Albany

Due to intense winter storms that led to 20 deaths and the forced evacuation of tens of thousands of California residents, Biden approved a Presidential California Emergency Declaration on Jan. 8, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.

Graduate apartments will begin construction this month in Albany, in a move predicted to triple graduate student housing capacity and house hundreds of graduate students starting fall 2024.

Berkeley Police Department has arrested a man for a series of alleged sexual assaults in Berkeley, Oakland and Albany, according to a BPD community announcement. 

The Berkeley Center of the Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi, or M.T.O., Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism donated supplies to the Berkeley Food Pantry on Monday in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan. 

Institutions from around the city of Berkeley are providing assistance to those in need this holiday season — filling hearts, minds and stomachs.

As the proportion of people vaccinated in the city of Berkeley surpasses 50%, the city of Albany's 1 Buchanan St. mass vaccination site opened availability for drop-in appointments beginning Friday.

On Friday, the city of Berkeley announced the availability of COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Berkeley or Alameda County residents who are at least 65 years old, have an underlying health condition as defined by the state or currently face an increased risk of exposure in certain work sectors.

HelpBerkeley, a volunteer-run grassroots organization, has been working through the pandemic to provide low-cost and free meals to seniors and at-risk citizens.

The Berkeley Fire Department is continuing to respond to a fire on the 2000 block of University Avenue that was reported at 5:39 p.m. Saturday, and as of Monday afternoon, the fire is not out.

The apartments of University Village had their master key box stolen either Aug. 9 or Aug. 10.