A dedication ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 6 starting at 11 a.m. at UC Berkeley's West Circle where 40 flowering cherry trees sit.
Berkeley's mayor is putting 10 bottles of Narsai David California Cabernet Sauvignon on the line for the Cal women's basketball team, which faces the University of Louisville in an NCAA Final Four game on Sunday.
The Berkeley Police Department released several photos Wednesday of a man believed to be responsible for an armed robbery near Milvia and Stuart streets on March 13. The victim was struck several times with a gun during the incident.
Rather than hold a special election to fill the Berkeley school board seat emptied by the resignation of board President Leah Wilson, the board opted to fill the vacancy by appointment. The deadline for applying is April 15.
Two local rabbis made the magazine's annual "best' list, a Passover tradition.
Mike and Amy Voisenat, who operate the Hobnob restaurant in Alameda, plan to open Moxy, their beer garden with craft beers on tap and specialty hamburgers, on April 18. It's on Sacramento Street in south Berkeley.
Timothy Burroughs of City of Berkeley Office of Energy and Sustainable Development and Tom Athanasiou of EcoEquity will join filmmaker Jon Shenk on the panel to discuss climate change and how to get involved locally.
The Sunday afternoon blaze caused about $85,000 worth of damage, a Berkeley Fire Department official said.
This public art program is open to artists who either live or work in the city of Berkeley. The deadline to apply is April 16, 2013 at 5 p.m.
A commentary by Curtis Manning urges that Berkeley's redrawing of City Council districts consolidate West Berkeley into one district. The city redraws the district boundaries every 10 years to account for shifts in population.
Assemblyember Nancy Skinner till present her proposed legislation to the state Assembly's public safety committee on Tuesday, April 2.
Expect fake smoke, real fire hoses, imitation casualties near 1701 San Pablo Avenue as first responders train in the daytime and evening Monday through Friday, April 1-5.
The Berkeley Fire Department said the blaze was "on the way to being controlled" as of 3 p.m. Sunday.
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At its April 2 meeting, the Berkeley City Council will consider a 60-percent boost in residential parking permit fees. The increase has been recommended by staff to make the program pay for itself.
Federal investigators say Yang Zhao and a colleague from San Jose bilked the U.S. government out of more than $1 million. Zhao also misrepresented her employment status at UC Berkeley, investigators said.
Only four members of the public attended a recent Bay Area Rapid Transit District meeting on fare increases. New board members say the 9 a.m. meeting time is one reason why.
Her leg still hurts "a little," third grader Nadine Hairston said in a phone interview.
The 23-year-old male victim was approached by three men who threatened him and demanded his property.
Police say the case is being investigated as an unattended death.
