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Berkeleyside and Oaklandside reporters officially announced their intent to unionize Tuesday.

Maria Boone Cranor, co-founder of Black Diamond Equipment, UC Berkeley alumna and former instructor in the physics department at The University of Utah died from cancer at age 76 in her Salt Lake City home on Jan. 15, according to Berkeleyside. 

Expectations that Berkeley High School teachers write large numbers of letters of recommendation for students has given them an increasingly overwhelming workload.

For Rich Jaroslovsky, vice president of content for Smart News and adjunct faculty in the campus media studies department, there is one big question in terms of media presence in today’s elections:

The Housing Choice Voucher Program, or Section 8, is the largest affordable housing program in the United States to date, but this year, only 2,000 Section 8 vouchers will be granted to residents in Berkeley even though over 20,000 residents applied.

Campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof discussed the recent People’s Park developments with People's Park Historic District Advocacy Group President Harvey Smith and Berkeleyside housing and homelessness reporter Supriya Yelimeli in a KQED forum Wednesday morning.

After 36 years of Sushi California's “intimate” environment, live music and decades of personal connections, co-owners Jahlee and Ryoji Arakaki are searching for a buyer for the restaurant.

The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education voted unanimously June 15 to adopt a three-zone middle school enrollment model starting in 2023-2024, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

In preparation for California’s upcoming fire season, the city of Berkeley is ramping up tree removal and other wildfire safety efforts.

The CVS pharmacy at 2300 Shattuck Avenue has posted a sign announcing that the store will close June 15, as first reported by Berkeleyside.