Berkeley

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

Middle school to be renamed after famed park ranger Betty Reid Soskin

The nation's oldest living park ranger is getting a local school named after her for her 100th birthday. Betty Reid…

3 years ago

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,…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Police arrest man for Berkeley synagogue hate crimes

Police arrested a 37-year-old man after he yelled anti-Semitic statements Saturday inside a synagogue and in front of a Jewish…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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,…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Berkeley police release bodycam footage in officer shooting of suspect with chain

Body-worn camera footage was released Friday by Berkeley police following the shooting last month of a man armed with a…

3 years ago

Court grants delay of Scott Peterson penalty retrial

A judge on Thursday continued until April a status hearing in the renewed penalty phase of the 2004 murder trial…

3 years ago

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