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Major Berkeley streets could get bus lanes in coming years

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge April 14, 2023, 4:40 p.m.April 17, 2023

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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Berkeley could ban right turns on red in push for street safety

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Nov. 06, 2022, 7:00 a.m.November 7, 2022

Several cities across the country are rethinking right on red amid an increase in serious traffic crashes.

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What you need to know about the money backing Berkeley elections

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ally Markovich and Nico Savidge Aug. 28, 2022, 7:30 a.m.October 21, 2022

Who’s spending the most on the city’s elections? How does Berkeley’s public matching fund program work? And other campaign finance essentials.

Cars and a motorcyclist pass through the intersection of College and Alcatraz in Southeast Berkeley
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Wealthy neighborhoods need to take on more housing, West Berkeley council reps say

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 23, 2022, 3:56 p.m.August 24, 2022

City could change zoning rules for Solano, College and North Shattuck to encourage construction

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City secures $15M state earmark to improve Berkeley Marina

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Aug. 09, 2022, 3:45 p.m.August 9, 2022

The Berkeley Marina is slated to receive an influx of cash following a successful lobbying campaign for a $15 million earmark from the state.

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Police arrest Berkeley man, 20, after fatal shooting on Channing Way

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso May 05, 2022, 1:23 p.m.May 6, 2022

A young woman in her 20s was also wounded in Tuesday night’s shooting, but she is expected to survive.

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Update: Man seriously wounded in shooting on Seventh Street

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso March 04, 2022, 7:45 p.m.August 4, 2022

Arriving officers found a man lying in the street and performed life-saving measures until the Berkeley Fire Department arrived.

a map of the city council districts
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Berkeley redistricting: How new City Council boundaries could affect you

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Jan. 24, 2022, 4:59 p.m.August 4, 2022

Berkeley’s Independent Redistricting Commission is expected to make its choice for a new map over the coming weeks.

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Citing uptick in shootings, council votes for new security cameras in 4 districts

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Dec. 15, 2021, 7:30 a.m.February 27, 2023

The camera proposal was just one part of a $5 million funding package designed to address traffic safety, social services and more.

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Berkeley’s next park: City gets $5M to turn rail corridor into gardens, playground

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Dec. 10, 2021, 10:21 a.m.August 4, 2022

The former trackbed of a Santa Fe railroad line that once cut through West Berkeley could become a multi-block city park.

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Buffy Wicks considers legal changes to prevent educator sexual misconduct from getting ‘swept under the rug’

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 05, 2021, 7:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Prompted by Berkeleyside’s investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against a Berkeley High teacher, Wicks is considering changes to the California Public Records Act and Education Code.

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Council approves $33M Bayer development agreement

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Dec. 01, 2021, 3:47 p.m.August 4, 2022

The deal paves the way for a building boom at the Bayer campus in West Berkeley, which could add 1,000 new jobs.

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