South Berkeley

Community activist Jean Walsh is running for the AC Transit Board of Directors to represent Ward 2.

Even though he did not intend to have a career in politics until 2016, Ben Bartlett has made numerous legislative changes serving on Berkeley City Council and hopes to continue doing just that for the next four years.

Communities of color need partners that understand equity and inclusion to build broad-based housing justice and economic wealth.

Orlando Martinez’s time in quarantine has been full of walks through South Berkeley. Now, he plans to continue these walks as a candidate for Berkeley City Council by talking to residents about changes they would like to see in the district.

Longtime city activist and UC Berkeley alumna Margy Wilkinson died Saturday at the age of 76. 

During Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s virtual town hall Saturday, Berkeley city officials discussed concerns about city operations, facial coverings and testing as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Deborah Matthews, a real estate broker and community engagement consultant, is running for Berkeley City Council District 3.

Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett hosted a virtual meeting Wednesday to discuss the creation of Coalition, a privacy-first contact-tracing app. The app is the first Berkeley-made, free, contact-tracing app created to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

On Thursday evening about 7:25 p.m., the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, responded to several calls that detailed gunshots in the San Pablo neighborhood of South Berkeley.

On Aug. 4, residents of a low-income senior housing complex in South Berkeley were displaced after a fire began in the early afternoon.