Protesters tear down fences at Berkeley rally to save People’s Park
With echoes of People’s Park’s legacy of resistance, protesters reacted Friday to UC Berkeley taking the first steps towards developing the land for student housing.
Archives January 2021
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The Sit List: 5 Berkeley events to broaden your horizons
Learn about birds’ nests; listen to works by women composers; discuss what’s fact vs fiction in the disinformation age; view flower art; and watch online performance.
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East Bay restaurant openings and closings in January
Openings include Augie’s, Huangcheng Noodle House, Roasted and Raw; while iSlice Berkeley, R’Noodles and several others closed.
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‘Masks will be ubiquitous’: BUSD officials, families talk school reopening at live forum
Sup. Brent Stephens elaborated on labor negotiations and his vision for the upcoming school year.
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Police release name of Berkeley officer who shot man in early January
The officer, Madison Albrandt, was hired by the city of Berkeley in November 2019, attended the police academy and was sworn in on May 19, 2020.
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Business isn’t better, but Berkeley’s Souvenir Coffee is expanding
Jeremy Bled says his goal is to create more jobs. He recently opened a location in San Francisco, and will open a fourth location in Old Oakland in March.
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Small Screen Berkeley: ‘Identifying Features’ and ‘Mayor’
Reviewed: There’s no time for the sentimental in ‘Identifying Features,’ a good film with a great score; while ‘Mayor’ tells the story of the popular mayor of Ramallah, Musa Hadi.
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Berkeley overhauls off-street parking with an eye toward greener future
“I know this is scary for people,” said Councilmember Kate Harrison. “It’s a change. But it’s a change I feel we have to make.”
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UC Berkeley’s Kroeber Hall is fourth building in 1 year to be stripped of its name
Alfred Louis Kroeber, the founder of the study of anthropology in the American West, is a powerful symbol that continues to evoke exclusion and erasure for Native Americans.
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Sliver Pizzeria heads to Uptown; Ayesha Curry’s new coffee bar
Plus: more on Huangcheng Noodle House, Califas Greens, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, East Bay Good Food Award winners, Casa Barotti, more.
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UC Berkeley tells tenants of 112-year-old rent-controlled building they must leave
Cal said it will offer $54,000 or more to the occupants of 1921 Walnut St. to leave so it can build a 760-bed student housing project there.
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Update: Parks district will reopen Tilden, other local parks on Thursday morning
The combination of heavy rains and wind can create hazardous conditions.
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Man charged with attempted murder, sex crime after freeway stabbing
Authorities said the stabbing was the culmination of a domestic violence attack and sexual assault that began in Berkeley.
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Le Bateau Ivre is currently closed but aims to sail another day
The owner of this nearly 49-year-old ‘Old World’ Berkeley restaurant says she wants to stay in business to see its 50th year. She plans to reopen Le Bateau Ivre in a few weeks.
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City Council won’t preserve 132-year-old North Berkeley house, paving the way for townhouses
The developer will build 10 townhouses at 1915 Berryman St. after it was determined it didn’t warrant landmark status.
