People’s Bazaar, South Berkeley ‘cultural landmark,’ closes shop after 47 years
The store looked like an overflowing attic full of antique finds.
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Mari Mendonca, community activist, appointed to fill Rent Board vacancy
Mendonca sits on the Housing Advisory Commission, has been homeless herself and currently resides in Section 8 housing.
Opinion: South Berkeley needs safer streets and more neighbors
Berkeley should revise the Adeline Plan and Draft EIR to include a two-lane option on Adeline Street and more housing along the corridor and at Ashby BART.
Not enough or too much? Neighbors react to 20-year South Berkeley plan
People care a lot about what happens in South Berkeley — and they shared those views during the first full meeting on the brand new Adeline corridor plan draft.
After 5 years of work, Adeline corridor plan promotes major Ashby BART development, street redesign
The new proposal could result in hundreds of housing units on the Ashby BART parking lot, narrower tree-lined streets, and new intersections. Learn more at a community meeting tonight.
New ‘vision plan’ imagines 3-mile greenway from downtown Berkeley to Bay Bridge
Asphalt and car lanes would be replaced with grass, playgrounds, seating and eating areas — transforming what is now concrete into a pedestrian and bicycle pathway.
Berkeley Flea Market ready to reopen with city help, despite troubled vendors
In a U-turn, organizers of the Berkeley Flea Market say it will not be closed until April and will open this weekend if the weather cooperates. But even without rain, storm clouds rumble over the market’s future.
Berkeley Flea Market shuts down for winter. ‘This is an emergency,’ say organizers
The 46-year-old market will be closed in February and March due to financial struggles, but should reopen in April. The hiatus will give organizers time to regroup and strategize to attract more customers.
Opinion: Lorin District residents must demand economic development the neighborhood deserves
A group of neighbors has formed South Berkeley Now! to promote transit-oriented, low-income and service-enriched housing in the neighborhood along Adeline Street in South Berkeley.
2902 Adeline housing project forges ahead after South Berkeley land deal, lawsuit
Developers of a six-story, 50-unit housing complex on Adeline are moving forward with plans, having bought the project property and won a lawsuit brought by neighbors last year.
The future of the Ashby BART parking lot is in flux
About 100 people came to a community meeting Thursday to call for affordable housing development and the preservation of the Berkeley flea market.
Opinion: Bringing affordable housing to Ashby BART will enhance South Berkeley
The Adeline Corridor and Ashby BART station can become the community assets that neighbors deserve. It’s been fifty years in the making.
