Fire tears through East Bay Media Center overnight
BFD found 20- to 30-foot flames breaching the roof, "touching adjacent buildings [and] threatening to engulf the surrounding structures."
Community
Berkeley's Civic Center Park encampment has been removed
Berkeley City Councilman Igor Tregub provided an update on the encampment in an email to constituents this week.
Berkeley apartment fire closes MLK at Channing Way
Update: BFD said the damage was estimated at $40,000 and that one resident was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Update: Disabled woman dead after Berkeley apartment fire
On April 11, authorities released the name of the woman who died. She was 64-year-old Michelle Ann Mulder.
Berkeley resources are limited. Our encampment strategy must change: Op-ed
Other cities are ramping up enforcement. Berkeley is not an island and people will continue to come here, Terry Taplin argues in today's op-ed.
Berkeley may renew push for sanctioned homeless camp
The proposal does not include a funding mechanism — and the city is already looking at a deficit in a key source for its homeless spending.
Berkeley parking scofflaws who flout new law now risk tickets
The city said it's still mostly using warnings to raise awareness about a new law designed to protect pedestrians — but some drivers may get tickets.