The rear of the apartment building at 2227 Dwight Way where extensive fire damage is evident. Photos: Tracey Taylor An estimated 30-35 people were displaced by the two-alarm fire that blazed for nearly four hours in the early hours of Thursday morning leaving the apartment building at 2227 Dwight Way gutted, and forcing the temporary […]
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Berkeley files suit against owner of blighted Telegraph lot
The city of Berkeley holds $640,000 in liens against this lot at 2501 Haste Street. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The city of Berkeley has filed a lawsuit against Ken Sarachan, telling him they intend to seize his lot at the intersection of Telegraph and Haste to pay off the $640,000 he owes in liens and interest. […]
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Piedmont Avenue reopened: New road, sidewalk, bike path
All the power lines have been under-grounded at the newly reopened northbound lane of Piedmont Avenue. Photo: Tracey Taylor Those of you who take Berkeley’s Piedmont Avenue regularly to get from A to B will be delighted to have seen that the northbound lane has reopened — and it’s much enhanced since it was closed […]
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City Council unanimously passes Southside Plan
The Southside Plan, in the works since 1997 (or since 1929, as one councilmember joked), was passed unanimously by the Berkeley City Council last night. “Congratulations! We have a plan,” exulted Mayor Tom Bates after the vote. The main goals of the plan, which covers the area directly south of the UC Berkeley campus, include […]
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City to consider suing owner of blighted Telegraph lot
The city of Berkeley holds $500,000 in liens against this lot at 2501 Haste Street. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The city of Berkeley may finally be getting fed up with the vacant, rat-infested lot on the northeast corner of Haste and Telegraph. The City Council on Tuesday will consider filing a lawsuit against Ken Sarachan, the […]
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Joint campus and city police patrol resumes on southside
A joint police patrol by the University of California Police Department and the Berkeley Police Department which launched last year will resume in south Berkeley neighborhoods tonight. The initiative, which aims to improve public safety at night and suppress violent crime, coincides with the start of the new academic year on campus. By the time […]
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City says it is addressing Telegraph Avenue rat problem
The city of Berkeley’s environmental health division says it is working to solve the problem of a rat infestation on a vacant lot on the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Haste. City of Berkeley spokesperson Mary Kay Clunies-Ross tells Berkeleyside that city officials have been to the site “a couple of times” since a report […]
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Berkeley’s Southside gets new joint police focus
Residents living on the Southside of campus will soon see a greater police presence in their neighborhood, particularly late at night on the weekends and during Cal football games. The city of Berkeley police department and the UC Berkeley police department announced Tuesday that they are forming joint patrols to cruise the neighborhood. They hope […]