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The Albany police logs for Oct. 9-10 include four hit-and-run reports, a battery arrest at Albany Bowl, complaints about snarled traffic due to traffic-signal work at Marin and San Pablo, a yelling solicitor and alleged prostitution at H & Y Massage.
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The Albany school board agenda Tuesday includes OK of a new teachers contract (the first in six years) with a 4% raise, public hearings on initial contract proposals from two other unions, and selection of a search firm for a new Superintendent.
Judah Schiller, who works for a San Francisco design firm, hopes to begin marketing a water-bicycle that can pedal on water. He claims he was the first person in history to cross San Francisco Bay by bike.
Judah Schiller, who works for a San Francisco design firm, hopes to begin marketing a water-bicycle that can pedal on water. He claims he was the first person in history to cross San Francisco Bay by bike.
The man who caused alarm by taking photos of Marin Elementary School in Albany was a visitor from China photographing his granddaughter's school, school Principal Alexia Ritchie said Friday.
The explosions are sometimes misidentified as the result of pipe bombs or meth labs.
The explosions are sometimes misidentified as the result of pipe bombs or meth labs.
Judah Schiller, who works for a San Francisco design firm, hopes to begin marketing a water-bicycle that can pedal on water. He claims he was the first person in history to cross San Francisco Bay by bike.
Judah Schiller, who works for a San Francisco design firm, hopes to begin marketing a water-bicycle that can pedal on water. He claims he was the first person in history to cross San Francisco Bay by bike.
In an alert issued today, Thursday, Berkeley police urged downtown businesses to take extra precautions in the wake of a recent pattern of early morning commercial burglaries in the downtown area.
The Albany police logs for Oct. 7-8 include 10 theft-related cases, five vehicle accidents, a bank complaint about protesters camping in front, a man arrested for allegedly choking his brother and a complaint of being nearly blinded by searchlights.
Berkeley police report a rash of catalytic converter thefts from vehicles in the North Berkeley Hills this month. A catalytic converter is a part in the exhaust system that contains precious metals.
Berkeley police report a rash of catalytic converter thefts from vehicles in the North Berkeley Hills this month. A catalytic converter is a part in the exhaust system that contains precious metals.
If you'd like a 9-course banquet of easy-to-digest data visualizations of the complex issues in the BART labor dispute, you can point your browser to a new website created by a local hackers group and UC Berkeley students.
If you'd like a 9-course banquet of easy-to-digest data visualizations of the complex issues in the BART labor dispute, you can point your browser to a new website created by a local hackers group and UC Berkeley students.
The proposal for removing Albany Bulb dwellers, which goes to the City Council Monday, calls for a 6-month shelter with 30 beds for $331,000. Critics say Bulb residents won't use it and that the funds should be spent on housing subsidies.
UC Berkeley police are increasing patrols following four armed robberies on or near campus in the past week. Flyers about the crimes have been posted around campus and alerts sent out through an online system.
California Gov. Jerry Brown today temporarily blocked a threatened strike by AC Transit workers that could have begun as early as Thursday morning. He convened an investigative board that stops any strike for up to seven days.
California Gov. Jerry Brown today temporarily blocked a threatened strike by AC Transit workers that could have begun as early as Thursday morning. He convened an investigative board that stops any strike for up to seven days.