Berkeley City Council approves multiple pedestrian improvements

In efforts to ensure safer pedestrian traffic, Berkeley City Council approved multiple pedestrian improvements near Downtown Berkeley and the UC Berkeley campus.
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In efforts to ensure safer pedestrian traffic, Berkeley City Council approved multiple pedestrian improvements near Downtown Berkeley and the UC Berkeley campus.
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Incumbent Jesse Arreguín is leading the race for Berkeley mayor with 64.92% of the vote, defeating candidates Wayne Hsiung, Aidan Hill and Naomi Pete as of press time.
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On Wednesday, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced an additional $450 million in funding for the state’s No Place Like Home, or NPLH, program to address housing issues.
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Chants of “Black lives matter,” booming music and the names of people who have died at the hands of police — all of these could be heard in the Berkeley streets this weekend as thousands of protesters reacted to the death of George Floyd.
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Tuesday’s city council meeting saw an overflowing docket after reconvening from summer recess — ranging from bold drug policies to addressing homelessness.
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A plan to turn two standing commercial buildings on Shattuck Avenue into a 156-unit apartment and commercial complex was officially approved Thursday, which marked the end of the city of Berkeley’s appeal period for the project.
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Best building: Berkeley Way West UC Berkeley’s psychology, public health and education departments may have been disappointed to have to pack up their old offices when, in 2018, they were told they’d be moving to the new building on Berkeley Way. Little did these faculty and staff members know that
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After the stabbing of a man Wednesday evening, Berkeley Police Department responded to a second stabbing on Shattuck Avenue on Thursday, according to BPD spokesperson Officer Byron White.
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Two male suspects stole a victim’s backpack in downtown Berkeley early Sunday morning, according to a Berkeley Police Department Nixle alert issued Tuesday afternoon.
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Berkeley Police Department responded to a report of an intoxicated man who was punching people in the Berkeley Way parking lot Jan. 19, according to a Nixle alert released by BPD on Tuesday afternoon.
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