The water in West Berkeley's Aquatic Park is currently unsafe for any human contact, the city said Friday evening, following substantial increases in bacteria there, lab tests show.
Kids ramped up the pressure on politicians and corporations in the Bay Area and beyond Friday.
‘Old time’ and sacred music, Berkeley filmmakers, poetry and the spirit of Sylvia Plath, all this weekend.
The lifelong Berkeleyan never stopped seeking knowledge about history, music and the people in her life. She had a sharp wit, keen sense of observation and a talent for making people laugh.
A 21-year-old Santa Monica man who used to attend Cal has been charged with stalking two fellow students — choking one of them at a fraternity in 2018 and later telling her he wanted to rape her, according to police.
The owners of 1900 Fourth St. sued Berkeley over the city’s denial of their SB35 housing application. The law allows almost automatic approval of complexes where 50% of the units are “affordable.”
In May 2019, a United Nations report predicted 1 million species are bound for extinction. Berkeleyside set out to discover which animals are threatened in our own backyard. In the first of our five-part Edge Of Extinction video series, we meet the western pond turtles. Although these beloved creatures seem to be doing well, appearances can be deceptive. See the other videos in this series.
Featured photo: Jerry Kirkhart/CC
The bossa nova scion makes her Bay Area debut at The Back Room Sunday afternoon. Also: two-for-one ticket offer to see pianist/composer Emilio Solla.
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