City workers hand out sandbags before a winter storm at Berkeley’s Corporation Yard in a 2023 file photo. Credit: Zac Farber Berkeley could cut funding to help tenants avoid evictions, scale back a ...

A five-story affordable and supportive housing building will line one side of the former People’s Park site, sharing the space with a T-shaped dorm housing 1,100 students, according to this rendering ...

Students in third through fifth grade exit the bus at Emerson Elementary School. Photo: Pete Rosos/Berkeleyside With Berkeley Unified families still adjusting to school bus consolidations a month into ...

Cyclists gathered on March 12 for a protest ride in support of protected bike lanes on Hopkins Street in North Berkeley. Credit: Estefany Gonzalez for Berkeleyside Now the two City Council members who ...

The Berkeley City Council listened to dozens of residents and advocates speaking for and against (mostly against) a $2 million expansion of BPD’s surveillance network on March 24, 2026. The council is ...

The National Science Foundation suspended at least 18 research grants to UC Berkeley in April despite a court injunction restricting such suspensions, according to an attorney representing university ...

The council narrowly rejected a proposal to study changes that would encourage cyclists to ride on other nearby streets, and instead directed staff to revive stalled plans for protected bike paths on ...

After 14 years of serving Berkeley as a restaurant, wedding venue and community gathering space, Babette is taking its final bow. With a focus on organic and sustainably-sourced food, Babette owners ...

In the “about” section of Bolita Masa’s website, there is a hand-drawn image of a little boy and corn. Emmanuel Galvan, the chef and founder of Bolita Masa, says this little boy is an image of his ...

Mayor Adena Ishii took office last December at an uncertain moment for Berkeley. A relative political newcomer, fresh off an election victory few saw coming, Ishii was set to lead a City Council where ...

Local custom furniture shop Berkeley Mills is closing its doors this Friday, July 18, after nearly four decades. The company’s hand-crafted furniture and cabinetry grace homes across the Bay Area. The ...

Berkeley is trying to incentivize more construction of “middle housing,” like this three-unit building on Delaware Street, across from the North Berkeley BART station. Credit: Zac Farber The City ...