East Bay out in force for D.C. women’s march
Many Berkeleyans flew to Washington to participate in Saturday's women's march in the capital, joined by Rep. Barbara Lee.
Emily Dugdale is a journalist and graduate student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. She previously lived in Oakland and contributed to local news publications including Berkeleyside, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the San Francisco Public Press, and the Marin Independent Journal. She received her B.A. in political science in 2014 from Williams College in Williamstown, MA. Follow her on Twitter at @eedugdale and see her website.
After latest shooting, neighbors talk public safety
“How much is too much?”
Berkeley activist, original ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ retires at 96
Marilyn Pursley can recount with crystal-clear precision the day her neighbor ran screaming from the house when she saw that a black family was moving in next door.
Long-time local supporter of the arts Archana Horsting honored with Berkeley Community Fund award
Archana Horsting, director and co-founder of Kala Art Institute, has spent four decades committed to what seems like a paradoxical concept: providing a shared space for artists — precisely the type of people who stereotypically are known as fiercely individual workers.
Vandalism, crime cause problems at Allston Way Garage
When lunchtime at Berkeley High rolls around at 11:38 a.m., the gate on the Allston side of the Allston Way Garage comes down. Security guards stand sentry. The gate is not pushed back up until the lunch hour is over at 12:18 p.m.
Friends of Adeline: ‘Our future shall be determined by us’
Tensions arose Saturday between community members and city staff at a Friends of Adeline forum focused on Berkeley’s Adeline Corridor revitalization project, with members of the group expressing doubt about whether the city will truly prioritize the needs of the neighborhoods.
Telegraph restaurants, shops face uncertain future
A proposed new apartment building has the owners of Norikonoko, Fondue Fred, Finfiné and other merchants at The Village mall, wondering what comes next.
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, State Senator Loni Hancock, challenge us to save as much water as them
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates has announced a city-wide water-conservation challenge with the chance for Berkeley residents to win “fame, appreciation, and a free lunch,” the latter with him and his wife, State Senator Loni Hancock.
Berkeley softball field named in honor of Jane Hammond
A once-nameless field in Berkeley will now honor one woman’s achievement in a local softball league, with the approval last week by the City Council to name the Codornices Park field the “Jane Hammond Field.”
Revolution Books: Berkeley’s radical bookstore relocating
Storied progressive Berkeley bookstore Revolution Books hopes to relocate this summer and has launched a crowdsourcing campaign to cover the moving costs.
Berkeley council approves short-term rental proposal
The Berkeley City Council took a step forward Tuesday night in its effort to regulate short-term rentals in the city, voting almost unanimously on a compromise proposal that will seek to legalize, with restrictions, the contentious issue.
Berkeley man goes nuts over nuts, forces plane diversion
UPDATE, April 25, 2016: After a two-week trial, Jeremiah Thede, the Berkeley man accused of forcing the diversion of an airplane in June 2015, was found not guilty of endangering an aircraft. His Northern Ireland-based lawyer, Patrick Madden of Madden & Finucane Solicitors, said in an April 15 statement: “Mr Thede was acquitted by unanimous verdict after just thirty minutes of deliberations. He is relieved to have his name cleared after being held in this jurisdiction for ten months. His passport has now been returned and he looks forward to returning home to his family and friends in California. This was an unusual but important case because the prosecution case and the decision to divert the flight was based on misinterpretations and inaccurate statements from the cabin crew.” Madden added that the law firm is now considering legal proceedings against United Airlines.
Berkeley coding school aims to help close tech race gap
While grinding through software coding courses at San Francisco programming school Hack Reactor, Albrey Brown, 24, often found himself as one of the few students of color in the room.
Mayor, consul general, lay wreaths to honor 6 killed in Berkeley balcony collapse
A difficult day for Berkeley came to a close wrapped in the mournful tones of a single bagpipe as Berkeley’s mayor and Ireland’s San Francisco-based consul general laid two wreaths at the site of a tragic balcony collapse.
Goats swarm across road, stop traffic in Berkeley Hills
A herd of grass-munching goats swarmed across Cyclotron Road in the Berkeley Hills last week on the way to another plant-clearing mission below Blackberry Gate.
Options Recovery expands to new offices in Berkeley
Options Recovery Services is set to expand to Berkeley’s Old City Hall annex space this month. The drug and alcohol treatment program is currently located on Center Street, and will retain that space while moving mostly administrative offices into the building at 1835 Allston Way.
