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Posted inSchools
Montessori Family School will close its preschool in Berkeley
Closing after 36 years, the last day for students of the Northside preschool will be June 9.
Posted inCity
First North Berkeley affordable housing in over 30 years, Jordan Court, opens
Tenants began moving into the 34-unit affordable senior housing project in March after being chosen among 1,000 applicants.
Posted inCity
UC Berkeley must slash new enrollment by a third unless high court intervenes
UC Berkeley has been denied relief from a court-ordered enrollment freeze. It may be forced to mail out 5,100 fewer acceptance letters next month.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Police: Felony stalking charges filed against man who followed Cal students
Police believe there may be other victims and are asking the public to call BPD’s Sex Crimes Unit with tips.
Posted inNosh
Francophiles will find much to love at Berkeley’s traditional creperie
La Crepe a Moi owners opened their dream brick and mortar in Berkeley’s Northside neighborhood in May 2020 and are determined to hold on until Cal students return.
Posted inBusiness
‘I’ve never had a month like this; this is the worst I’ve seen.’ Berkeley businesses struggle with few Cal students around
Six months into the pandemic, businesses set up to serve UC Berkeley see little business. Property owners who usually rent to students have lots of vacancies.
Posted inNosh
Devin Lloyd bought a 49-year-old Berkeley sandwich shop in February. Then the crisis hit
Since Cal closed, Stuffed Inn’s business dropped from 250 customers a day to 20. But its new owner is determined to keep the restaurant and its longtime employees around for as long as he can.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Police: Cyclist who struck woman may not recover; woman is going home
The cyclist who reportedly struck a female pedestrian waiting at a Berkeley stoplight earlier this month, causing serious injuries to himself and the woman, may not ever recover from the crash, authorities said Tuesday.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Police: Cyclist hit pedestrian in crash Northside; both are seriously injured
As of Monday, the cyclist and pedestrian — a 60-year-old Berkeley woman — were still in the ICU, BPD said.
Posted inCity
Berkeley officials boost parking ticket fine on Cal football game days to $225
The Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to increase parking ticket fines on Cal football game days to $225. The vote was part of a package of changes staff asked officials to make to the city’s parking program.
Posted inCity
UC regents to vote Wednesday on Upper Hearst project in Berkeley
The Regents of the University of California are scheduled to vote Wednesday on the Upper Hearst Development project to create faculty housing, a parking garage and a new academic building for the Goldman School.
