Berkeley real estate is in a pandemic rise to the stratosphere

By Daphne WhiteApril 188:54 a.m.12:59 p.m.

The cost of Berkeley homes has surged in the past year, and the median price, by at least one measure, has now surpassed that of San Francisco. Why?

City

Over one-third of Alameda County adults have been fully vaccinated

By Brian KransApril 162:28 p.m.April 16

With all adults now eligible, community clinics are helping make vaccine distribution more equitable, but supply problems could crop up again.
Berkeley’s fire chief is leaving to take over top fire spot in Piedmont

By Frances DinkelspielApril 143:17 p.m.April 15
Berkeley will pause use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to extremely rare side effects

By Supriya YelimeliApril 134:56 p.m.April 14
Hate the Gilman interchange? Safer routes are on the way

By Frances DinkelspielApril 122:36 p.m.April 14
Vaccinations now available for Berkeley residents 16+ and others in high-risk industries

By City of BerkeleyApril 94:57 p.m.April 13
About a third of Berkeley residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with 50% having at least one shot

By Supriya YelimeliApril 63:47 p.m.April 8

Crime & Safety

Nationwide search for new Berkeley police chief expected to take 6 months

By Emilie RagusoApril 164:45 p.m.April 16
Sex offender charged with exposing himself to kids at Berkeley park

By Emilie RagusoApril 159 a.m.April 15
Parolee with knife charged after downtown Berkeley bank robbery

By Emilie RagusoApril 149:28 p.m.April 14
Robbers with gun reportedly stole mountain bike from Grizzly Peak cyclist

By Supriya YelimeliApril 133:21 p.m.April 13

Schools

‘We’ve waited for this a long time’: Berkeley students grades 3-8 go back in person to school

By Ally MarkovichApril 1510 a.m.April 15
‘What if that was my grandparents?’— Berkeley students mobilize against AAPI racism, call for improved education

By Ally MarkovichApril 31:20 p.m.April 6
Middle and high school students will return to school for a few hours a week

By Ally MarkovichMarch 318:40 a.m.April 1
First-day jitters, songs and celebratory pancakes: A taste of Berkeley’s back-to-school day

By Ally MarkovichMarch 294:55 p.m.March 29

Nosh

How close is Berkeley to approving the sale of home-cooked meals?

The city has yet to finalize the application and permitting process that would allow microenterprise home kitchen operations, or MEHKOs. We found out why.

Red Bay’s new Fruitvale cafe covers most of the first floor of an 11,000-square-foot former bank building.

A new hotel bar in Uptown; Red Bay opens a huge new cafe

Plus: East Bay restaurants join a day of action; MeloMelo Kava Bar and Shiba Ramen reopen; more.

A walk-up window and a standout burger saved this Berkeley business

By Alix WallApril 1310 a.m.April 13

What you can order at these East Bay ghost and collaborative kitchens

By Lauren BonneyApril 1211:30 a.m.April 13

This West Oakland grocery store is in danger of closing after less than 2 years in business

By Cirrus WoodApril 81:22 p.m.April 8

Arts

Reviewed: ‘I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking)’

By John SealApril 169:34 a.m.April 16

The often harsh realities of pandemic life balanced with a bracing shot of old-fashioned California ‘can-do’ optimism result in a prize-worthy movie. Screen it before Sunday.
To survive the pandemic, this band performed at the Oakland zoo and at a nudist resort

By Andrew GilbertApril 1512 p.m.April 15

Dirty Cello performs Saturday as part of the Back Room’s mostly outdoor spring concert series.
Four creative and exciting local theater productions to check out in April

By Emily S. MendelApril 1312:02 p.m.April 13

Aurora Theatre Company, Those Women Productions, Oakland Theatre Project and TheatreFirst are working hard to stimulate and educate us, despite the challenges of the pandemic.