Dwight Way

The Southside neighborhood could be one step closer to building taller and denser housing as early as the end of this year if proposed zoning changes are approved by Berkeley City Council tonight.

Berkeley City Council voted to open and subsidize a permanent space for the Telegraph Chess Club at its Tuesday meeting, almost two weeks after the club’s initial closure.

A victim was robbed in the area of Dwight Way and College Avenue at about 10:49 p.m. Monday night, according to a campus WarnMe message.

The area of the 2900 block of Dwight Way, near Clark Kerr Campus and east of Hillside Avenue, is to be avoided due to a fallen tree and downed power line, according to a campus WarnMe alert sent at 1:06 p.m. Tuesday.

At approximately 1:30 p.m. today, a power outage affected large portions of West and South Berkeley, as well as some units in North Berkeley.

A developer plans to build some 280 units of student housing in Berkeley beginning in 2024 — fielding support from some and criticism from others who believe that the planned units are not affordable enough.

Martin Luther King Jr. Way will be revamped to be in line with Vision Zero which intends to improve traffic safety.

Berkeley should continue with this effort to make the streets safer for bikers — a move that is both eco-friendly and people-centered. 

On May 2, 2017, the city of Berkeley approved the Berkeley Bicycle Plan 2017. The plan recommended a network of bike facilities that would connect Berkeley as a whole, making it possible for people to get around without unsafe intersections and high volumes of traffic.

The Berkeley Police Department arrested a suspect in connection to the robbery via a rifle near Unit 2 on Sunday, according to a Nixle alert sent Tuesday.