About a dozen protesters continue to occupy the steps and facade of the Berkeley post office despite ongoing requests from the United States Postal Service Inspection Service to move off of the post office’s property. Read More…
goBerkeley, a pilot program that aims to change parking practices and increase turnover of parking spaces in the city of Berkeley, was officially launched at City Hall on Thursday. Read More…
According to findings released last Monday from an annual independent survey, many “soft-story” buildings in Berkeley continue to not meet seismic safety standards designated by city ordinance. Read More…
The city of Berkeley has asked the food trucks at Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue to vacate the premises, a move that caught many vendors by surprise. Read More…
Potholes and sewers. Flash floods and stormwater. For students with busy schedules, these topics are probably not the first thing on your mind. Problems with the city of Berkeley’s street and storm sewer infrastructure, however, could make them all too familiar. Bike along Shattuck Avenue and you’ll notice a maze Read More…
Berkeley became the first city in the nation to declare a Bisexual Pride day to honor and recognize the bisexual community, after approving a proposal Tuesday. Berkeley City Council unanimously adopted the recommendation by Councilmember Kriss Worthington at the Tuesday meeting in hopes of making Sept. 23 a date for Read More…
Watch a video interview with Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates. Read his full feature here.
Berkeley City Council is set to appoint former Oakland deputy director of planning and zoning Eric Angstadt as the city’s new director of planning at its meeting Tuesday night. If appointed, Angstadt will be the administrative head of the Department of Planning and manage a staff of more than 58 Read More…
A body washed up in the Berkeley Marina on Saturday morning. Berkeley police Sgt. David White told Bay City News that police received a report of a body in the water at the marina’s southernmost point at 7:45 a.m. Saturday. Police and firefighters responded soon after and determined that the man Read More…
The city of Berkeley’s unemployment rate reached 9.1 percent in January, a small increase from the December rate of 8.9 percent, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. This rise in unemployment marks the end of a continual drop that the city had seen since July Read More…
