Long lines and congested sidewalks have caused some Gourmet Ghetto vendors to seek alternate means of accommodating patrons in one of the city’s busiest business districts. Read More…
Berkeley City Clerk Deanna Despain, known for her upbeat and warm personality, was found dead in her home Jan. 7. She was 37. Despain died after apparently falling down the stairs in her house, though the official cause of her death has not yet been determined, according to police. MaryAnn Read More…
The filing period for the city of Berkeley municipal election officially ended Friday. Candidates for mayor, the Berkeley City council, the Rent Stabilization Board and school board have been finalized for the November election. Read More…
Berkeley residents Judy Appel, Norma J.F. Harrison and Tracy Hollander are challenging incumbent School Board Director and Clerk Beatriz Leyva-Cutler for the two seats. Read More…
Despite the approval of an affordable housing ordinance by the Berkeley City Council last month, a fee that would be imposed on developers unless they create a certain amount of affordable units will not be implemented until at least the end of this year. The council decided at its meeting Read More…
The Berkeley City Council approved the sending of a resolution that formally urges the U.S. Postal Service not to sell the main post office. Read More…
A controversial second phase of the long-standing West Berkeley Project that allows research and development businesses to occupy protected spaces was passed by the Berkeley City Council at its meeting Tuesday night. Under newly amended guidelines, a total of 270,000 gross square feet of protected warehouse and wholesale space may Read More…
Community members and city staff met at the North Berkeley Senior Center Wednesday evening to view redistricting plans submitted by fellow Berkeley residents, including proposals from two groups of students with different intentions for student representation in city government. Authors of the six redistricting plans presented their proposals before a Read More…
Berkeley residents and students will get a chance to discuss important town-gown issues such as redistricting and sustainability when a city panel series is launched later this month. The city’s Fall Panel Series is an effort to sustain a consistent partnership between the city and the UC Berkeley campus through Read More…
