In case you missed it, here are four highlights from Berkeley Unified's school board meeting on Wednesday.| Berkeleyside
Community members worry families may enroll their kids in other school districts without convenient bus service at BUSD.| Berkeleyside
BUSD saw a 14% turnover rate last year despite a $3,000 to $6,500 pay increase from Measure E. Next year, half of the district’s physics teachers will be new.| Berkeleyside
It’s the first time the transit agency’s Sound Tracks concert series will throw an outdoor party in partnership with SFJAZZ.| Berkeleyside
The grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture will allow Saba to create a Food Hub at the Oakland produce terminal and offer its services across Alameda County.| Berkeleyside
Cal physicist John Clarke and two other scientists won the prize for research on the weird world of sub-atomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.| Berkeleyside
The pharmaceutical company's campus in West Berkeley is in Phase 3 trials for a new kind of treatment.| Berkeleyside
They’re fun, they’re green, they’re cheaper than ever. From 1 to 81, Berkeley residents of all ages and abilities are taking to e-bikes — used for commutes, school drop-offs, grocery trips and joy rides.| Berkeleyside
New restaurant openings include Campus Burger, Cafe Brusco and Yard Milkshake Bar.| Berkeleyside
Supervisors want more time to consider rules that would limit county investments in fossil fuels, guns, tobacco, and human rights violators.| Berkeleyside
His achievement is made possible by Incarceration to College, an initiative supporting system-impacted youth in accessing higher education.| Berkeleyside
Peyrin Kao, a Cal lecturer, says he’s lost 15 pounds since he started his hunger strike in solidarity with residents of Gaza enduring famine.| Berkeleyside
A group sued Berkeley over three City Council meetings that were moved to a private conference room after protesters interrupted them.| Berkeleyside
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.| Berkeleyside
The Berkeley Federation of Teachers and BUSD began the school year with an expired labor agreement.| Berkeleyside
Casey R. Goonan, 34, has denied the federal charges against them in a firebombing on a UCPD cruiser near campus on June 1.| Berkeleyside
Federal agents accused Casey R. Goonan of using a shopping bag stuffed with six Molotov cocktails to start the June 1 fire.| Berkeleyside
There have been four arson attacks at UC Berkeley during the month of June, authorities said.| Berkeleyside
Casey R. Goonan, 35, admitted to lighting fires at Cal’s campus, torching the cruiser and trying to firebomb an Oakland federal building.| Berkeleyside
But after reviewing Tim Dupuis' performance, Alameda County’s Elections Oversight commission says there’s room for improvement.| Berkeleyside
Continuing the dual role risks undermining “voter confidence,” says committee created by the Alameda County Elections Commission.| Berkeleyside
The county elections commission has recommendations for how to improve local elections going forward.| Berkeleyside
Tim Dupuis, the long-time Alameda County election official, will leave after two critical reviews of his performance.| Berkeleyside
He founded and led numerous companies, including Dicon, Cooper Vision Diagnostics, Vismed, Eclipse Ventures, and Luma-Lite — developing groundbreaking ophthalmic and dental technologies.| Berkeleyside
BPD and UCPD have investigated at least 11 shootings so far in 2025, three of them just since September began.| Berkeleyside
Berkeley Law's Deportation Data Project has sued over ignored FOIA requests. It's a go-to source for facts on Trump’s immigration crackdown.| Berkeleyside
The woman's identity and how she died were not available Tuesday. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office's Coroner's Bureau is investigating.| Berkeleyside
A dead man in his 50s was found at the water line near the Berkeley Yacht Club Saturday morning, police said.| Berkeleyside
This is the second victim found dead in the same area off the Berkeley Marina in three weeks. Police said the incidents are unrelated.| Berkeleyside
The man’s identity and cause of death were not immediately available. Somebody spotted the body floating near N Dock around 10:14 a.m.| Berkeleyside
News about Dish of the Week in Berkeley, California| Berkeleyside
The spicy tonkotsu ramen at cozy Japanese eatery Tsuruya in downtown Berkeley is the dish that keeps me coming back.| Berkeleyside
Other events in Berkeley this week include an architecture talk and the Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention.| Berkeleyside
Scourge of real estate developers and regular at land use meetings, he helped derail a Cal housing complex at a former chemical manufacturing site and scrutinized the sway UC's corporate donors held over academic research.| Berkeleyside
Parts of Gilman and Curtis streets were shut down for about an hour and a half Monday morning. BPD said there is no threat to the public.| Berkeleyside
Berkeley police said the man was threatening officers with a gun and later that they were investigating a "suspicious package."| Berkeleyside
City and university police and the California Highway Patrol investigated at least 30 shootings in Berkeley in 2024.| Berkeleyside
An officer fatally shot David L. Bonino II after BPD said he drove right at the officer. Bonino's family claim he never posed any danger.| Berkeleyside
The national nonprofit will work with local leaders and the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to curb gun violence.| Berkeleyside
The City Council reviewed a tentative framework in January. City staff are now trying to figure out how to solicit possible providers.| Berkeleyside
BPD and UCPD have investigated at 10 nine shootings so far in 2025. The two most recent incidents were just four days apart.| Berkeleyside
Mainstays Rick & Ann's, The Spanish Table and Tomate Cafe were all among the recent restaurants to shut down.| Berkeleyside
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East Bay Nosh is the only Bay Area food publication solely focused on the East Bay, with content published across Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside.| Berkeleyside
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.| Berkeleyside
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.| Berkeleyside
Sun Moon Studio in West Oakland delivers seasonal, locally sourced, ingredient-driven tasting menus in an intimate 12-seat setting.| Berkeleyside
These stir-fried rice noodles are a staple from an Oakland Chinatown dim sum restaurant that boasts a long line from open to close.| Berkeleyside
An anticipated beer garden opening in Alameda, a fresh cocktail bar in Uptown Oakland, and new cafes, sushi spots and more made the unofficial end of summer a flavorful one.| Berkeleyside
The mother-daughter owned restaurant first opened on Solano Avenue in 2006.| Berkeleyside
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Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani has filed a police report after a confrontation at a meeting to discuss Berkeley's "Middle Housing" zoning plan.| Berkeleyside
An interdisciplinary thinker, prolific writer and intellectual maverick, Mitroff’s work challenged conventional wisdom and pushed boundaries.| Berkeleyside
Berkeley voters will elect a mayor, four City Council members, four Rent Board members and two School Board members.| Berkeleyside
New exhibition explores transience in art, from centuries-old images of fleeting moments to contemporary installations.| Berkeleyside
The Alameda County Registrar said Wednesday that the technology is in place to carry out youth voting in November.| Berkeleyside
The University of California’s student government wants every campus to have a collegiate recovery program, which offer support groups and other tools to help students battle addiction. Right now half of the campuses have them.| Berkeleyside
Tobriner worked for over 40 years at Berkeley's Psychotherapy Institute and Oakland's Children's Hospital. Creative, disciplined and funny, she learned judo after a Parkinson's diagnosis to master the art of falling.| Berkeleyside
Other events include a Karla Cornejo Villavicencio book talk and a screening of a documentary about the Studio Guild Cinema| Berkeleyside