albany Beach
Pete Rosos and Jerome Paulos document in photos and video the new trail segment, which has created 18 miles of continuous bay trail running from Oakland to Richmond.
Round-up: Second stabbing, fatality at Eastshore park, skateboard attack
In the past week, authorities have handled a fatality at Eastshore park, two stabbings on Shattuck, a skateboard attack and more.
Authorities investigate mysterious oil-like substance on Berkeley shoreline
Rather than being spilled on the surface, the substance appears to have seeped up out of the ground, says EBRPD.
Berkeley says goodbye to its giant pile of dirt
By Jim Rosenau The giant pile of dirt on Berkeley’s shoreline is no more. After about a decade as a storage yard for soil, ‘the brickyard,’ 31 prominent acres of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park just west of the I-80 bike bridge, was recently regraded and planted. The area will likely reopen next spring after the plantings take […]
Days are numbered for giant Berkeley dirt pile
A 10-year-old, 53-foot pile of dirt in Berkeley’s McLaughlin Eastshore State Park is set to be lowered by 15 feet and spread around the parkland as part of renovations to improve the area. The East Bay Regional Park District is slated to start work on the project this week. The dirt will be spread between the Seabreeze Market […]