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Berkeley gets $5.1M to plan for ferry service

Fri, 26 May 2023 22:35:04 +0200

A view of the closed down Berkeley Municipal Pier at the Berkeley Marina, with three figures walking down the pier. September 3, 2020. Photo: Pete Rosos

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Board tasked with holding Berkeley police accountable is short-handed, feeling the strain

Fri, 26 May 2023 21:15:00 +0200

The PAB is supposed to have nine members and an alternate. As of May 10, its headcount was down to four. Image: Zac Farber

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At Idea Makers: Lively talk about women, technology and the changing definition of feminism

Fri, 26 May 2023 20:40:43 +0200

Designer and technologist Mindy Seu, author and podcaster Lauren Schiller, and activist Hadley Dynak were guests at the Berkeleyside event at BAMPFA.

Berkeley Rep’s bloody, beautiful new play joins the vampire media frenzy

Fri, 26 May 2023 20:02:05 +0200

Noah Lamanna
(Eli)
in
the West Coast premiere of the National Theatre of Scotland production of
Let
the Right One In
, performing at Berkeley Rep thr
ough
Sunday, June 25, 2023.
Credit: Kevin Berne

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Mr. Espresso opens beautiful new Caffe in downtown Oakland

Fri, 26 May 2023 18:00:00 +0200

A running list of new restaurants opening in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.

World-premiere musical directed by Tony-winner Michael Mayer in Berkeley Rep’s 2023-24 season

Fri, 26 May 2023 17:15:00 +0200

An opening night at Berkeley Rep from a past season. Credit: Muriel Steinke

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Berkeley Wire

Fri, 26 May 2023 02:15:00 +0200

A stanza from Amanda Gorman’s “In This Place (An American Lyric)” featured on the new mosaic-glass mural in downtown Berkeley on the Logan Park building. Credit: William Newton

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A freeway has long separated Berkeley from its waterfront. Is it time to rethink I-80?

Fri, 26 May 2023 00:15:00 +0200

Several city councilmembers want Berkeley to pursue a federal grant to study a project to improve the University Avenue overpass above Interstate 80, with the goal of better connecting the city with its waterfront. Credit: Ximena Natera, Catchlight/Berkeleyside

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Evictions cases are rising fast after end of Alameda County moratorium

Fri, 26 May 2023 00:06:13 +0200

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The Alameda County court system is seeing a sharp incline in eviction lawsuits since the pandemic ban was lifted last month.

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Around Berkeley: A Robin Hood musical for kids, a tea tasting and bagpipes and fiddles

Thu, 25 May 2023 20:02:00 +0200

Romelo Urbi (Cooper) will perform in Berkeley Playhouse’s production of Becoming Robin Hood, directed by Kimberly Dooley . Performing at the Julia Morgan Theater through June 25, 2023. Credit: Ben Krantz

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Cinnaholic in Berkeley closes after 13 years

Thu, 25 May 2023 19:00:00 +0200

Credit: Cinnaholic

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These Berkeley spots can start you sailing, biking and rock climbing

Thu, 25 May 2023 18:30:00 +0200

Leigh Hunt (left) is the CEO, and Mark Showalter the general manager, of Modern Sailing at the Berkeley Marina. Credit: Kelly Sullivan

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Haskell Street home under construction catches fire

Thu, 25 May 2023 18:15:00 +0200

A house in the 1300 block of Haskell Street caught fire May 23, 2023. Image: Courtesy BFD

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Berkeley City Council postpones decision on how it collects surveillance footage

Thu, 25 May 2023 01:30:00 +0200

Berkeley already has surveillance cameras in San Pablo Park and two other locations. It wants to place them at 10 intersections too. Photo: Brian Hofer

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Where to go for last-minute camping near Berkeley this holiday weekend

Thu, 25 May 2023 01:29:00 +0200

On Laguna Mountain, rolling hills covered with chaparral give way to expansive views. Credit: Jesse Pluim, BLM

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Community rallies around Al-Maida market and restaurant after burglary

Wed, 24 May 2023 23:39:37 +0200

Sayed Muhammad poses for a photo in his restaurant, Al-Maida Hot Food and Market, on Market Street in North Oakland.

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Remembering Elliot Halpern, who fought for fair policing and civil rights in Berkeley

Wed, 24 May 2023 18:35:10 +0200

Halpern ran an Albany tax practice, co-led the Racism and Criminal Justice Reform group and helped establish the city's Police Accountability Board.

Are COVID-19 tests, vaccines, and treatments still free?

Wed, 24 May 2023 01:30:00 +0200

The federal public emergency ended May 11, but most coverage will continue in the Bay Area and throughout the state through Nov. 12.

Sign up for Berkeleyside’s new weekly culture and events newsletter

Tue, 23 May 2023 20:47:56 +0200

Our new, free newsletter, The Scene, goes out every Thursday with the lowdown on upcoming events in and around Berkeley.

At this go-to family-run bakery, the flour is milled on site

Tue, 23 May 2023 19:00:00 +0200

Hannalee and Catherine Pervan built One House Bakery from the studs up in an old movie theater in Benicia. It's been keeping the town in sourdough, croissants, and sticky toffee pudding ever since.