Berkeley Hills

The National Weather Service issued a high fire danger warning for the Berkeley Hills area beginning 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, until 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.

UC Berkeley and city of Berkeley officials are working to draft wildfire evacuation plans in response to the wildfires in the Bay Area.

The National Weather Service has issued a "Red Flag Warning" for the Berkeley Hills area between 5 a.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday.

The Berkeley Hills are at increased risk of fire Saturday evening through Sunday morning, according to an email from the city of Berkeley.

Berkeley residents participated Tuesday in a student-organized demonstration for Black liberation, which ended with a march and candlelight vigil for victims of police brutality in the Berkeley Hills.

I’m a third-year student here at UC Berkeley. My college years have not gone as I thought they would.

BART’s Board of Directors discussed switching to a demand-based pricing system for parking lots and potential promotions to encourage general ridership at its Feb. 13 meeting.

On Wednesday, the Berkeley Disaster and Fire Safety Commission discussed recent power shut-offs, public outreach on emergency preparedness and a possible reinstitution of a special assessment zone in the Berkeley Hills at its regular meeting.

PG&E began shutting down power in Alameda County about 11 p.m. Wednesday night, according to a tweet from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, in accordance with its Public Safety Power Shutoff.

Two tanoak trees in Del Norte County tested positive for Phytophthora ramorum, a deadly plant pathogen known to cause sudden oak death.