Police arrest 2 amid rash of catalytic converter thefts, mainly from Priuses
Prius owners throughout Berkeley have tried to start their cars only to be greeted with a thunderous roar and a nonfunctional car.
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.
Berkeley bans the sale of flavored tobacco and vape pods
Officials hope a new law will help keep popular, dangerous products out of kids' hands.
Burglars steal entire inventory of West Berkeley film company
"We're looking at hundreds and hundreds of hours of all my material," said the founder of Frame of Mind Films.
‘No Section 8’: How a Berkeley fair-housing law falls short
In 2017, Berkeley made it illegal to discriminate against tenants who use housing vouchers. So why are there still so many Craigslist ads flouting that law?
New drop-in center, new Hub operator among changes to city homeless services
Starting this fall, some unhoused people in Berkeley could spend every day and night in one downtown Berkeley basement without missing a meal, a shower or a full night's sleep.
Berkeley Marina at center of contentious council RV vote
The city is moving ahead with plans for a "safe parking" site for RVs — including by asking the state if it could be located at the waterfront.
Update: Berkeley plans firm up for RV ‘safe parking’ site
The City Council is set to vote on terms for a two-week RV parking permit and to pursue a three-month "safe parking" site. Officials had previously proposed the marina for the location, but have recently reversed course.
Pasquale Scuderi says goodbye to Berkeley Unified
BUSD's number-two administrator is Alameda Unified's new superintendent.
‘Straight up, no ICE’: Berkeley holds rally to close migrant detention centers
Several hundred people came to Civic Center Park to protest after reports of conditions in children's facilities raised alarm.
UCPD handcuffing of 11-year-old boy prompts criticism, campus response
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ has called for an "outside review" into the actions of university police, after officers detained two black children last week.
One Berkeley block has been in the family for a century. As artists exit, developers circle
The property has hosted everything from a mattress store to an overflowing artist warehouse. Now, as its owners prepare to sell the site, its future is in question.
Homeland Security agent comes to Berkeley City College
Online reports that an ICE agent was seeking student information had people concerned Monday.
The 510 area code has run out — and the East Bay has feelings about it
Starting Saturday, you'll have to dial the area code for all local calls.
Hungry this summer? 18 or under? Berkeley Unified wants to feed you
The district meals are in addition to existing city-run programs. Will kids show up?
Let them eat lunch: Parents and kids say Berkeley schools have too-short mealtimes
Berkeley Unified is famous for its lunch program, but kids are coming home from school with barely eaten sandwiches and tales of scarfing down food, sometimes in as little as five to 10 minutes.
Berkeley Unified closes its only charter school
After a months-long saga, the school board denied REALM's application to merge with an online charter system, then revoked the school's charter.
