City officials are taking early steps toward building transit lanes along University, Telegraph and Shattuck avenues — though the plans are a long way from reality.
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The 5 Berkeley streets with the most recorded potholes
These streets have received the largest numbers of citizen complaints over the past 13 years.
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Berkeley remembers William Evans, veteran hit and killed by truck driver
Friends, neighbors and safe street advocates gathered to commemorate the Marine veteran who lost both legs in Vietnam and his life in downtown Berkeley.
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What makes Berkeley a hotbed of worker co-ops?
With its roots in 1970s counterculture, Berkeley has more worker co-ops per capita than any other city in the state.
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Rain check: Berkeley’s first ‘roller boogie’ rescheduled for this Sunday
The skate party will shut down much of downtown Berkeley from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, and feature live DJs and skate lessons.
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Police: Convicted bank robber strikes again in Berkeley, Walnut Creek
Authorities said the matter is now a federal investigation.
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Masked man robs downtown Berkeley bank
It was Berkeley’s third bank robbery of 2022.
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Goodbye UA? Developer planning apartments for movie theater site
Downtown’s last commercial movie theater, the Regal UA Berkeley, could soon close.
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Helpful resource or tacky billboard? Plan for more ‘Smart City’ kiosks sparks debate
Nine touch-screen kiosks from IKE Smart City can be found in Berkeley today. The company wants to roll out another 17 starting next year.
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With 26 stories, McDonald’s corner could one day have Berkeley’s tallest building
The project team is hoping to lock down the fifth and final tall building slot allowed downtown.
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CVS Pharmacy on Shattuck Avenue will close June 15
Hundreds of CVS pharmacy locations are being closed across the country.
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Shop Talk: Westbrae Nursery turns into worker co-op; no rivalry for lamp sellers on Solano
Westbrae Nursery, in existence since the 1930s, now has seven worker-owners. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
