Berkeley stabbing sends man to hospital, 1 arrested
A stabbing in downtown Berkeley sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries Saturday morning, leading to an arrest, authorities report. Just before 9:40 a.m., BART police asked Berkeley…
How will Berkeley budget cuts affect Berkeley Fire?
By Karina Ioffee Cuts are coming to all city departments as Berkeley works to address a "persistent general fund structural deficit" driven in part by growing health care and pension…
Berkeley High Track & Field coach shakeup; details scarce
Days before one of the year's biggest meets, Berkeley High announced that its longtime head Track & Field coach no longer ran the program. In an email Thursday to the…
Berkeley hopes new budget strategy will curb rising costs
Berkeley revenues are growing, but not fast enough to keep up with expenses, prompting a shift in how the city builds its budget. "Our expenditures are the biggest problem. They're…
Berkeley garbage truck fire snarls North Shattuck traffic
The contents of a garbage truck caught fire Saturday morning, filling the air with smoke and causing the truck to dump its load in one of Berkeley's busiest neighborhoods. The…
Golden Gate Fields park deal: All the latest details
The plan to turn Golden Gate Fields into a public park got a massive boost this week, with a $125 million set-aside from Gov. Gavin Newsom. In total, the buyers…
Berkeley eyes $80M ask for People's Park, BART housing
Berkeley is poised to seek a major cash infusion from the state for two high-profile supportive housing projects, at North Berkeley BART and People's Park. The requests are on the…
Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off? CalMatters filed 100 records requests to find out
By Lauren Hepler and Marisa Kendall, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As COVID-19 tore through California, Jennifer Hark Dietz had a decision…
When construction shuts down sidewalks, we all lose: Op-ed
Editor's Note: TBS publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Erik Knaresboro, founder of Streets of Equality, a Berkeley-based disability rights advocacy project focused…
Berkeley extends Flock camera contract; drones postponed
A months-long saga ended Thursday night with Berkeley voting to keep its contract with Flock Safety, but only for license plate cameras. Berkeley police say Flock's automated license plate readers…