Tens of thousands visit Berkeley’s Sunday Streets on Shattuck Avenue
Michael Drummond/Senior Staff
Over 40,000 Bay Area residents took to Shattuck Avenue on Sunday in celebration of Berkeley’s second Sunday Streets event. Read More…
AC Transit workers may strike on Thursday
AC Transit workers could strike this Thursday, following a 72-hour notice they issued Monday night. Read More…
Three Tilden Park earthquakes briefly shake Berkeley early Tuesday morning
Berkeley was shaken by a magnitude 3.2 earthquake early Tuesday morning. Read More…
BART employees postpone decision to strike for 24 hours
BART employees narrowly averted a midnight strike on Sunday and instead decided to postpone the decision to strike for another 24 hours, leaving anxious BART commuters at rest for the time being.
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2nd BART strike of year narrowly averted; negotiations to continue Friday
Although BART management and labor unions failed to reach an agreement Thursday night, union leadership agreed to extend talks, narrowly averting what would have been this year’s second BART strike. Read More…
Foster Farms facilities to remain open after salmonella outbreak
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service determined Thursday evening that plans put forth by Foster Farms to immediately change their slaughtering and processing practices were sufficient to avoid shuttering the facilities. Read More…
Berkeley to vary parking meter rates in Telegraph area, Downtown, Elmwood
In an effort to improve access to the city’s key business districts, the City of Berkeley will implement changes to its parking policies Tuesday. Read More…
Brown signs bill limiting detention duration for undocumented immigrants held for minor offenses
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Saturday prohibiting local law enforcement agencies from detaining undocumented immigrants beyond a certain amount of time when held for minor offenses. Read More…
Statewide computerized exam to replace STAR test in 2014-15 school year
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday officially replacing current statewide K-12 standardized testing with an assessment aligned to the new Common Core curriculum standards. Read More…
Berkeley City Council dismisses proposal to close city’s domestic partnership registry
Berkeley City Council will no longer consider closing the city’s Domestic Partnership Registry after adopting a revised version of the proposal at its Oct. 1 meeting. Read More…