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Incumbent Mark Humbert, who supports a limited version of the plan to bring more housing to Elmwood, faces challengers Mari Mendonca and Michael Wallman, who want to scrap the idea.
Journalist Janet Byron recounts her experience covering the blaze that turned catastrophic on Oct. 20, 1991, as a newbie reporter at the Oakland Tribune.
When Gary and I moved from Ithaca, New York, back to the Bay Area in 1990 and looked for a house, the threat of fire never crossed my mind.
Thomas Appleton writes about how Alta Bates staff treated dozens of burned patients while watching the fire approach the hospital.
Monday is the fire's 35th anniversary. We produced a podcast looking back at the historic blaze that forever changed how the East Bay looks at wildfires.
Berkeley Ace Hardware and Berkeley Humane — both opened in 1895 — are among the hundreds of organizations 25 years or older celebrated by a new city program.
Also: Wanda Stewart, who hosted free food giveaways at her South Berkeley home, was displaced by a fire.
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company said nearly 2,300 customers were without power in Berkeley Thursday because of the planned outage. Power was restored Friday afternoon.
Judith Heumann House will house about 1,100 UC Berkeley undergraduates, the centerpiece of a plan that also calls for affordable housing and open space on the long-contested land.
Daruma Sushi, Crepes A-Go-Go, and Alborz were among the recent East Bay closures.
Measure RTM is needed to keep the Bay Area moving. If it fails to pass, BART could go into a tailspin and AC Transit would see severe service cuts.
At Bishop O’Dowd High School, preparing students for the future means cultivating independent thinkers, ethical judgment and meaningful human connections.
Without a new half-cent sales tax, train and bus systems will collapse, agencies warn. Opponents of the Regional Transit Measure say taxes are too high already.
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company said nearly 2,300 customers were without power in Berkeley Thursday because of the planned outage. Power was restored Friday afternoon.
