Downtown Berkeley BART station

The budget allocates $1.6 million to increase security measures and reduce encampments on BART properties, and $300,000 to hire two additional BART police dispatchers.

The victim was walking through campus Wednesday about 8:30 p.m. "when he got into a physical altercation" with a male suspect, according to a UCPD crime alert.

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Activists from Direct Action Everywhere, an international animal rights advocacy group, held protests outside various restaurants and grocery stores in Berkeley on Saturday evening.

Construction on Hearst Avenue will begin within a matter of weeks as part of the city’s $3 million Hearst Complete Streets Project, which aims to improve transportation efficiency and safety on the north side of campus.

Food truck owners and local shop vendors were hoping the fourth time could be the charm for Off the Grid, which returned to Berkeley on Sunday, but overcast skies and low turnout put a damper on what many had hoped would be a vibrant comeback for the street food market.

An attempted strong-arm robbery took place near the Downtown Berkeley BART station early Friday morning, according to a Berkeley Police Department crime alert.

Next Tuesday, the campus visitor center will move from its current location in Sproul Hall to its new home on Goldman Plaza in California Memorial Stadium.

Construction began Monday on the Downtown Berkeley BART station that is estimated to be completed by the end of next year.