How to stay safe when wildfire risk is high and you live in the Berkeley Hills
Alameda County has issued a red flag warning for the Berkeley Hills from Monday night through Wednesday morning.
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In Berkeley Hills, artist draws on her German heritage to make ‘the work to remember’
When complete, Karina Epperlein’s mural on the double doors of her garage, will feature up to 100 names, as well as identifying details, of people who have been victims of police brutality nationwide.
Teenage Black Lives Matter protesters demand that Berkeley Hills residents ‘wake up’ and take action
A march organized by Berkeley High students began at Ashby BART and ended at Codornices Park.
Report: Black girls at climbing camp in North Berkeley called N-word by white woman
Neighbors have rallied in support and posted signs of affirmation that say “Black Climbers Matter.”
Power outages affect 6,200 customers in North Berkeley, hills
More than 6,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley lost power Tuesday night, according to community reports and the utility’s outage map.
Pair charged with package theft after Berkeley arrest
A man and woman from Oakland have been charged with mail theft and possession of stolen property after Berkeley police reportedly found nearly two dozen pieces of stolen mail in their SUV, authorities report.
East Bay parks will stay open, despite confusion and citations
Parks were temporarily closed Tuesday but will reopen within the next day or two, said EBRPD.
Head groundskeeper of Tilden Golf Course arrested in child porn case
The man who oversees maintenance at the Tilden Golf Course was arrested there after a child pornography investigation, authorities report.
Finnish entrepreneur’s costly vision to transform historic school gets go-ahead
This week, the Berkeley City Council approved plans by the man behind the “Finnish Amazon” to turn the landmarked Hillside School into a home and artist colony.
Alameda County no longer expected to lose power Wednesday
A change in the weather forecast prompted PG&E to call off an expected power shutoff in the area, according to the county.
Update: Most of city may not lose power; red flag warning still means fire danger
Staff says “almost all” of the affected addresses provided by PG&E to the city appear to be outside city limits. But Berkeley Hills residents should still be ready to evacuate with a red flag warning in effect.
Berkeley residents with disabilities say their needs ‘not built into’ PG&E shutoff policy
Frustrated with the official handling, some people in the disability community organized their own emergency response efforts during recent blackouts.
