East Bay Municipal Utility District

The board of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, or EBMUD, voted 6-1 on Tuesday to seek a 10% reduction in water use, the first restriction since 2016. 

If we’ve learned anything from climate change, it’s that life as we know it will not continue if we don’t take responsibility and reduce its effects.

UC Berkeley and EBMUD, are partnering to launch a research center called the Center for Smart Infrastructure and delivered the announcement Nov. 1. 

At Lopez Reservoir in San Luis Obispo County, California Gov. Gavin Newsom added nine counties to the drought state of emergency Thursday and urged Californians to voluntarily reduce their water use by 15%.

Due to a water main break on the 1300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, residents are being advised to avoid the area until further notice, according to a Berkeley Police Department alert.

A self-described justice advocate and Berkeley native, Terry Taplin is running to be the next District 2 City Council member.

A vocal crowd of about 60 people gathered in Berkeley Unified School District’s boardroom for a controversial Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night to discuss restorative justice practices for a housing instability incident, among other things.

One factor for many voters this November is a candidate’s endorsements. Individuals of local and national renown have weighed in on the slew of candidates vying for four Berkeley City Council seats in the Nov. 6 election.

Bill Keener, a research biologist at Golden Gate Cetacean Research, spotted harbor porpoises returning to the bay about 10 years ago — today, they can be seen in the bay on a daily basis.

A lead contamination scare concerning a water fountain at Berkeley High School — which turned out to be a false alarm — occurred shortly after a report containing data on lead in drinking water samples was released.