East Bay Regional Park District has issued a rattlesnake advisory.
Parks
Tilden Park’s Environmental Education Center may be rebuilt. Weigh in on your favorite design
The East Bay Regional Park District’s 50-year-old visitor center does not meet current building, accessibility and fire codes.
How disability rights advocates are making East Bay parks more accessible
The Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program helps create more accessible outdoor recreation.
The stories Indian and Mortar rocks can tell us
The famous boulders, places of contemplation, ceremony, gossip and industry for the Ohlone, are a symbol of a destroyed cultural landscape but also of what remains worth protecting.
Berkeley council OK’s Willard Park clubhouse expansion
Opponents of the expansion have cast it as an imposition on green space and a magnet for traffic, noise and large parties. PTA groups say city kids need the programs it could provide.
Berkeley’s plan to bridge $9.1M bond shortfall avoids major cuts, but some are concerned
Berkeley will pull $4.1M from its fund for worker’s comp settlements to help address the shortfall that threatened several popular projects.
Berkeley gets $5.1M to plan for ferry service
The grant will pay for design and environmental review work on the project building a ferry terminal at the Berkeley Marina.
Berkeley could cut park, street projects due to Measure T1 shortfall of up to $9.1M
Inflation and cost overruns for major projects mean the $100 million bond won’t go as far as hoped, forcing the City Council to decide on cuts.
10 very Berkeley date ideas
From long walks through Tilden Park to sailing rides at the Marina and prime spots to picnic, here are some of the best date ideas in Berkeley.
Berkeley is cutting down most of the eucalyptus trees in Indian Rock Park
Arborists found this fall that two were rotting from the inside and one was infected by a parasitical sulfur fungus. Another tree was leaning over power lines and the road.
Measure L: From streets to housing, $650M bond takes aim at Berkeley’s biggest challenges
Backers say the city’s largest-ever bond measure will deliver the smoother streets voters have long wanted. Opponents say it’s a blank check.
City’s fee hike takes the air out of beloved Berkeley Kite Festival
The kite shop owner who ran the festival for over 30 years says the city’s over-$40,000 event-fee increase will mean an end to the Berkeley Marina tradition.