1610 Oregon Street, once a notorious drug house, has been remodeled and is for sale. Photos: Frances Dinkelspiel Almost two years after a notorious drug house that spawned shootings and drug dealing was shut down, the Oregon Street home has been extensively remodeled and is on the market. Passersby of 1610 Oregon Street in south […]
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‘Biggest tire slashing’ incident in South Berkeley today
A group of South Berkeley residents change the slashed tires on their car which was parked on California Street. Photos: Tracey Taylor Update, 09.01.11, 8:55pm: As of 8:45 p.m. today, the City of Berkeley Police Department has made no arrests for the vandalism of tires in South Berkeley. The investigation is continuing and officers are pursuing […]
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With open doors, Firehouse Bazaar creates community
The Firehouse Collective bazaar on Adeline opened its doors this summer. Photo: Robert Mills By Robert Mills This summer art began to thrive at the corner of Martin Luther King and Adeline. Every Saturday, members of Berkeley’s Firehouse Collective gather at the Firehouse Bazaar to share artwork, entertainment and food with the community. “We’re right by […]
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‘On a whim’ Berkeley record store aims for creative vibe
By Robert Mills When Alison Ferrell suggested Jesse Bordiuk and Stu Lucero open a store to accompany their start-up record label, the trio didn’t take long to jump on the idea. In fact, three days after the brainstorming session, the group signed the lease for Ear Peace Records on Adeline Street. Lucero, who along with Bordiuk […]
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Woman killed by train at Ashby BART station
Update, 4:15 p.m. According to Jim Allison, deputy chief communications director at BART, the fatality at Ashby BART station was in all likelihood a suicide. “Everything the BART police told me points to a suicide,” he told Berkeleyside. “Witnesses said a woman was on the trackway at the end of the station and she didn’t do […]
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Photo essay: Juneteenth celebration in South Berkeley
Berkeley’s annual Juneteenth celebration took place on Sunday in the five-block Alcatraz-Adeline corridor. Communities nationwide have adopted Juneteenth as an occasion to celebrate African American culture and traditions, and as an opportunity to acknowledge contributions African Americans have made to the fabric of America. The day commemorates June 19th, 1865 when news reached Galveston, Texas of the signing […]
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Summer weather = more home burglaries in Berkeley
Officer Karen Buckheit addresses neighbors at town hall meeting. Photo: Diana Arbas By Diana Arbas Summer has officially begun, bringing warmer weather and increased crime. At a town hall meeting last week hosted by Councilman Darryl Moore, an officer from the Berkeley Police Department gave San Pablo Park neighbors tips on how to protect themselves against […]
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Arrest made in case of pistol-whipped victim in South Berkeley
[This story was updated after publication. Scroll down for details.] Police have arrested one of two suspects in the case of an attempted armed robbery and severe pistol whipping of 50-year-old Berkeley resident David Thornton on Feb. 10 this year. Berkeleyside reported on the attack and reaction from the community in the South Berkeley neighborhood […]
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Two men suffer minor injuries from South Berkeley shooting
Two men suffered gunshot wounds on Friday night after assailants fired into a crowd milling around an apartment building in the 1500 block of Fairview Street. At 10 pm on June 3, Berkeley police received numerous 911 calls reporting the sounds of gunfire, according to a press release issued by the police. When officers responded, […]
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Berkeley neighborhood reacts to violent crime in its midst
On Feb. 10, David Thornton was walking home from Ashby BART at around 11:30 p.m. after attending an event in San Francisco. Heading to his home, where he has lived for more than 10 years, he felt himself being followed. Thornton quickened his step, but then saw another man walking on the other side of the […]
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Netta B on why she’s ‘Screamin’ in Berkeley
In November, we wrote about the music video urban pop songstress Netta B was filming in South Berkeley. She said at the time that the video was in part a response to the violence in the neighborhood. Now the video is out (above), and Netta B has written on her blog about why she made […]
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Notorious Berkeley drug house sold
1610 Oregon Street For more than 20 years, the house at 1610 Oregon Street was an epicenter of Berkeley’s drug wars, a place where dealers dealt crack openly, people were shot, and crowds and cars congregated. Now the shingled house, once owned by Lenora Moore, is shuttered behind a chain link fence. The glass in […]
