South Berkeley Archives

City

Council approves 7-story housing at Ashby, North Berkeley BART stations

The projects could bring more than 5,400 new residents to the city and result in 465 new jobs, according to staff.

Arts

The 43-year-old Balinese cultural group purchased its Shattuck Avenue headquarters from its landlord for $1.5 million.

Tony Walker described himself as a “washed-up nobody” who probably deserved to die in prison.

After suffering serious falls, Betty Gray hasn’t been able to leave her second-floor apartment to run Alice’s Relaxing Bath and Gift Shop.

Until now, the motive for the fatal shooting has been shrouded in mystery. That is set to change Monday as part of a recent plea deal.

One neighbor told Berkeleyside they were trying to nap when they “heard a series of gunshots and a crash followed by someone screaming.”

City

UC Berkeley plans to build student housing on the park this summer.

City

New plans call for nearly 500 new apartments spread across three sites along Shattuck Avenue in South Berkeley.

The man dropped off a young child at Malcolm X Elementary just after running the stop sign, BPD said.

City

The City Council is set to vote on the controversial zoning change, which one commissioner called a “fireball,” later this spring.

Two residents of a home on 62nd Street in South Berkeley suffered injuries that were not believed to be life threatening.

City

If Berkeley proceeds, it will be one of the few municipalities to directly grapple with the country’s legacy of enslavement.