City Council to consider buying emergency boat
The Berkeley City Council will review a proposal on Tuesday to buy a public safety response boat to be jointly operated by the city’s police and fire departments. Read More…
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Chez Panisse to reopen Monday after March fire
Berkeley’s world-renown, gourmet restaurant Chez Panisse will reopen its doors Monday, almost four months after its building was damaged in a March 8 fire. Read More…
Berkeley home prices rise in high-end neighborhoods
After bottoming out in late 2011, Berkeley home prices have risen sharply in the past 18 months, most strikingly in high-end homes with four or more bedrooms. Read More…
Berkeley administrator turns around struggling alternative school
Sheila Quintana was working as a school principal in Vallejo in 2011 when she was recruited to be an administrator at one of Berkeley’s schools. She was given the choice of either an elementary school, a middle school, or B-Tech. She chose B-Tech. Read More…
Kitchen fire erupts at Fulton Street apartment
Berkeley Fire Department was dispatched to put out a kitchen fire on a top-floor unit of a three-story apartment building on Fulton Street between Channing Way and Haste Street at about 6:48 p.m. Wednesday. Read More…
Berkeley City Council delays discussion on expanding number of cannabis dispensaries
The Berkeley City Council postponed discussion on a medical cannabis ordinance and dispensary reform at its council meeting last week, delaying the addition of a fourth dispensary indefinitely. Read More…
City approves apartment complex on University Avenue in area plan
Acheson Commons, a 205-unit apartment complex to be built on University Ave, was approved Thursday by the Zoning Adjustment Board as part of the Downtown Area Plan. Read More…
Street Spirit newspaper provides financial support, discusses homelessness issues
Every morning, dozens of people fan out across the city of Berkeley to distribute The Street Spirit, a newspaper dedicated to covering issues related to homelessness, poverty, and social justice in the East Bay. Read More…
Neighbors appeal development of Starbucks on Telegraph Avenue
A local neighborhood association and nearby resident are appealing a permit allowing a Starbucks coffeeshop to be built near the intersection of Telegraph and Ashby avenues, citing concerns about parking availability and potential competition with local businesses. Read More…
Berkeley City Council postpones voting on Berkeley Election Reform Act amendment
Berkeley City Council considered an amendment to the municipal code on Tuesday that would require election campaigns to file financial disclosure forms electronically. Read More…