Fulton Street

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.

Landmark Properties, a real estate development company based in Georgia that has developed off-campus student housing across the country, plans to build a 12-story housing project at 2530 Bancroft Way.

The Berkeley City Council has canceled a special meeting, originally scheduled for Apr. 18, to discuss the Hopkins Street corridor redesign, citing staffing shortages, additional time to review the project and issues with fire code compliance.

ASUC senators discussed upcoming projects with campus administration and passed new resolutions at the weekly Senate meeting Wednesday.

Gunshots were reported on the 2100 block of Oregon Street after a person took to following what they deemed to be a suspicious vehicle.

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.

On Monday, Telegraph for People, a campus advocacy group for a car-free Telegraph Avenue, released its plan for Telegraph Avenue entitled “Option Five.”

The city of Berkeley must follow through with its plans to incentivize walking, biking and using public transit throughout the city.

On Monday, UCPD received report of a robbery via handgun that occurred on Parker Street and Fulton Street. The three suspects fled east on Parker Street.

Upon searching a vehicle and discovering a loaded handgun in the backseat, Berkeley Police Department arrested a driver and passenger on suspicion of carrying a loaded, concealed firearm, according to a BPD Nixle alert sent Tuesday.