See estimated emissions footprints for your Berkeley neighborhood
A map using data from UC Berkeley researchers looks at which parts of Berkeley tend to generate more of the greenhouse gasses behind climate change.
Top stories
Popular Oakland baker fights for life following Uptown robbery
Angel Cakes founder Jen Angel is in “grave condition” after she was dragged 50 feet down an Oakland street during a mid-day robbery attempt.
Remembering Susan Felix, bold ceramicist who served as Berkeley’s art ambassador
A Berkeley resident since 1967, she helped found the Jewish Arts Community of the Bay and the Berkeley Cultural Trust. She hosted Bay Area ArtBeat on local cable TV.
Bay Area residents can get money to pay for recent storm damage. Here’s how
FEMA will open disaster recovery centers in Oakland and Dublin on Feb. 10 for Alameda County residents to apply for storm funds in person.
Berkeley to close all COVID-19 testing sites this month
The city’s last testing site, at San Pablo Park, will close Feb. 23. BUSD’s testing site at the Berkeley Adult School will close Feb. 17.
CITY
Most Berkeley residents displaced by mudslides have returned home
The Middlefield Road home where mud pushed down a wall and entered the kitchen is still yellow-tagged. Residents have returned to the other seven homes evacuated Jan. 16.
Apartments approved at site of downtown Berkeley development battle
Berkeley held 37 meetings about a downtown housing project that was never built. A new plan for the block has been approved after only five.
Workers at Urban Ore, Berkeley’s last salvage store, announce union drive
They are hoping to join the Industrial Workers of the World Union 670 and have filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.
South Berkeley Here There encampment closed after 6 years
Activists, many of whom have passed away, set up the sober camp in 2017 as a protest movement.
Crime & Safety
Man attempted to kidnap Cal student near campus, police say
The woman was able to run away and escape to Cabañas Cafe. Police have released a video showing a suspect.
schools
Montessori Family School will close its preschool in Berkeley
Closing after 36 years, the last day for students of the Northside preschool will be June 9.
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ARTS
Oakland Theater Project’s ‘Exodus to Eden’ imagines a post-apocalyptic trudge from East Bay to Oklahoma
A ‘Grapes of Wrath’ journey in reverse, the new play is surreal and ambitious, though the production’s 25 songs are a bit excessive.
Business
Shop Talk: Beloved Berkeley pet food store loses dogged battle to internet retailers; Modena Salon is moving
Animal Farm Discount Pet Foods was a mainstay on the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Cedar Street for 35 years. Even the owner’s parrot felt it was time to go.
Community
101-year-old Berkeley Holocaust survivor feels ‘profound obligation’ to speak against hate
Ben Stern has survived nine concentration camps and two death marches and led protests against American Nazis. He tells his story in a new memoir.
Nature
Remembering Patricia DeVito, co-founder of Berkeley Path Wanderers Association
DeVito, 89, was a wife, mother, traveler, walker and advocate for women and seniors.
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Opinion
Opinion: Vision Zero in the era of reimagining policing
The Vision Zero framework commits to leading with engineering solutions first and using enforcement as a last resort after engineering and education efforts have been exhausted.
Opinion: Restore AC Transit Line 80 along Ashby Avenue
For three years, there has been no way for transit riders to travel east and west along the 3-mile stretch in one of Alameda County’s densest areas.
Opinion: Breaking the impasse on People’s Park
We suggest UC Berkeley commence construction of the student and supportive housing planned for the park on an alternate site as soon as possible.
Opinion: We urge state leaders to protect solar
What the CPUC is considering is the wrong direction and could set back local and state clean energy efforts.