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Berkeley Half Marathon road closures announced for Sunday
Nov 15, 2024 · A complete list of the closures is available on the city’s website, and a PDF map (above) shows details of detours around the race courses. Riders can monitor changes to bus …
Protesters against homeless policy occupy Berkeley’s Old City Hall
Oct 4, 2024 · Demonstrators begin an occupation at Old City Hall in Berkeley, Sept. 28, 2024. Credit: Erin Sheridan. Unhoused residents and advocates are pitching tents on the lawn of Old …
Election 2024: Who's running for Berkeley mayor?
Oct 15, 2024 · Berkeley’s mayor is the leader of the City Council and is responsible for running its meetings. The mayor also holds influential roles on the council’s budget committee, where …
Buffy Wicks, Bay Area reporters talk journalism at Idea Makers
Dec 12, 2024 · Around 100 people attended the event, at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s Barbro Osher Theater on Center Street. District 14 State Representative Buffy …
East Bay Nosh | Berkeleyside — Restaurant news and more
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Berkeley mayor's race: Adena Ishii maintains lead
Nov 20, 2024 · An update released Wednesday by Alameda County election officials showed Ishii had support from 51.1% of Berkeley voters compared to 48.9% for Councilmember Sophie …
Berkeley voters decide on 12 ballot measures
Nov 5, 2024 · The story was different for another pair of competing ballot measures, which would amend the city’s rent ordinance. It was a tossup whether Measure BB, backed by tenant …
Berkeleyside's guide to wildfire season
Jan 15, 2025 · The threat of catastrophic wildfire is nothing new in the Berkeley Hills. But hotter, drier weather linked to climate change means fires are more common and more destructive. …
Flash flooding in Berkeley; landslide at Grizzly Peak
Nov 22, 2024 · Jewel Lake in Tilden overflows during Friday’s storm. Credit: Robert Toren. The NWS wants you to “turn around, don’t drown” when encountering flooded roads, according to …