Hey Berkeley: Are you ready for up to 8 days without electricity?
PG&E says the amount of time the power could be out has “been hard for a lot of people to accept.” The city is taking steps to prepare. Have you?
Emilie Raguso (senior reporter, community engagement chief) joined the Berkeleyside team in October 2012. She covers politics, public safety and development in Berkeley, California. In 2017, Emilie was honored to be chosen as the Journalist of the Year by the SPJ NorCal board. Her reporting on homelessness has also been recognized by SPJ NorCal, and she was part of the Berkeleyside team to win Community Journalism awards from the organization two years running. Emilie previously launched and ran community news site Albany Patch in Albany, California. Her stories have appeared on the New York Times website, Salon and NPR. Emilie's first full-time news job was as a crime reporter for The Modesto Bee after she got her master’s in journalism from UC Berkeley in 2006. Emilie can be reached at 510-459-8325.
The 2019 Berkeley housing pipeline map, a Berkeleyside special report (update)
Berkeleyside's updated interactive map (originally published in March) shows the locations of about 5,800 housing units built, under construction, approved and proposed in Berkeley as of August 2019.
Residents ‘evacuated’ in city’s first-ever wildfire drill; next one is Aug. 25
A car fire on Tunnel Road quickly spread Sunday into trees and houses, prompting residents to flee. This was only a drill; two more are coming.
Crime roundup: Kidnapping outside Habitot, gunfire on Francisco, more
A woman took a child from a father going to Habitot, a man shot a gun inside his home, a business owner was attacked when he confronted a man outside his shop, and more in this week's Berkeley crime roundup.
Man, woman stabbed early Tuesday morning at downtown Berkeley BART
A man and woman were stabbed while riding the escalator together from the downtown Berkeley BART station up to Shattuck Avenue early Tuesday morning, BART reports. They are expected to survive.
Cigarette fire displaces 3 from Berkeley senior housing; Mo’Joe closed for now
Three residents of a senior housing complex have been displaced by a fire authorities believe began Sunday with a visitor's lit cigarette. Water damage also temporarily closed Mo'Joe Café.
Berkeley Police: Man with loaded gun arrested after breaking into Cal fraternity
Police in Berkeley arrested an armed San Pablo man Sunday night after he broke into one Cal fraternity house and tried to break into another one, authorities report.
City wildfire evacuation drills start in August (and it’s not too late to join in)
For the first time ever, starting this weekend, the city of Berkeley will hold a series of one-hour wildfire evacuation drills to help community members and first responders practice preparing for an emergency.
Crime roundup: Sexual battery series, reptile theft attempt, garage attack, more
In the latest Berkeley crime roundup: charges have been filed in a new sexual battery series, an attempted reptile theft, a violent attack and robbery in a parking garage, and more.
UC Berkeley social worker Ari Neulight puts people first in People’s Park
“We need about 3-4 people like him,” one park resident said. “He’s trying his best to do everything for people out here.”
Berkeley police arrest Hayward teen after early morning Elmwood crash
A 19-year-old from Hayward is in custody Saturday after police say he crashed his Acura into another vehicle, struck a fence and ended up on the lawn of a home in Berkeley's Elmwood neighborhood.
Housing pipeline: As built units and affordable ones grow, more work remains
Since 2014, there have been 1,022 housing units built, across 17 projects, according to the latest "housing pipeline" report issued by the city. About 842 units, in 15 projects, are expected to be done by 2020.
Berkeley Fire Department rescue swimmers pull woman from bay
Rescue swimmers from the Berkeley Fire Department pulled a 35-year-old woman from the San Francisco Bay on Thursday night, authorities report.
Berkeley man faces gunfire, threats charges in domestic violence case
A Berkeley man has been charged with multiple felonies after he held a gun on his adopted daughters and threatened to kill them, according to police, then fired his gun outside their home when one of the girls ran away.
Berkeley police: Man arrested, charged after grabbing three women near Cal
A 37-year-old man was arrested Monday after grabbing three women in their 20s last week near the UC Berkeley campus, police report. He rode a bike and wore a pink backpack during all three incidents.
Stranger sexually assaults woman in Berkeley during morning dog walk
A woman walking her dog in Berkeley on Tuesday morning was sexually assaulted by a stranger near People's Park, authorities report. The man said he had a gun and forced the woman into a secluded area.
