The third oldest LGBTQ center in the country opened in response to gay bashing. These days it provides respite for a community that feels it needs it more than ever.
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Posted inCrime & Safety
Video: Firefighter escaped peril in First Church blaze
A Berkeley firefighter almost died last fall after he was left more than two floors up in a smoke-filled building as flames closed in and his oxygen ran down, a new video reveals.
Posted inCity
Lack of public input on new Berkeley youth center rankles neighbors
Downtown business owners and neighbors expressed frustration that a new center for young adults with mental illness and substance abuse problems was approved without public input.
Posted inArts
Berkeley Art Center celebrates 50 years, but faces an uncertain future
The Berkeley Art Center has put on many provocative shows in its 50-year history but now faces challenges about how to pay for its building.
Posted inCommunity
New South Berkeley food justice nonprofit celebrates Earth Day
Residents in South and West Berkeley have greater health risks than those in other neighborhoods. The Center for Food, Faith & Justice is addressing the issue with garden, classes.
Posted inCity
Staffers at Berkeley Library describe atmosphere of discomfort and distrust
Despite a new director, many Berkeley Library employees say their workplace has become a place of discomfort and distrust.
Posted inCity
City expands warming centers, shelter beds and outreach to bring homeless indoors during storm season
A homeless man rests in the shade on the steps of the Veterans Building in Berkeley, which is set to serve as a warming center for the city during winter weather conditions. Photo: Emilie Raguso The city of Berkeley has doubled its capacity for emergency storm shelter beds this week, following a council directive to get more homeless […]
Posted inCity
New mayor aims to overturn key part of homeless law
Homeless people make camp in Civic Center Park in Berkeley, on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Photo: David Yee In one of his first acts as mayor, Jesse Arreguín is proposing to overhaul the way Berkeley addresses homelessness, including rescinding the law restricting people to only occupying a small section of the sidewalk. In a measure […]
Posted inCommunity
Berkeley program offers tech tips, connections for seniors
Ivy Duncan, a student at the Center for Accessible Technology. Still from a short video about the senior program there by Alex Orlando and Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou. Scroll down to watch video Ivy Duncan, a student at the Center for Accessible Technology. Still from a short video about the senior program there by Alex Orlando and Misyrlena […]
Posted inNosh
Urban Adamah opens 2-acre farm in West Berkeley
Urban Adamah moved into its new 2-acre farm in West Berkeley on Sunday Oct. 23 and held a big open house to celebrate.
Posted inCity
After years of deferred maintenance, Berkeley asks nonprofits to pay for fixes
The Berkeley Rowing Club. Photo: BRC The Berkeley Rowing Club. Photo: BRC After years of neglect, Berkeley has begun requiring nonprofit organizations renting buildings from the city to undertake and pay for long-deferred maintenance and capital improvements. About one dozen nonprofits have entered into lease negotiations with the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront department over the […]
Posted inFire
Berkeley congregation shows resilience in wake of fire
After a fire Sept. 30 at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley, a sign thanks firefighters for their work. Photo: Fred Werner By Arielle Gordon-Rowe Five days after a three-alarm fire tore through the roof of a building owned by the First Congregational Church of Berkeley on 2345 Channing Way, causing an estimated $2 million in damage, […]
