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…
Oaks Theater may be converted to performance venue
After almost two years of vacancy, the Oaks Theater may be brought back to life as a multi-purpose performance venue. Read More…
Berkeley City Council considers labeling genetically modified produce
The Berkeley City Council has entered the debate over whether to label genetically-modified produce, voting Tuesday night to investigate the possibility of instituting such a policy at the city level. Read More…
Dream ice cream shop across from CREAM approved by City Council
The Berkeley City Council approved Tuesday evening the building of the ice cream shop Dream, but on the condition that there would be no take-out window due to ADA accessibility concerns. Read More…
Berkeley marijuana dispensary threatened by federal government
The federal government has filed a lawsuit to shut down Berkeley Patients Group, the city’s oldest and largest medical marijuana dispensary. Read More…
District 7
Council Watch
For those of you who are tired of hearing about rambunctious old people waving their arms over city issues, worry not. Here’s a reprieve. This week, we’re focusing specifically on the creation of the “student supermajority district,” a district whose constituency would likely be more than 90 percent students. Why Read More…
There will be blood
Council Watch
Just as SCOTUS is divided into two distinct camps — the conservatives and the liberals — Berkeley City Council is a dichotomous body. The first faction consists of Max Anderson, Jesse Arreguin and Kriss Worthington. They are referred to as the “WAA” coalition, but I like to call them “The Read More…
You don’t got mail
Council Watch
“OMG, I use the post office all the time!” said no one ever. For all zero people at this school who regularly use snail mail to communicate, you may have heard of the proposed sale of the Downtown Berkeley Post Office. You may also not care. This, however, is not Read More…
2012 sees rise in Berkeley city crime rates
Berkeley has seen an 11 percent increase in violent and property crimes for 2012 after years of overall decreasing crime rates since 2008. Read More…
Berkeley City Council asks university to halt management of Livermore and Los Alamos labs
The Berkeley City Council approved a letter Tuesday evening requesting that the University of California cease operating the national weapons labs in Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories. Read More…