Berkeley’s California Typewriter, star of documentary, closes shop
After seven decades servicing manual and electric typewriters, printers and business machines in Berkeley, California Typewriter is calling it quits.
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San Pablo man, 20, dies after fatal crash
A man police say drove into a pole in South Berkeley on Tuesday morning died a short time later from his injuries, authorities report. Police have not determined the cause of the crash.
Car crash into Berkeley green building shop closes it temporarily
Fifteen-year-old Ecohome Improvement has shut its doors temporarily after a driver crashed into it early Thursday morning then abandoned a vehicle there. The business says it will reopen.
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Berkeley Patients Group is moving its cannabis operations to University and San Pablo avenues
A number of neighbors oppose the move, expressing concerns about allowing customers to consume on-site and its proximity to a library.
101 units at San Pablo, Hearst approved at former Berkeley Midas site
A six-story, 101-unit project proposed in Berkeley at San Pablo and Hearst avenues won near-unanimous approval Thursday night from the zoning board.
Capoeira school secures funding from Berkeley to help purchase its building
The 40-year-old Capoeira Foundation has brought thousands to Berkeley and now hopes to own its home.
Man charged after early-morning report of sexual battery, use of pepper spray
A Berkeley man has been charged with felony assault after police say he attacked a teenage girl in West Berkeley early Sunday morning. Police say the man and girl knew each other prior to the attack.
New ‘green stormwater spine’ in West Berkeley aims to clean water traveling to the bay
The green infrastructure project is part of a $4 million effort across the East Bay to clean dirty rainwater.
One Berkeley block has been in the family for a century. As artists exit, developers circle
The property has hosted everything from a mattress store to an overflowing artist warehouse. Now, as its owners prepare to sell the site, its future is in question.
Brazilians celebrate three saints, in a festival almost as popular as Carnaval
BrasArte on San Pablo Avenue has been throwing the festival for more than 20 years. About 200 to 300 people attend annually.
Planning for giant San Pablo Avenue facelift gets underway
45,000 new households and 33,000 new jobs are forecast to be coming to the San Pablo corridor by 2040. Two counties, 7 cities, 12 miles and at least a dozen years: all are factors in preparing the area for that growth.
Berkeley police discover guns, make arrests during 2 traffic stops Saturday
Officers confiscated two loaded guns and a BB gun, and arrested three people, during several incidents in West Berkeley on Saturday, authorities report.
