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Anti-Semitic flyers show up on hundreds of Berkeley doorsteps
The Berkeley Police Department and City Council released a joint statement on Monday afternoon condemning hateful messages left on the doorsteps of houses in the north Berkeley hills. According...Read More
Nearly 90 affordable apartments up for grabs in Berkeley housing lottery
City officials in Berkeley on Thursday announced households that make less than $88,000 have until next week to apply to live at one of 88 new permanently affordable apartments...Read More
Rising streams, creeks trigger flood warnings as atmospheric river shifts south
Heaviest rains are shifting away from the Bay Area and toward the Central Coast, which is now expected to receive the brunt of the storm. Read More
Five Omicron variant cases in Alameda County linked to Wisconsin wedding
Alameda County and Berkeley public health officials say they've identified five East Bay residents with the Omicron variant of Covid-19.Read More
Two men killed on I-80 after exiting vehicles to argue about collision
Two drivers died after leaving their cars to argue about a crash Sunday morning on Interstate Highway 80 in Berkeley, authorities said. The collision was reported about 1:30 a.m....Read More
Police arrest suspected hacker accused of using nude photos to extort high school teens
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Berkeley Monday on suspicion of hacking the social media accounts of at least 17 Bay Area high school girls and using their personal...Read More
Seven Bay Area counties issue indoor mask orders effective Tuesday
Effective Tuesday, seven of the nine Bay Area counties will again require that all people wear face masks in indoor public spaces. The joint order was announced in statements...Read More
Berkeley police search for missing 15-year-old girl
A 15-year-old girl was reported missing in Berkeley on Tuesday and police are asking for the public’s help in finding her. Pooja Nafri is missing from the southwest area...Read More
Bay Area health officers renew indoor mask recommendation, regardless of vaccination status
Public health officers from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Friday morning with the strong...Read More
Alameda County’s first legal home restaurant serves up backyard, takeout steamed buns
Alameda County’s first home restaurant opened its doors, or ovens so to speak, in Berkeley Thursday. Akshay Prabhu began serving steamed buns from the Bao House at 2 p.m. with...Read More
Twelve-year-old girl faces arson charges in connection with four Berkeley fires
A 12-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of setting four fires in the Berkeley hills on Friday, Berkeley police said. The girl is suspected of setting four separate...Read More
Bay Area health officers echo federal guidance on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health officers for eight greater Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Sunday in agreement with federal guidance on use of the Johnson &...Read More
Tilden Park steam train starts rolling again this weekend
The Redwood Valley Railway in Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley hills will reopen Saturday after being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Operating hours for the miniature steam...Read More
Owners of Kamala Harris’ childhood home say landmark status will disrupt neighbors
An application will not be filed to make U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ childhood home in Berkeley a historic landmark, the man working on the application said Wednesday. Steven...Read More
Berkeley renews effort to solve 10-year-old murder with $50,000 reward
The city of Berkeley is offering a $50,000 reward for information in the case of a man fatally shot 10 years ago Monday in a residential backyard. Tobias “Toby”...Read More
Berkeley extends vaccine eligibility to grocery, education, childcare workers
The city of Berkeley will expand its coronavirus vaccine eligibility to grocery and convenience store, education and childcare workers, the city said Monday. Berkeley residents in those occupations can...Read More