WIth the street cordoned off, the smell of grilled meat in the air and house music bumping in the background, Berkeley’s Persian New Year Festival seems reminiscent of an old block party than it does a commemoration of an ancient holiday. Read More…
Suzan Steinberg, owner of Stonemountain and Daughter Fabrics, had lived in an apartment in Berkeley for 17 years before she moved to Oakland. Read More…
The city of Berkeley is preparing for significant reductions in funding for social services as a result of cuts related to the federal sequester.
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On the morning of Nov. 14, 2011, Francisco “Pancho” Ramos-Stierle and other activists were meditating peacefully in Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza in solidarity with the adjacent Occupy encampment. As police officers moved in to clear out the encampment, they ordered Ramos-Stierle and others to disperse. Read More…
Surrounded by a pile of tattered backpacks, Kelly Johnson squints against the sun’s glare as he recollects the years spent searching for a home. Read More…
An annual study by the Texas Transportation Institute has ranked the San Francisco nine county Bay Area as having the second worst traffic in the nation. Read More…
About 50 community residents gathered Wednesday night at the Berkeley Art Gallery to discuss campaigning to prevent the potential sale of the Downtown Berkeley Post Office. Read More…
The Berkeley City Council committed to establish a community process to address homelessness in the city. Read More…
Nearly 250 volunteers spread out in 33 different locations throughout Alameda County for the county’s biennial homeless count, Wednesday morning. Read More…
Over 100 residents have signed a petition expressing opposition to a new private residential development geared toward students in Downtown Berkeley. Read More…
