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Under the afternoon sun today, Berkeley locals wander down a few pedestrian-only blocks of Telegraph Avenue, enjoying live music and street vendors. On the last Sunday of every summer month, a monthly event called LastSundaysFest, turns Telegraph — for a four-block stretch between Bancroft and Dwight Ways — into an
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With the continuing nationwide economic slump, youth are not only struggling to find jobs, but many may have stopped trying altogether, according to federal data released Wednesday. A mere 59.5 percent of youth between 16 and 24 were working or actively looking for work in July, marking the lowest rate
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For the upcoming school year, the Berkeley Unified School District may be looking at its smallest budget cut in years, since Gov. Jerry Brown’s May revision of the state budget released Monday provides more money for K-12 education than local districts had earlier anticipated. Over the past few weeks, the
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