Vegan runner asks neighbors to close windows when cooking meat with 'offensive' odor
A self-proclaimed "vegan runner" from Berkeley, California received backlash on Saturday after asking neighbors to close their windows when cooking meat because the smells were 'overpowering and offensive.'
Many governor proposed homeless housing sites in Bay Area
Not far from the bright city lights, people without stable housing are sleeping wherever they can.
Berkeley wants help renaming portion of Shattuck Avenue
The City of Berkeley wants help renaming a portion of Shattuck Avenue, the old eastern leg.
Berkeley joins growing effort to give renters' right of first refusal to buy home
Nancy Skinner’s bill and the proposed ordinances in Oakland and Berkeley would be the first of their kind in the state if they pass.
2 robberies Monday near UC Berkeley campus
A second robbery in less than six hours occurred Monday just off the University of California at Berkeley campus, police said.
77-year-old woman missing from North Berkeley
A 77-year-old North Carolina woman is missing from Berkeley and police are asking for help finding her, police said Thursday.
Suspect arrested after stolen vehicle pursuit from Vacaville to Berkeley
A suspect was found and arrested with the help of a California Highway Patrol helicopter after a pursuit from Vacaville to Berkeley on Wednesday, according to the CHP.
Housing doesn't belong at People's Park, some activists say
UC Berkeley says it is committed to building housing for students and the low income at People’s Park and four other sites it owns. But advocates for the park say that is not the place to build housing and rallied at an open house held on campus by the university officials.
Berkeley High students walk out of class, rally against sexual violence
This protest follows a lawsuit the district says it received Friday about an incident that allegedly took place on campus last year. Both students and parents say it’s something the administration isn’t doing enough to stop.
Berkeley High students plan protest over perceived 'rape culture'
Recently, Berkeleyside reported that graffiti was found on a school bathroom stall door that listed names of “Boys to watch out for," labeling some as “rapists.”
Disney CEO apologizes, says he'll donate to Berkeley school after Lion King bill
Bob Iger tweeted on Thursday: “Our company @WaltDisneyCo apologizes to the Emerson Elementary School PTA and I will personally donate to their fund raising initiative.”
Father chases Berkeley kidnapping suspect with knife, suspect later arrested
A man has been arrested and charged with trying to kidnap a 3-year-old girl for sexual purposes at the Berkeley.
Berkeley councilman wants to make Telegraph Avenue car-free
San Francisco's Market Street may not be the only Bay Area street to go car-free.
Disney bills Berkeley school $250 for showing Lion King without proper permit
Such a single-use permit costs $250, or schools can pay $536 for an annual license.
Man charged in Berkeley hit-and-run that killed 58-year-old woman
Police say 29-year-old Alexander McGee struck and killed a 58-year-old woman while fleeing from officers who were in pursuit.
Berkeley City Council considers plan to put homeless camp below overpass
The proposal asks the city manager to consider amenities in the outdoor shelter such as climate-controlled, wind-resistant durable tents with wooden pallets for support, portable toilets and handwashing stations, shower and sanitation services, garbage pickup and needle disposal and an agency to manage the program, which would be open 24 hours a day.
Berkeley PD: Pedestrian killed by fleeing driver was transient woman
The driver of the gray sedan has not yet been found.
Berkeley police: Pedestrian killed by fleeing driver was transient woman
A female pedestrian was struck and killed in Berkeley Monday morning by a car that was fleeing UC Berkeley police.
