Black activists with deep Oakland organizing roots reflect on a week of protest
Carroll Fife, TurHa Ak, John Jones III and Refa One on how this moment compares to movements of the past, and what comes next.
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Opinion: Making Black Lives Matter right here in Berkeley
If Berkeley Police Department wants to distinguish itself from the vile practices of the Minneapolis Police Department, it needs to address racism and racial bias within its own department.
Opinion: When will #BlackLivesMatter in Berkeley?
Honoring Black life requires more than platitudes and passive promises.
Remembering Bruce Willats, college professor and spiritual seeker
A member of St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, Bruce Willats was a fifth-generation Californian who had a rich love for his family, music and laughter.
Remembering Sally Byrne Woodbridge
As a longtime correspondent of Progressive Architecture, the most important professional magazine of its era, Woodbridge kept the Bay Region’s architects visible nationally.
Corner stores step up: Cedar Market
Owners Preet Kaur and Gary Singh took over the North Berkeley market five years ago; with the help from the community, it’s become a reliable neighborhood go-to.
Child care, camps available to more workers under latest shelter-in-place order
A May 18 order from Berkeley’s health officer permitting a broad range of people to return to workplaces also allows them to use child care or summer camps, both of which are required to use disease prevention guidelines
Beyond Bluesville: Fantastic Negrito’s new album examines the American mindstate
Feeling “grounded” by the pandemic, Grammy-winning Oakland artist Fantastic Negrito talks about pushing the boundaries of blues on his upcoming album, “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?”
Berkeley reopens tennis and pickleball courts for singles play only
Berkeley’s tennis and pickleball courts have now reopened with new social distancing protocols that allow people, including those from different households, to play singles games.
Remembering Robert Harmon Price
The lawyer, devoted husband and avid audiophile, who was a well-known patron of Amoeba Records, insisted on accolades for his faithful seeing-eye canine companions.
Recipe: No-knead, can’t-fail bread anyone can bake
This simple, customizable bread recipe is a great place to start for new bakers. We got tips from recipe creator Mark Bittman along with other bakers to ensure the perfect loaf.
The 3 UC Berkeley peregrine falcon chicks now have names
California’s state flower and trees were the inspiration for the names of the chicks everybody — well, nearly everybody — loves to watch.
The pandemic isn’t slowing the East Oakland Collective down
Through creative solutions, EOC has more than doubled the number of meals it was distributing to East Oakland residents, now serving over 1,000 hot meals each week.
Devin Lloyd bought a 49-year-old Berkeley sandwich shop in February. Then the crisis hit
Since Cal closed, Stuffed Inn’s business dropped from 250 customers a day to 20. But its new owner is determined to keep the restaurant and its longtime employees around for as long as he can.
Pastor Mike McBride and W. Kamau Bell campaign to deliver ‘masks for the people’ across the nation
In the early days of the pandemic, the pastor and the comedian set up a grassroots supply chain to bring masks and hand sanitizer to communities of color.
