Month: April 2025

Take emergency preparedness classes with fellow Berkeleyans to learn practical skills you can use during and after disasters.  These free classes include skills such as:  Organizing neighbors into teams to…

A Berkeley City Council meeting ended in chaos Monday night, as an unruly crowd chanted "no justice, no peace" and a protester declared ominously that "future generations will remember this…

A man linked to a spate of crime reports in and around Ohlone Park is back in jail this week after police say he violated a court order keeping him…

Faced with a $27 million general fund deficit in the coming fiscal year, the city of Berkeley has suspended most hiring through mid-2026. On Thursday, city officials received a sobering…

Berkeley police responded to a chaotic scene Tuesday night on Durant Avenue, finding a stabbing victim and detaining two suspects as a large crowd looked on, according to preliminary reports.…

A man who threatened to shoot Berkeley police during a domestic violence investigation earlier this month has now been charged with 17 felonies, according to police and court papers. Police…

Lithium-ion batteries appear to have started a fire in a Berkeley apartment building over the weekend, authorities report. One person was displaced, the Berkeley Fire Department said. No injuries were…

This statement came from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office Thursday. It has been republished in full with minor edits. Citing ongoing progress to take down organized retail crime statewide, Gov. Gavin…

Police arrested a man who was seen "exposing himself and engaging in a lewd act" outside Berkeley High School this week, authorities report. Principal Juan Raygoza emailed parents Thursday afternoon…

This weekend brings the East Bay Kidical Mass spring ride to Berkeley along with a "pop-up bikeway" on Ninth Street. And Bike Month is right around the corner. The latest…