With the resignation of Commissioner Christina Murphy, Rent Stabilization Board to appoint new member
She can no longer afford the rents in Berkeley so she is moving to Vallejo.
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.
Berkeley residents have enjoyed city’s 3 family camps for almost 100 years
Mara Melandry's book, 'Our Paradise: Berkeley's Fabulous Family Camps,' tells the history of the city's three camps.
City sues UC Berkeley for not studying impacts of 30% student enrollment hike
Settlement discussions between the two sides did not go very far, even though Berkeley and Cal both say they want to resolve their differences outside of court.
Want to go wine tasting? You can try more wine on a day trip to Berkeley than to Napa or Sonoma
There are now eight wineries in a two-block area in West Berkeley, with four others just a few hundred feet away.
Bayer breaks ground on $150m building to make biologic therapies
The building comes just two years after Bayer built a $100 million quality assurance building on its 46-acre campus in West Berkeley.
Car found floating in Berkeley’s Aquatic Park
The fire department did not find anyone inside the car, which had been stolen.
‘We ain’t cool no more.’ At People’s Park vigil, witnesses describe moment Berkeley man was fatally shot
Police believe that Calvin Kelley was the third person killed in one day by the suspect, Stefon Jefferson.
Killing in People’s Park may be work of man who killed two others on Friday — including city of Berkeley worker
UC Berkeley police are investigating ties between a homicide in People's Park, and two other homicides that happened within a short time frame on Friday.
Why new office space in Berkeley is so hard to find
Existing office space in Berkeley can be old and funky while the demand is for modern and open-plan. And, compared to San Francisco and Oakland, the economics of building new here don't pencil out, say experts.
City Councilwoman Lori Droste pays $750 for campaign finance violations
Public financing was used for the first time in Berkeley during the November 2018 election and the Fair Practices Campaign Commission is still dealing with violations from various races.
Mayor calls on UC Berkeley to do thorough analysis of jump in student enrollment
Jesse Arreguín says Cal should not fold projected enrollment increases into an environmental impact report for a new student housing project. He also argues the university should pay more for police and fire services.
Berkeley now estimates 2K people experience homelessness in the city during the year
Getting them into permanent shelter could cost $43 million more each year.
Kitchen fire shutters Berkeley’s Grégoire restaurant for a few weeks
Berkeley firefighters were able to extinguish the flames within ten minutes, but the restaurant was still damaged badly.
Plates, pitchers, jars and more, all on sale at Alice’s restaurant. (Chez Panisse, that is)
The sale of the legendary restauranteur's cast-offs, as well as those of her daughter, drew a huge crowd to Berkeley on Sunday morning.
The world’s most curated garage sale? Alice Waters and her daughter to sell their cast-offs
It's happening Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. right by Chez Panisse.
New zoning codes make it easier — and faster — for businesses to open in Berkeley
For many, an over-the-counter zoning certificate may be all that's needed now, rather than going through public hearings and paying thousands of dollars.
