FeedCity: Berkeleyside

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.

Berkeleyside
21 Jul 23:36 • Tony Hicks

Workers at Berkeley’s Graduate by Hilton hotel push to unionize

They say employees are underpaid and the hotel is understaffed.

Berkeleyside
21 Jul 20:03 • Susan Muscarella

Remembering Robert Cole, who turned Cal Performances into a global powerhouse

He made Cal Performances a destination for the world's most celebrated artists and companies — the Bolshoi, Alvin Ailey, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Yo-Yo Ma and countless more.

Berkeleyside
21 Jul 19:06 • Momo Chang

Milk Cloud’s West Berkeley soft opening scheduled, Divan now serving dinner, a new popsicle spot arrives and more openings

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

Berkeleyside
21 Jul 13:09 • Ashley McBride

Measure C has sent $53M to Alameda County childcare centers

Revenue from the sales tax has helped preschools stay afloat in Berkeley and beyond. Soon, the measure will also set a $25 minimum wage for childcare workers.

Berkeleyside
20 Jul 22:06 • Emma Gallegos | EdSource

ICE has detained more than 650 California children under Trump’s deportation crackdown

Most of the arrests happened in California communities, rather than at the border. The data comes from a project based at UC Berkeley.

Berkeleyside
20 Jul 21:36 • Nathan Dalton

New improv comedy theater in downtown Berkeley aims to ‘cultivate queer joy’

Two people acting intense on a stage with two chairs and the words Provocation Theatre on the wall behind them

Provocation Theatre hosts weekend performances and classes for the quiet, the thoughtful, the loud and the funny. A four-day festival this weekend is themed “Bigger, Better, More Gay!”

Berkeleyside
20 Jul 14:33 • Roselyn Romero

Expanded pretrial services helped more people stay out of jail in Alameda County, court data shows

Repeat arrests of participants dropped from 43% to 18%, but the program’s funding expires in December.

Berkeleyside
20 Jul 12:03 • Family of Claire Sheridan

Remembering Claire Sheridan, who founded groundbreaking degree program for professional dancers at St. Mary’s College

She also worked as a dance educator for the San Francisco Ballet and developed the dance program at the Athenian School in Danville.

Berkeleyside
17 Jul 22:03 • Daniel Ekonde

Ashby BART developers show what housing could look like, and how long it’ll take

Renderings from the developers show five apartment buildings rising over what is now the station's parking lot. Here’s the first public look at what the project could become.

Berkeleyside
17 Jul 19:36 • Momo Chang

Berkeley Mexican spot Gallego’s quietly goes dark, plus more East Bay restaurant closures

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

Berkeleyside
17 Jul 19:03 • Local sponsor

Downsizing? Here’s what you need to know first

Red Oak Realty offers advice to homeowners considering their next move.

Berkeleyside
17 Jul 14:24 • Daniel Ekonde

Strolling the street with drink in hand could be legalized in 5 Berkeley nightlife area

Next year, during certain times in proposed “entertainment zones,” you may be allowed to order booze from a bar and sip it outside places like Berkeley Rep, La Marcha or Chez Panisse.

Berkeleyside
17 Jul 00:27 • Berkeleyside Staff

The Wire: Berkeley teen swims from Ireland to Scotland; a tour of Richard Pryor’s Berkeley

A girl in a swim cap and goggles covered in a thick white paste smiles for the camera

Also: A photo spread of student protesters in the Berkeley High yearbook is under investigation by the district because it includes a photo of a student holding a sign justifying the Oct. 7 attack.

Berkeleyside
16 Jul 21:33 • Hope Muñoz

5 trash cleanup volunteer groups you can join in Berkeley

Litter and illegal dumping are a problem from the Marina to Grizzly Peak. Here’s what people are doing to help — and how you can pitch in.

Berkeleyside
16 Jul 19:36 • Madeline Taub

Dish & Tell: The story behind Good to Eat’s BBQ fried chicken cutlet

One of the most popular dishes at the Emeryville restaurant is inspired by chef Tony Tung's favorite afterschool snack while growing up in Taiwan.

Berkeleyside
16 Jul 14:03 • Alex N. Gecan

Council gives Berkeley police easier access to other agencies’ dogs, helicopters

Opponents accused the council of militarizing a department they feel cannot be trusted, while police said access to dogs and aircraft will help them save lives and solve crimes.

Berkeleyside
16 Jul 13:06 • Karen Nguyen Vo and Andrew Gilbert

Around Berkeley: Central Works’ final production, Elmwood Beer Crawl, game convention

Other events include a car meet on Fourth Street, a tragicomedy performance at Live Oak Park and a tank house walking tour.

Berkeleyside
15 Jul 21:18 • Felicia Mello

Should UC bring back the SAT for admissions?

UC officials will speed up a decision on whether to revive a standardized testing requirement, after a push led by UC Berkeley math professors.