A 19-year-old Oakland man is in custody after a violent robbery and car chase in Berkeley last week, authorities report.
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Posted inHousing & Development
Property owner fights Berkeley landmark designation with lawsuit
A longstanding Berkeley-based commercial real estate firm is suing the city over its use of landmark status to protect a Northside housing complex, alleging “a lack of supporting evidence” to justify the designation, which raises the bar for structural changes once applied.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Woman falls into ravine, escapes armed robbery attempt
A pedestrian fell off a bridge into a steep ravine during an armed robbery attempt in Berkeley last week, and police are hoping information from the community could help them find the culprit.
Posted inCrime, Crime & Safety
Berkeley police warn about 5 Northside robberies
Five robberies in Berkeley’s Northside neighborhood may be linked, police are reporting. Red dots indicate a gun was used, and green dots indicate a weapon was not used. Source: BPD After three new pedestrian robberies in North Berkeley in just five days — all of which involved a gun — police are warning local residents […]
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Downtown Berkeley most walkable Bay Area neighborhood
Downtown Berkeley, as well as Southside and Northside, all made it into a new Top 10 ranking of most walkable neighborhoods among mid-size Bay Area cities.
Posted inCommunity
How Quirky is Berkeley? Kingman Hall’s quirky murals
The toad mural on the garage door at Kingman Hall. Photo: John Storey I went to Kingman Co-Op at 1730 La Loma Ave. on graduation weekend to photograph the front door for a post-in-progress about painted doors. On the way to the door, I found this wonderful toad mural on the garage door. Read more […]
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New independent bookstore Bookish opens in Berkeley
Bookish, at 1816 Euclid Ave, has been re-opened by Gina Davidson, who threw in the towel with corporate America to pursue her dream of opening a bookstore. Photo: Tracey Taylor There’s a new bookstore in town, or at least a newly owned bookstore. After ditching a career in what she terms “corporate America,” Gina Davidson has taken […]
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UC Berkeley building set for Northside comes under fire
Rendering, dated October 2013, of the planned UC Berkeley Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation building, as it will look from Ridge Road in Berkeley. Image. Berkeley Engineering UPDATE, APRIL 23, 2014: Several trees were cut down early today, Wednesday April 23, on the site of the proposed new building. Reports suggest crews were working on […]