Jesse Arreguin

Adena Ishii announced her run for mayor of Berkeley on the platforms of housing and homelessness, public safety, education and aging at an event Saturday.

About 200 protesters gathered on campus Friday and marched to the City Hall in support of Palestine.

Multiple unidentified public commenters interrupted Tuesday's special city council meeting on Zoom and engaged in racist hate speech.

A woman was fatally stabbed on in Berkeley Hills Saturday afternoon, marking Berkeley's first homicide of the year.

During Tuesday’s meeting, the Berkeley City Council arrived at a standstill regarding regulations for the longstanding efforts to build accessory dwelling units.

The Berkeley City Council returned from a six-week recess, approving the police union contract and funding for the Miyawaki Pocket Forest Pilot Program during its Tuesday meeting.

Though Berkeley’s 2024 mayoral race is still more than a year out, the slate is taking shape early, as Councilmembers Kate Harrison, Sophie Hahn and Rigel Robinson all announced their candidacies this week. 

Berkeley’s historic Golden Gate Fields horse racetrack will be closing at the end of the 2023 racing season.

Berkeley City Council passed a slew of legislation at its Tuesday regular meeting, including massive funding for affordable housing, expanded supportive housing and a step toward decriminalizing plant-based psychedelics.

In collaboration with San Francisco State University, or SFSU, and Project Rebound, the program allows students in the Division of Juvenile Justice to enroll to start an online Ethnic Studies curriculum.