Christopher Smith, co-founder of 40 Acres Medical Marijuana Growers’ Collective, filed a lawsuit on Sept. 24 against the city of Berkeley, alleging the city of discriminating against the collective. Read More…
At approximately 9:18 p.m., police responded to reports of multiple shots fired and found the victim, 24-year-old Berkeley resident Dustin Bynum, suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Read More…
Over 100 community activists occupied and farmed a portion of UC-owned research land in Albany this weekend in the latest iteration of the Occupy the Farm movement. Read More…
A man was shot and killed Monday morning near the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Delaware Street in what has become the first homicide in Berkeley for 2013. Read More…
Jonathan Russell and Saori Ide met at a Bay Area art studio years ago and eventually merged their lives and their art. Now, years later, the Berkeley-based artists’ latest work will adorn the street lights of San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito. Read More…
Although a date of reopening has not yet been determined, construction to renovate the interior and exterior areas of the new property at 2366 San Pablo Avenue in the commercial district has already begun. Read More…
The following is a sample of crime in Berkeley this week, provided by the Berkeley Police Department. Sarah Burns is the assistant city news editor.