On Saturday, the owners of a long-closed 'Star Trek' oriented store on Telegraph Avenue hosted a reunion. This is a story with many layers of quirk that shows Berkeley at its best.
A week after announcing plans to build 1K student units in People's Park, Carol Christ said she will push to build on 9 other sites too, and released renderings of the park plans.
A 24-year-old man, on probation in a sex crime case, is facing new charges after he reportedly was discovered masturbating while looking into a woman's window, authorities say.
Some people who spend time in the storied Berkeley park acknowledge the need for housing but worry about the park's future; others say the plan should not go ahead, period.
Construction could begin in the summer of 2020 and be completed by 2022. The university said the park is an ideal place because development will address housing and homelessness.
Cal has treated the park with benign neglect, creating the conditions that it hopes will lead to public support of development. It should invest in improving the park instead.
Police in Berkeley are asking for the public's help to find two young men linked to a robbery near the Cal campus Monday afternoon. They have released video they hope will help.
The university may build 700 units for students, as well as 100 units for people experiencing homelessness. There would still be a park, although it would be smaller.
A good Samaritan was assaulted Monday afternoon after trying to intervene in a laptop robbery at Caffe Strada, authorities report.
A man linked to sex crimes involving two women near the UC Berkeley campus last week has been charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors in Alameda County Superior Court.
Campus police at UC Berkeley are looking for a man in his 20s who tried to rob a student at gunpoint early Saturday morning, authorities report.
Police arrested a 45-year-old man in People's Park early Monday morning after he was linked to separate incidents involving two women on Durant Avenue near UC Berkeley.
A UC Berkeley employee working at People's Park was robbed, kicked and punched Friday morning, authorities report. The person responsible has been arrested, police said.
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