Patch Rewind: A Look Back At The Week's Top Stories In Berkeley

Monday, March 8

The Berkeley City Council moved to make Kamala Harris' childhood Berkeley home on Bancroft Way eligible for landmark status.

The process hit a roadblock later in the week, when the property’s owners asked the Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Commission to withdraw the application, citing a disruption to their neighbors the attention to the home would bring, KTVU reports.

Tuesday, March 9

A $50,000 reward is being offered in connection with a 2011 Berkeley homicide, police said.

The award for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects responsible for the killing of Tobias "Toby" Eagle was announced Monday on the 10th anniversary of the 30-year-old man's shooting death.

Wednesday, March 10

The Berkeley Public Health Department issued a statement Tuesday calling for the reopening of public schools for in-person instruction.

BPH doesn't have the authority to order schools to reopen, but the agency says data showing schools can welcome students for in-person safely supports its reopening push.

Thursday, March 11

A Berkeley bagel shop has gained national attention after a New York Times food critic touted Boichik Bagels' offerings as some of the best she's ever had.

"Emily Winston's bagels are some of the finest New York-style bagels I've ever tasted," The Times' Tejal Rao wrote.

"They just happen to be made in Berkeley."

Friday, March 12

Two Oakland men were arrested after a shooting Tuesday evening in South Berkeley that followed a domestic dispute, police said.

Officers responded at around 5 p.m. to a report of a shooting at the intersection of California and Prince streets, police said.

Officers arriving on the scene found a 32-year-old man on the ground with a single gunshot wound and a 41-year-old man identified as the shooter who immediately surrendered to authorities, police said.

The shooting occurred after the 41-year-old man intervened in a domestic dispute according to police.