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Berkeleyside
31 Jul 13:21 • 510 Families

Where to swim on a hot day in Berkeley

Check out this useful roundup of the city’s pools and swimming holes, plus favorite spots a drive away and tips on where to grab a treat after you towel off.

Berkeleyside
30 Jul 22:33 • Alex N. Gecan

Hayward teen arrested on suspicion of June attempted murder in Berkeley

The rear of a Berkeley Police Department cruiser displays the name of the agency on the rear windshield.

Police said 19-year-old Darius Tate shot his ex-girlfriend in the face after attacking her inside a home near Ashby and Claremont avenues. The woman flagged down police officers near the Ashby BART station.

Berkeleyside
30 Jul 21:09 • Sage Ríos Mace

Former Bobby G’s employees and contractors point to pattern of missed payments and poor communication

After Bobby G's owners were sued in March, the downtown Berkeley pizza place went dark. Former employees and contractors say the pattern started long before the lawsuit.

Berkeleyside
30 Jul 19:03 • Azucena Rasilla

Photos of music legends performing in Berkeley on show for first time

Two portrait photos side by side showing musicians Willie Nelson and Mick Jagger in concert in the 1970s.

Carol Scott captured Bob Dylan at the Berkeley Community Theater, Etta James at the Greek and Fang at 924 Gilman. Her concert images from the 70s and 80s are at the Rockridge Cafe through Aug. 5

Berkeleyside
30 Jul 14:33 • Nathan Dalton

The North Face, once headquartered in Berkeley, closes its last outpost in the city

After 51 years, The North Face Outlet on Fifth Street has closed. The outdoor outfitter had its headquarters and a factory in Berkeley until the 1990s.

Berkeleyside
30 Jul 13:09 • Karen Nguyen Vo and Andrew Gilbert

Around Berkeley: National Night Out, concert for Venezuela earthquake victims

Other events include a forum to dicsuss a new Berkeley waterfront ferry, the play "Reposessed" and free vaccines for children.

Berkeleyside
30 Jul 00:24 • Felicia Mello

UC Berkeley reclaims status as most selective campus in the UC system

Just 10.5% of first-year applicants were accepted, and the number of in-state first-years offered admission ticked down.

Berkeleyside
29 Jul 20:33 • Katie DeBenedetti | KQED

Bay Area immigrants warn noncitizens to avoid air travel after ICE arrests

More than a dozen travelers have been detained in recent weeks, prompting immigration lawyers to warn visa holders, asylum seekers and other noncitizens about the risks of flying.

Berkeleyside
29 Jul 19:15 • Lance Knobel

At this Oakland BBQ spot, diners can sing for their supper

At Crazy Block Cheesecakes, Monday night karaoke earns diners 10% off their meal, turning a weeknight lull into a lively neighborhood gathering.

Berkeleyside
29 Jul 17:03 • Nico Savidge

Berkeley City Council votes to back Hopkins Street bike lanes

A woman rides a cargo bike with two young children seated on the back on a street; there is no bike lane on the street, so she rides in a car traffic lane

The council narrowly rejected a proposal to study changes that would encourage cyclists to ride on other nearby streets, and instead directed staff to revive stalled plans for protected bike paths on Hopkins.

Berkeleyside
29 Jul 14:18 • Joanne Furio

After this Berkeley beekeeper’s colony collapsed, she wrote the book on what’s plaguing the bees

The varroa mite killed her colony of 20,000 honeybees. Then Jennie Durant interviewed commercial beekeepers and investigated the threat industrial farming poses to the country’s pollinators.

Berkeleyside
29 Jul 12:48 • The Wong family

Remembering Jane Wong, who developed lab network to identify bioterror agents

One of the California health department's experts on plague, anthrax and tularemia, she also taught microbiology at Berkeley City College and worked with Cal's Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness.

Berkeleyside
28 Jul 22:03 • Alex N. Gecan

Berkeley animal shelter reopens as arson suspect’s trial nears

About half the space for dogs is still unusable and repairs remain ongoing seven weeks after a fire shut down the Berkeley Animal Care Services facility near Aquatic Park.

Berkeleyside
28 Jul 19:06 • Momo Chang

Chains Palmetto, Sana’a, and Cold Stone open in Berkeley, plus Enssaro ready for Rockridge opening

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Berkeleyside
28 Jul 13:12 • Joanne Furio

Berkeley is a hotbed for estate sales. Here’s how to find the treasures they hide

Estate sales fuel a second-hand economy of sellers, collectors and retail stores who all have one thing in common: a hunger to find a bargain.

