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.”

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.

Community forum on 5G technology to be held in Berkeley

The event hosted by Council members Ben Bartlett and Cheryl Davila and Wireless Radiation Education & Defense (WiRED) will be held at the South Berkeley Senior Center at 2939 Ellis St. near Ashby Street at 7 p.m. Thursday.

DoubleTree restaurant manager in Berkeley charged with drugging, raping guest

A restaurant manager at the DoubleTree Hotel in Berkeley has been fired and charged with drugging and raping a guest back in June, authorities said. 

Crash kills one person and shuts down WB lanes of I-80 in Berkeley

One person was killed and multiple lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 80 in Berkeley were blocked following a crash early Christmas morning.

Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley now two-way street

Drivers headed northbound on Shattuck Avenue into downtown used to have to make a quick left at University Avenue, then an immediate right to continue on Shattuck. But not anymore. 

WATCH: DoorDash driver in Berkeley steals packages

Video shows the woman, seen wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, waiting in the lobby area with the customer's food in one hand and a drink in the other. 

Booker, Buttigieg next up to make Bay Area campaign stops
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Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to attend a Napa Valley dinner in Rutherford tomorrow. Cory Booker has fundraising events in Berkeley and Palo Alto.

BART-Berkeley affordable housing plan faces criticism

Not everyone is on board with the city of Berkeley's plan to address the affordable housing crisis. Critics say the elimination of BART parking lots would make public transit more inaccessible.

Berkeleyside is expanding to Oakland
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The hyper-local news site, Berkeleyside is expanding thanks to 3 million dollars in grant money from Google