Richmond

More than 30 demonstrators shut down the regular Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night, calling for council members to support a ceasefire in Palestine.

About 200 protesters gathered on campus Friday and marched to the City Hall in support of Palestine.

Berkeley Unified School District’s first meeting of the year was held on Wednesday, marked by continued debate over the future of the District’s 1130 Oxford Street property, formerly Oxford Elementary, closed due to its high risk in the event of an earthquake.

Rahsaan Thomas wrote, directed and produced a film while incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison. His documentary, “Friendly Signs,” places viewers in the world of those who are deaf and incarcerated.

The BART Board of Directors voted June 30 to support Senate Bill 532, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-District 11, which temporarily raises Bay Area bridge tolls by $1.50 from January 2024 to December 2028 in order to fund public transit. 

Esmeralda Martinez, a campus sophomore intending to major in political science and minor in education is running as an independent candidate for ASUC Senate. 

For over a decade, the East Bay Bike Party has hosted monthly celebrations of community and human power for bike enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels in the East Bay.

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA, is located just across the street from Crescent Lawn, but just a few miles north in Richmond, the museum owns a massive and little-known vault.

At 11 a.m. on a Thursday, the 99 Cents Only Store on San Pablo Avenue is crowded. The shelves are emptying and sale signs are tacked up, but customers line up to check out with baskets filled to the brim.

BART's Red Line service between the Richmond and Millbrae stations has been suspended due to power issues along the section.