The Berkeley Hills go dark and residents step up to help one another
After power was shut off to UC Berkeley and thousands of homes and businesses starting at 11 p.m. on Oct. 9, Berkeleyans found ways to cope.
Frances Dinkelspiel (co-founder) is a journalist and author. Her first book, Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California, published in November 2008, was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Her second book, Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California was published in October 2015 and was both a New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Frances is a former staff reporter for the Syracuse Newspapers and the San Jose Mercury News. Her freelance work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, Daily Beast, the San Francisco Chronicle, and elsewhere.
Power out in the East Bay hills; UC Berkeley cancels classes
About 3,500 homes and businesses in Berkeley are without power as of early Thursday.
Michael Diehl, longtime Berkeley activist, struck and killed by car
Nicknamed the "Mayor of Berkeley streets," Diehl was active in Berkeley politics for decades and provided mental health and counseling services to the poor, the homeless, and the mentally ill.
A ‘safe parking’ site for RVs in Berkeley may open by Nov. 1
Negotiations are continuing so city officials aren't ready to state where the first site will be. It will not be at the Berkeley Marina, however.
New warehouse for Berkeley Food Network will help it deliver food to the hungry
There are 24,000 people in Berkeley who are "food insecure." With the increased space, BFN hopes to reach many of them.
Witness to Berkeley train fatalities: ‘I looked around and they were gone’
Two men were killed by an Amtrak train as they stood on the tracks and waited for a freight train to pass. It was something they had done dozens of times, but the action went horribly awry Thursday.
Berkeley journalist’s reporting is behind acclaimed Netflix series ‘Unbelievable’
T. Christian Miller of ProPublica first wrote about an uninvestigated rape in 2015. The story has been turned into an article, a radio show and a book. Now it's on television.
Train strikes and kills two people
The collision happened near the Amtrak station off University Avenue.
Number of people living in cars, RVs and tents increases in Berkeley
Fewer of those on the streets are sleeping in doorways, according to a new report.
Who’s been hacking digital traffic signs in Berkeley?
There's a mystery hacker who's been changing the wording on digital traffic signs in the city. Amusing or dangerous behavior that should be stopped?
Who is putting these mysterious medallions around Berkeley?
The silver metal circles starting popping up on Berkeley sidewalks this summer, but no one seems to know who the creator is.
BART wants to dock contractor $2.4M for delays in renovating Downtown Berkeley BART
USS Cal Builders is disputing the charges, saying BART made numerous changes to the plans which led to the delay.
Update: Candle left burning in tent caused fire at West Berkeley encampment
A fire that is believed to have started in a homeless encampment was quickly extinguished by first-responders Monday afternoon.
Shots fired Friday night into car on Regent Street
Bullets “riddled” a car Southside Friday night, according to the Berkeley Police. Two 24-year-old former UC Berkeley students who were minutes away from getting into the 2004 BMW said they “consider ourselves lucky.”
Don’t look for liquor at Safeway on College — its license has been suspended
The store sold alcohol to minors three times in the past three years.
There are 26 portable toilets, 10 hand-washing stations, and 15 encampments in Berkeley: A 2019 statistical index
The numbers behind the people living on Berkeley's streets.
