Central Berkeley Archives

Berkeley police arrest 3 men after early-morning gunfire

By Emilie RagusoOct. 1612:47 p.m.Oct. 16

Police arrested three young men after reports of gunfire, with one driver chasing another, in central Berkeley early Friday morning.

8 new housing projects approved in Berkeley in 2020

By Emilie RagusoJuly 241:12 p.m.July 27

Berkeley’s zoning board has approved eight medium-to-large housing projects around the city in 2020 totalling 560 units. See the roundup.

Update: No injuries from Blake Street blaze, but residents displaced

By Natalie OrensteinApril 1412:30 p.m.April 14

Smoke from the central Berkeley blaze was visible from around the city.

Recent stories

Berkeley’s only youth shelter is probably leaving the city

By Natalie OrensteinFeb. 38:13 a.m.Feb. 3

YEAH! has to leave its longtime home in the Lutheran Church of the Cross, but it’s struggling to find an alternative site within Berkeley city limits.

Cyclist taken to hospital after Berkeley crash Monday

By Emilie RagusoMay 2220192:07 p.m.Dec. 4

A 60-year-old Oakland woman was taken to the hospital Monday evening after her bicycle and a vehicle collided, authorities report.

Berkeley police negotiators get suicidal man with knife to hospital

By Emilie RagusoOct. 520177 a.m.Oct. 5

A knife-wielding man in crisis who repeatedly threatened to commit “suicide by cop” eventually agreed to be taken into custody for a medical evaluation after a standoff Wednesday.

Lasher's Electronics. Photo: John Storey

How Quirky is Berkeley? Lasher’s Electronics

By Tom DalzellSept. 2120177 a.m.Sept. 22

Al Lasher’s Electronics on University Ave. is more than 50 years. The family-owned company offers every electronic part a customer could want, making the interior a visual wonder.