Berkeley takes step to reimagine public safety by fully funding the police
The city of Berkeley has passed a two-year balanced budget to fully fund the police department with a community safety department and mental health services.
California father, son identified in fatal rafting accident
Father and son from Berkeley were identified as the victims who died in last week's fatal rafting incident on the Nooksack River in Washington.
People's Park dispute over homeless-resident relocations escalates in Berkeley
UC Berkeley is in the process of relocating people who sleep at People’s Park to transitional housing at a hotel in Berkeley. UC Berkeley is planning to build more than 1,000 units of student housing at People’s Park.
Details emerge about Berkeley High School teen's alleged plans for shooting, bombing
The teen police say had plans to carry out a mass shooting and bombing at Berkeley High School was arrested Monday, more than a week after police found weapons parts in his home.
16-year-old arrested; planned shooting with explosives at Berkeley High, police say
A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass school shooting that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High School, police say.
Man held in spree of East Bay sex attacks
A man has been arrested and charged in five sexual assault cases in the East Bay, Berkeley Police said.
Berkeley Unified must mask up again with rising COVID cases
Berkeley Unified School District will require students and staff to wear a mask starting Monday morning. The latest mandate is expected to stay in place until the end of the school year.
Berkeley USD to reinstate indoor mask mandate through end of school year
Students and staff of Berkeley Unified School District are required to wear mask indoor through the end of the school year, district officials announced Friday.
Critics protest new UC Berkeley student apartments at People's Park
The protest targets a plan to build more than 1,000 units at People's Park near Cal's campus, because the critics say the student housing will displace the homeless who live there and increase the cost of local housing.
COVID more than triples in a week at Berkeley schools, superintendent says
COVID-19 cases have more than tripled at Berkeley schools in a week's time, the district superintendent says.
UC Berkeley student charged with criminal threats for alleged emails to staff
A University of Berkeley student was charged this week by Alameda County's district attorney with making threats to staff through emails. Those threats led to a campus-wide shelter-in-place last Thursday.
Investigation continues into Berkeley High School student's death
An official cause of death had not yet been determined for the Berkeley High School student who died on Monday, according to Alameda County Sheriff's Sgt. Erik Bordi said Thursday.
UC Berkeley student detained after alleged threats trigger shelter-in-place
A UC Berkeley student on Thursday was detained after they allegedly made threats that triggered a campus-wide shelter in place, a source told KTVU.
Berkeley High student falls and dies during lunchtime
A student at Berkeley High School has died after falling from a parking garage on Monday, according to officials.
City of Berkeley awarded $16.2 million state grant to convert hotel into housing for homeless residents
The city will use the grant to purchase the Golden Bear Inn, a 37,000-square-foot site on San Pablo Avenue, and convert it into 43 housing units, space for counseling, a community room and a dining hall.
Berkeley's Star Grocery on Claremont Avenue celebrates 100 years
Star Grocery in Berkeley has been part of the community for a century. On Sunday, they celebrated, by blending the old world with the new.
UC Berkeley student-run newspaper secures five more years of funding
UC Berkeley students voted to pass the initiative that would fund the independent student-run newspaper for another five years.
Residents shocked to find aquatic fern completely covering Tilden Regional Park's Lake Anza
People hoping to cool off or enjoy the scenery at Lake Anza at Tilden Regional Park were shocked to find it blanketed in some sort of green and brown plant.
UC Berkeley student-run newspaper's fate up in the air
UC Berkeley students are voting on an initiative to fund the student-run newspaper, the Daily Cal, which would determine the fate of the newspaper.
Berkeley famous falcon finds new mate one day after death of longtime paramour
Just a day after Grinnell the beloved falcon in Berkeley died, its longtime partner Annie appeared to have found a new mate.