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UC would get $350.6 million in new funding, keeping with Newsom’s 2022 pledge to give annual budget increases for five years.
Amid federal threats, University of California gets ‘critical’ support in Newsom’s proposed budget
UC would get $350.6 million in new funding, keeping with Newsom’s 2022 pledge to give annual budget increases for five years.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
UC would get $350.6 million in new funding, keeping with Newsom’s 2022 pledge to give annual budget increases for five years.
They continue to face steep barriers at BUSD, with a mixed bag of new data showing declines in progress toward language proficiency but improvements in test scores.
English learners still behind in Berkeley schools despite some gains
They continue to face steep barriers at BUSD, with a mixed bag of new data showing declines in progress toward language proficiency but improvements in test scores.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM
They continue to face steep barriers at BUSD, with a mixed bag of new data showing declines in progress toward language proficiency but improvements in test scores.
Local residents with family in Venezuela were getting real time updates as the operation unfolded. Now, they're wondering about what comes next.
Capture of Venezuelan President Maduro sent shock waves through expat community in East Bay
Local residents with family in Venezuela were getting real time updates as the operation unfolded. Now, they're wondering about what comes next.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Local residents with family in Venezuela were getting real time updates as the operation unfolded. Now, they're wondering about what comes next.
The Ava Energy e-bike voucher program has become a popular way for East Bay residents to buy bicycles.
Over 2,000 East Bay residents bought e-bikes with vouchers in the last 6 months
The Ava Energy e-bike voucher program has become a popular way for East Bay residents to buy bicycles.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The Ava Energy e-bike voucher program has become a popular way for East Bay residents to buy bicycles.
Protests, including one at a Chevron station, responded to the capture of the Venezuelan president and ICE's fatal shooting of Renee Good.
Protests against ICE and U.S. intervention in Venezuela held in Berkeley at Chevron station and I-80 overpass
Protests, including one at a Chevron station, responded to the capture of the Venezuelan president and ICE's fatal shooting of Renee Good.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Protests, including one at a Chevron station, responded to the capture of the Venezuelan president and ICE's fatal shooting of Renee Good.
Environmental groups plan to protest at Chevron facilities in Richmond and Berkeley to oppose the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela.
Environmental groups organize to protest Chevron, military action in Venezuela
Environmental groups plan to protest at Chevron facilities in Richmond and Berkeley to oppose the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Environmental groups plan to protest at Chevron facilities in Richmond and Berkeley to oppose the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela.
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Small Change Oyster Bar and Choc’late Mama Cookie Co. announce temporary closures
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
The Berkeley salvage store’s contract includes bumped up hourly pay, offset by a reduction in revenue sharing.
Urban Ore workers ratify first union contract months after ending strike
The Berkeley salvage store’s contract includes bumped up hourly pay, offset by a reduction in revenue sharing.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Berkeley salvage store’s contract includes bumped up hourly pay, offset by a reduction in revenue sharing.
An environmentalist and educator with a deep sense of community, she worked in local after-school programs and illustrated the "Berkeley A to Z" coloring book and other titles.
Remembering Nancy Gorrell, artist and activist who helped make Indigenous Peoples Day a holiday in Berkeley
An environmentalist and educator with a deep sense of community, she worked in local after-school programs and illustrated the "Berkeley A to Z" coloring book and other titles.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
An environmentalist and educator with a deep sense of community, she worked in local after-school programs and illustrated the "Berkeley A to Z" coloring book and other titles.
Also: More UC Berkeley students are saving money by graduating in three years.
Berkeley Wire: Apartment fire at Redwood Gardens; Arreguín to chair Senate Housing Committee
Also: More UC Berkeley students are saving money by graduating in three years.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Also: More UC Berkeley students are saving money by graduating in three years.
Authorities identified the crash victim as Kenneth Wade, a 59-year-old Berkeley man. He died more than a month after the Dec. 1 crash.
Man who crashed scooter on UC Berkeley campus last month has died
Authorities identified the crash victim as Kenneth Wade, a 59-year-old Berkeley man. He died more than a month after the Dec. 1 crash.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Authorities identified the crash victim as Kenneth Wade, a 59-year-old Berkeley man. He died more than a month after the Dec. 1 crash.
Carbona Pizza, Standard Fare and Guerilla Cafe were among the restaurants to shutter prior to the end of 2025.
A Detroit-style pizza place goes dark, Berkeley loses 2 popular morning options and other December closures
Carbona Pizza, Standard Fare and Guerilla Cafe were among the restaurants to shutter prior to the end of 2025.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Carbona Pizza, Standard Fare and Guerilla Cafe were among the restaurants to shutter prior to the end of 2025.
Also: Tours of the exhibition “Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design” at BAMPFA and music on Fourth Street.