Berkeleyside
27 Jul 23:36 • Nico Savidge

What’s in the revived plan for bike lanes on Hopkins Street

City leaders will decide on an updated plan this week to build the long-debated bike lanes, at the expense of more than 100 parking spaces.

Berkeleyside
27 Jul 21:36 • Skylla Mumana

At Berkeley’s Unfiltered wine festival, local wine takes center stage

The second annual festival brought together 60 low-intervention wineries from across the Bay Area for tastings, conversations and celebrating the local wine community.

Berkeleyside
27 Jul 14:27 • Andrew Gilbert

Films made at ‘Amadeus’ producer’s Berkeley studio get spotlight at BAMPFA

Saul Zaentz rented space to documentary filmmakers for next to nothing in West Berkeley’s Fantasy Studios. Seven movies made there over four decades are screening next month.

Berkeleyside
24 Jul 19:36 • Momo Chang

Match Point announces final service, Pour Manners hits pause, and Kathiew House on hiatus after family member assaulted

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Berkeleyside
24 Jul 19:06 • Nico Savidge

Berkeley voters will decide on these 7 ballot measures in November

Four signs for various Berkeley campaigns are planted in the yellowed grass of a front yard.

Questions facing Berkeley residents in 2026 include whether to double the soda tax, increase sales taxes and pay new parcel taxes to support the arts and create a public bank.

Berkeleyside
24 Jul 12:33 • Family of Sally Sklar

Remembering Sally Sklar, attorney who co-led drive to underground wires on Amador Avenue

She reviewed contracts for the Navy before transitioning into family law and later disability law. She was also a devoted mother, a loyal friend, a swimmer and a world traveler.

Berkeleyside
24 Jul 00:18 • Berkeleyside Staff

The Wire: UC Berkeley repatriating 36 lots of Indigenous remains

Plus: A 5 Tacos & Beers employee was attacked and robbed while leaving work, and the Downtown Berkeley Association has named a new leader.

Berkeleyside
23 Jul 22:06 • Nathan Dalton

New Berkeley clinic aims to make hair removal less painful for trans community

The owners of Airship Electrolysis in the Elmwood help patients get gender-affirming care covered by insurance, and have worked to bring more trans people into the profession.

Berkeleyside
23 Jul 16:33 • Calliope Arkilic

Berkeley Bagels expands to downtown

The Westbrae bagel shop, known for its New York-style bagels, is opening a second location on University Avenue.

Berkeleyside
23 Jul 15:33 • Jeff Jacobson

Remembering Flora Russ, a pillar of support to Berkeley students and staff for 50 years

She worked hard to help struggling students graduate and find jobs, staying in touch throughout their lives. She also founded the Computer Academy, now known as AMPS.

Berkeleyside
23 Jul 14:12 • Andrew Gilbert and Karen Nguyen Vo

Around Berkeley: Night kayaking, North Shattuck Block Party, Midsummer Bazaar

Other events include Shotgun Players's "Iphigenia in Splott," a winemaking celebration and an author talk for a queer vampire noir novel.

Berkeleyside
22 Jul 19:21 • Alix Wall

Following successful first year, Evergreen Cafe plots Westbrae expansion

Co-owners Sara Rahimian and Stacie Frederick, who both pivoted from tech industry careers, took over the Bartavelle space in 2025 and recently purchased Henry's Service with plans to convert it into a cafe.

Berkeleyside
22 Jul 18:45 • Joanne Furio

After ‘losing her soul to Hollywood,’ Ayelet Waldman just published her first novel in a decade

Her 12th novel, “A Perfect Hand,” has a Victorian marriage plot — with a twist. Other new Berkeley books include poems written on the Tamalpais fence in Codornices Park and a look at the influence of UC Berkeley faculty’s brown-shingle summer homes on Inverness’ architectural history.

Berkeleyside
22 Jul 18:15 • Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters

White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of UC research grants

The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. Their legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional.

Berkeleyside
22 Jul 15:39 • Clara-Sophia Daly

Deportation orders rise in Bay Area for immigrants who miss Trump admin’s new mega-hearings

an office building with blue tinted windows

Most who failed to show up at Concord Immigration Court in July for the new "mega master" hearings got deportation orders. “It’s a trap,” one former immigration judge said.