Some Berkeley High teachers stage an unofficial ‘wildcat’ strike
With the school district and union still struggling to reach a contract agreement, teachers stayed home to ramp up the pressure.
Natalie Orenstein joined the Berkeleyside staff in early 2017, and has contributed reporting to the site since 2012, when she started as an intern. She previously wrote about public policy and social science research for a number of national nonprofits and foundations. Her journalism has also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the J Weekly, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and elsewhere. Natalie is a proud Berkeley native and has only strayed from the Bay Area once, to attend Pomona College.
Beyoncé or Bears Boulevard? You could rename (2 blocks of) Shattuck
As downtown Berkeley streets are reconfigured, the city is asking the public to weigh in on what one of the revamped stretches should be called.
UC Berkeley gets power back, ending shutoff in Berkeley
Electricity has been restored for most of Alameda County too.
Berkeley starts to turn back on after a day without power
PG&E gave the "all clear" to begin restoration in Alameda County at 3 p.m. But UC Berkeley has canceled classes for Friday.
Berkeley reaches out to vulnerable residents during shutoff, but evacuation call prompts criticism
Hundreds of Twitter users accused the city of telling residents with disabilities to fend for themselves during the outage. Berkeley says that doesn't reflect what's happening on the ground.
Power shutoff could start in Berkeley at 8 p.m.; shops, schools prepare
Swaths of Northern California are already in the dark. North Berkeley and the hills could be affected this evening.
Update: BART service restored after man who walked on tracks apprehended
Service between Ashby and El Cerrito in the Warm Springs, Richmond and Millbrae directions were suspended Wednesday morning.
Berkeley High takes students’ phones away — sort of
Some classes have started using a pricey product that locks students' cellphones away in a pouch that stays by the teenagers' sides.
Update: PG&E will shut off power for nearly 800,000 customers starting Wednesday
The utility said it has decided to implement the "public safety power shutoff" it began warning about Monday.
Oxford Elementary at risk of major earthquake damage, report finds. BUSD weighs school’s future
Engineers found that the North Berkeley school could sustain major structural damage during an earthquake.
After devastating burglary, Berkeley filmmakers ready for premiere
"It's a miracle that we have a film," said the Frame of Mind founder on her Dalai Lama documentary.
Major power outage in East Bay affects 50,000 at its peak
The outage began around 7:30 a.m. Sunday and power was restored by 11 a.m.
New ‘green stormwater spine’ in West Berkeley aims to clean water traveling to the bay
The green infrastructure project is part of a $4 million effort across the East Bay to clean dirty rainwater.
Berkeley church launches housing project, with $1M city loan
The 101-year-old McGee Avenue Baptist Church is finally able to restore eight vacant apartments.
‘There’s a deadline on our existence’: Berkeley youth join global climate strike
Kids ramped up the pressure on politicians and corporations in the Bay Area and beyond Friday.
Teachers flood meeting, demanding raises and special-ed support
The first big teacher rally of the school year was part dance party, part protest.
