Earthquake — M3.5 — wakes Berkeley up for second day in a row
The East Bay was jolted shortly after 6 a.m. — again.
39
City
Trash piling up on University Avenue near Berkeley Marina aggravates many, including the homeless living there
Berkeley isn’t cleaning it up because it says the land belongs to Caltrans, and the trash is the state’s responsibility. Caltrans says it regularly cleans up the area.
Berkeley approves two affordable housing projects in record time under new state law, SB 35
One project will serve seniors. The other will serve the homeless, veterans, and low-income residents.
Plans for housing at North Berkeley BART develop under new law
BART has the authority to build what it wants at the station, but the City Council and neighbors weighed in this week.
M3.4 earthquake hits Berkeley, East Bay
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake startled Berkeley and other East Bay residents early Wednesday morning.
Subscribe to the Daily Briefing — the latest Berkeley news delivered every day.
Politics
Election 2018
Transportation
Recent Stories
6 arrests at People’s Park as police swoop in to let UC Berkeley resume tree cutting
Six people who had been sleeping in the park were arrested early Tuesday. The encampment had been set up on Jan. 4 to stop UC Berkeley from cutting down more trees.
Berkeley program focused on work aims to offer lifeline to the homeless
The Streets Team program provides work experience to people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless with the goal that it will help them land paid employment.
Despite relaxed laws, building an accessory dwelling unit in Berkeley can still prove challenging
State and city laws have made it easier, in theory, to build backyard cottages in Berkeley. In practice planners sometimes seem to need to catch up with the new regulations.
100-year-old church wants to turn neglected complex into affordable housing
The McGee Avenue Baptist Church is using a land trust model that could become more popular as a way to create affordable housing.
Berkeley will pick up your Christmas tree — but wants it inside your compost cart
Recycling entire trees can damage the city’s collection trucks, and the new policy requiring they be cut up and put in the compost bin is an attempt to avoid sidelining the broken trucks for weeks.
