Berkeleyside

An AC Transit bus. The agency’s board of directors have been engaged in a battle over whether to censure a colleague.

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Dozens of female chickens and a rooster named Olgard were stolen from Urban Farm Oasis last week. Across town, middle-schoolers began finding dead young birds.

Pour Manners Izakaya will be holding a regular pop-up at Gold Palm in November 2026.

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The five candidates to represent Northwest Berkeley on the City Council are (clockwise from top left) Ross Bernet, Laura Babitt, Moni Gangopadhyay, Daria Wrubel and Steve Kromer. Credit: Submitted photos

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Cynthia Cornejo, the Alameda County registrar of voters, outside the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland, Oct. 7, 2026. She took over the office in September at a time of increasing attacks on local election administration by the Trump Administration.

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Cynthia Cornejo, the Alameda County registrar of voters, outside the Alameda County Courthouse i...