An archeological dig is currently underway in the parking lot of Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto on Berkeley’s Fourth Street. Photo: Emilie Raguso An archeological dig is currently underway in the parking lot of Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto on Berkeley’s Fourth Street. Photo: Emilie Raguso So what’s lurking behind the recently erected wire fence around the […]
Kate Darby Rauch
Freelancer Catherine "Kate" Rauch has been contributing to Berkeleyside for several years. Her work as a journalist has encompassed everything from 10 years as a daily news reporter for the East Bay Times, based in Richmond, to freelancing for a range of news sources including the Washington Post, Newsday, the Seattle Times, SF Chronicle and Oakland Magazine. Kate likes general assignment work and jumping into a variety of topics and stories, but has a background as a health writer, which includes writing for WebMD, Babycenter.com, Caring.com, UC San Francisco Medical Center, Kaiser and Sutter Health. Her awards include a first place in health and science writing from the Washington State Press Association, a first place in spot news from the Peninsula Press Club, and a second place in feature writing from the California Association of Newspaper Publishers. She's also worked as an anthropologist in rural Alaska. She has an MS degree from the Columbia School of Journalism and a BS from UC Berkeley in cultural geography.
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Walgreens’ Berkeley store plan inches divisively along
A rendering of the proposed Walgreens on Solano Avenue. Drawing courtesy Kahn Design Associates A rumor circulating among those following the path of a proposed Walgreens on upper Solano Avenue that Berkeley architect Charles Kahn is no longer with the project is true. But extrapolations that this means efforts to build the store are in […]
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Caldecott’s fourth bore: What does it mean for Berkeley?
The Caldecott Tunnel’s Fourth Bore opened to westbound traffic on State Route 24 at 4:10am on Nov. 16. Photo: caldecott-tunnel.org Out and about around Ashby Avenue over the weekend? Notice anything different? To some, it may have been just another South Berkeley weekend in November, with the usual hustle of cars and bicycles, trucks and […]
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Testy response to proposed Walgreens on Solano Avenue
A rendering of the proposed Walgreens on Solano Avenue. Drawing courtesy Charles Kahn Architect A proposed Walgreens on upper Solano Avenue is meeting feisty resistance from neighbors, even before the developer has started the city’s official permit process for the project. About 50 people showed up Thursday, Oct. 24, at an informal public meeting on […]
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Rattlesnake sightings prompt call for caution
A sign warning hikers about rattlesnakes at the Upper Springs trail where it cuts down from Skyline, above South Park Drive. Photo: Catherine Rauch Hikers, runners, and bicyclists along Tilden Park’s popular Skyline Trail have been greeted by something new in the past several days: a large, white poster-board sign scribbled with an unusual warning. “Rattlesnakes […]
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Summer brings mix of resolve, flux for BUSD contracts
School bus drivers are among the BUSD classified employers whose contract is far from settled. Photo: Kate Ter Haar/CC Summer vacation is in full swing for most Berkeley Unified School District teachers and students, but the bargaining table between the district and its unions won’t get much downtime. The district recently released an update on contract […]