Berkeley’s zoning rules are complicated and daunting to the average reader. The city wants to make it easier to understand the laws.
Eden Teller
Eden Teller is a freelance reporter, writer and amateur gardener. She began reporting for Berkeleyside as an intern in 2013 and continued her career with a B.A. in Media Studies from Macalester College and as a reporter for Eden Prairie News in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. She's deeply committed to local news and curious about how individual people come together and form a community.
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Who is running for office in November? Here’s a list of every Berkeley candidate
There are 12 seats at play, including the mayor’s office, four City Council positions, two School Board positions and five on the Rent Stabilization Board.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Man charged with robbery of TV cameraman at Berkeley synagogue
A TV cameraman was setting up for a shoot when a man with a gun rushed in to take the news station’s $25,000 camera, police said.
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AC Transit will give free masks, sanitizer to riders
The bus agency is adding an extra layer of health and safety precautions to keep passengers safe.
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Berkeley may start fining people $100 when they don’t wear face masks
Currently, the city must seek a criminal prosecution to do anything other than warn people to wear masks. A proposed ordinance will allow officials to hand out an administrative citation instead.
Posted inSchools
For the students arriving in Berkeley this weekend, Cal move-in was anything but normal
About 2,000 students moved into dorms between Thursday and Sunday, despite all classes being online. They faced COVID testing, self-sequestering and limited socializing, but all were motivated to be here.
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Berkeley protesters join nationwide call to save the US postal service
Seven years after Berkeleyans rallied to prevent the sale of the downtown post office, another Save the Post Office protest took place at 2000 Allston Way to save not just the building, but the U.S. postal system itself.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Charles Michael Teller 1961-2015
Chuck Teller 1961-2015 Chuck Teller passed away suddenly from a heart attack while on a mountain biking trip with friends in Durango, Colorado, on Sunday, Aug. 9. He was 53. Beloved husband, father, friend and community member, Chuck was an innovator and problem solver. He persisted until he succeeded, driven by curiosity, enthusiasm, intelligence and […]
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Berkeley council to consider undergrounding utility wires
Utility wires at Grant and Bancroft. The City Council will vote on a proposal to look into moving Berkeley’s wires underground. Photo: Google Maps Utility wires at Grant and Bancroft. The City Council will vote on a proposal to look into moving Berkeley’s wires underground. Photo: Google Maps UPDATE, July 13: Councilwoman Susan Wengraf, who […]
Posted inArts
‘Remember Me,’ Rita Moreno’s latest, filming in Berkeley
Actor Rita Moreno sits on the Tilden Park carousel during a break between shooting scenes for Remember Me, on July 6,2015. She plays a recently widowed woman whose grandchildren have come to put her in a senior home. Photo: David Yee, on July 6,2015. She plays a recently widowed woman whose grandchildren have come to put […]
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City looks to continue goBerkeley parking program
A goBerkeley parking meter. City staff are recommending continuing the program, which targets high-use parking areas and uses demand pricing to encourage transit use, biking, and walking. Photo: Steer Davies Gleave/goBerkeley City Manager Christine Daniel has asked the Berkeley City Council to continue the goBerkeley parking program, which adjusts rates in high-demand commercial neighborhoods, for six more […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
A Sundays on Telegraph festival. The Telegraph Business Improvement District announced at its annual meeting that there will be fewer Sundays on Telegraph festivals this summer than in years past. Photo: Ted Friedman TELEGRAPH MERCHANTS MEET NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Members of the Telegraph Business Improvement District (TBID) gathered June 29 to meet their new executive director, Stuart Baker, and […]