Around Berkeley: Tamales karaoke; bike part swap meet; new youth poet laureate
Also: Tours of the exhibition “Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design” at BAMPFA and music on Fourth Street.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Also: Tours of the exhibition “Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design” at BAMPFA and music on Fourth Street.
The university also welcomed more California residents, enrolling its largest-ever student body.
Defying a nationwide trend, UC Berkeley enrolled more new international students this year
The university also welcomed more California residents, enrolling its largest-ever student body.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The university also welcomed more California residents, enrolling its largest-ever student body.
Cazadero Music Camp is seeking donations and help clearing toppled redwoods and debris after damaging winter storms.
Berkeley’s Cazadero camp heavily damaged by winter storms
Cazadero Music Camp is seeking donations and help clearing toppled redwoods and debris after damaging winter storms.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Cazadero Music Camp is seeking donations and help clearing toppled redwoods and debris after damaging winter storms.
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Mamacita now serving pozole and more in Emeryville, plus Square Pie Guys expands to the east
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
In Berkeley, she founded the group Neighbors of Stanton Street and once picketed City Hall solo until it relented and paved the pothole-ridden street.
Remembering Phyllis Carr, flight attendant, real estate broker who founded her own company
In Berkeley, she founded the group Neighbors of Stanton Street and once picketed City Hall solo until it relented and paved the pothole-ridden street.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
In Berkeley, she founded the group Neighbors of Stanton Street and once picketed City Hall solo until it relented and paved the pothole-ridden street.
Teaching assistants and researchers want the University of California to help defend them as Trump cracks down on foreign visitors.
Union asks UC for pot of money to defend international students from Trump administration
Teaching assistants and researchers want the University of California to help defend them as Trump cracks down on foreign visitors.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Teaching assistants and researchers want the University of California to help defend them as Trump cracks down on foreign visitors.
The lead plaintiff is a Berkeley middle school teacher who says she faced an investigation when she linked Israeli occupation of Palestine to colonialism in her classroom.
Federal judge rules new law on antisemitism in California can go forward ahead of trial
The lead plaintiff is a Berkeley middle school teacher who says she faced an investigation when she linked Israeli occupation of Palestine to colonialism in her classroom.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The lead plaintiff is a Berkeley middle school teacher who says she faced an investigation when she linked Israeli occupation of Palestine to colonialism in her classroom.
The hack for the takeout-only sandwich is to eat it at neighboring Bay Grape accompanied with a glass of wine.
Dish of the week: Meatball sub from Mama Oakland
The hack for the takeout-only sandwich is to eat it at neighboring Bay Grape accompanied with a glass of wine.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The hack for the takeout-only sandwich is to eat it at neighboring Bay Grape accompanied with a glass of wine.
A complicated love story between an Irish busker and a Czech songwriter unfolds in this Tony Award-winning musical.
Berkeley Playhouse stages, 'Once' with live Irish pub music
A complicated love story between an Irish busker and a Czech songwriter unfolds in this Tony Award-winning musical.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
A complicated love story between an Irish busker and a Czech songwriter unfolds in this Tony Award-winning musical.
Danielle Hopkins, a tattoo artist and illustrator, has created a playful pictorial map of the Berkeley Hills and its pathways.
Hand-drawn map of the hills is Berkeley tattoo artist’s ‘love letter’ to her new home
Danielle Hopkins, a tattoo artist and illustrator, has created a playful pictorial map of the Berkeley Hills and its pathways.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Danielle Hopkins, a tattoo artist and illustrator, has created a playful pictorial map of the Berkeley Hills and its pathways.
Later in life, he loved giving tours of his Bernard Maybeck-designed house in Berkeley.
Remembering Siegfried Brockmann, who escaped from East Germany in 1948 and became a VP at Cole Chemical Company
Later in life, he loved giving tours of his Bernard Maybeck-designed house in Berkeley.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Later in life, he loved giving tours of his Bernard Maybeck-designed house in Berkeley.
She was a teacher of English as a second language, the author of a book about women entrepreneurs, an animal lover, a world traveler and a pursuer of the rustic life.
Remembering Joanne Wilkens, teacher, writer, restorer of historic barns
She was a teacher of English as a second language, the author of a book about women entrepreneurs, an animal lover, a world traveler and a pursuer of the rustic life.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM
She was a teacher of English as a second language, the author of a book about women entrepreneurs, an animal lover, a world traveler and a pursuer of the rustic life.
Weather experts warned that the days of rain could elevate the risk of small landslides until the ground dries out.
Days of rain, record-breaking ‘king tide’ soak Berkeley; sun returns Tuesday
Weather experts warned that the days of rain could elevate the risk of small landslides until the ground dries out.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Weather experts warned that the days of rain could elevate the risk of small landslides until the ground dries out.