Overdevelopment will ruin Berkeley Marina
Not all marina development and revitalization options are bad, but in its current state, the Berkeley Marina project is a gilded proposal at best.
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Former Echo Lake Camp manager sues over alleged failure to address asbestos
A former manager of Echo Lake Camp, operated by the city of Berkeley, filed a lawsuit against the city’s Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Department, alleging that city officials failed to investigate or address exposure to asbestos in camp cabins.
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Mental Health Adult Services Clinic receives $2M in funding for renovations
Berkeley’s Mental Health Adult Services Clinic on Martin Luther King Jr. Way will begin renovations after the City Council allocated an additional $2 million in Measure T1 Phase 1 funding to the clinic during the council’s regular meeting on Tuesday.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park reopens after delayed renovations
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Downtown Berkeley reopened Jan. 18 at noon with a celebration and ribbon-cutting after months of maintenance and beautification efforts.
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Jonathan Jarvis becomes director of UC Berkeley’s new Institute for Parks, People and Biodiversity
After 40 years in the National Park Service, or NPS, Jonathan Jarvis will now take the position of executive director for UC Berkeley’s Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity.
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Authority over dispossessed land must be returned to Native peoples
When we think of the Navajo, we think of the Red Rocks of the Arizona Desert. The Lakota — the wind-whipped, sprawling expanses of the Great Plains. And for the Ohlone? Concrete. The urban Indian landscape is far different than any other part of Indian Country. The West Berkeley Shellmound
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A guide to my hometown: Whittier, CA
Whittier, California is a town hanging off the southeastern edge of Los Angeles County with a population of about 86,000 people.
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Things to know about the 2017 solar eclipse
Still aren’t sure why the eclipse is a big deal? Well, here are some cool facts about this year’s solar eclipse and where you can view it.
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City Council updated on parks, unfunded liabilities at special meeting
Berkeley City Council convened Tuesday for a special meeting and heard two presentations: a projects update from the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront department and an outline of city options to address unfunded liabilities tied to employee benefits.
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City of Berkeley releases list of 34 proposed infrastructure improvement projects
The city of Berkeley released a list of 34 proposals to be funded through Measure T1, which passed overwhelmingly in November.
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