Gushing, rushing water everywhere: More rain forecast through Friday
Drains are overflowing, creeks are gushing, trees are toppling and late Thursday morning nearly 11,000 PG&E customers in the Oakland-Berkeley hills lost power.
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Photos: Snow dusts hills and paths in Tilden Regional Park
Because it's such a rare sight it's always worth taking note when our local hills see some of the white stuff.
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Double rainbow greets Berkeley on rainy Monday morning
Readers were quick to share photos of the beautiful sight, many while on the work or school run.
Berkeley, Bay Area warned of gales, flash floods and outages due to winter storm
Strong winds and heavy rain fall will make road conditions more hazardous and could trigger power outages. People are being advised to take precautions.
As it investigates fatal tree fall, UC Berkeley promises transparency
The 250-foot eucalyptus that toppled Jan. 6, killing a man, had not been flagged as posing any danger in recent years, but officials are examining everything that might have led to its fall.
Cal removes 42 trees at People’s Park to ‘address long-deferred maintenance’
Tree chippers and work trucks pulled into People's Park in Berkeley early Friday morning to take out more than 40 trees and prune a number of others, UC Berkeley officials report.
Fireball’s ‘spectacular’ effect Wednesday was rare, says NASA expert
The meteor that left a stunning visual in the sky landed about 50 miles out from Half Moon Bay, an astronomer says.
Lick Observatory says bright light trail visible over Bay Area was a meteor
After much speculation, not least on social media, about the nature of a streak of light that appeared around 5:30 p.m. over Berkeley and the Bay Area, it seems the answer is it was a meteor.
Where to watch tonight’s Geminids meteor shower in Berkeley
The brightest shower of the year will peak this evening. We spoke to astrophysicist Dr. Alex Filippenko for tips on how to best see it.
‘It’s more urgent than ever.’ Wildfires prompt Berkeley to push harder on climate action efforts
The devastating Northern California wildfires the past two years has Berkeley talking about accelerating its Climate Action Plan to head off the greater impacts of climate change.
Mountain lion spotted by couple sitting on bench at Lawrence Hall of Science
It's the second mountain lion sighting in the Berkeley hills in the past two months.
South Park Drive in Tilden Park closed for 5 months to protect newts
The closure, which has been done during the newts' seasonal migration for over 20 years, allows the salamanders to seek out the higher air moisture levels they favor for breeding.
