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Commuters planning to use Berkeley roads from Saturday evening to midday Sunday should be prepared for street closures, detours, parking restrictions and rerouted buses due to the Berkeley Half Marathon.

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.

Mark Humbert, a federal employee benefits attorney and 20-year Berkeley resident, is running for the Berkeley District 8 City Council seat.

PeopleForBikes, a cycling advocacy group, announced Tuesday  that Berkeley earned the top spot for best midsized city to bike in in the United States, per its 2021 city ratings.

In efforts to ensure safer pedestrian traffic, Berkeley City Council approved multiple pedestrian improvements near Downtown Berkeley and the UC Berkeley campus. 

The Berkeley Fire Department is continuing to respond to a fire on the 2000 block of University Avenue that was reported at 5:39 p.m. Saturday, and as of Monday afternoon, the fire is not out.

Berkeley will paint “Black Lives Matter” on a city street in support of the Black Lives Matter movement after the approval of an emergency item agenda at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

The Berkeley Fire Department, or BFD, is actively responding to a residential fire, according to BFD spokesperson Officer Keith May.

Twenty-four-year-old Berkeley man William Sanchez-Gomez was arrested Sunday on suspicion of repeated sexual battery, according to an email from Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Officer Byron White.