City

Registered car owners of Berkeley will be able to get their vehicle identification number, or VIN, engraved on their catalytic converters to prevent theft Saturday.

More than 30 demonstrators shut down the regular Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night, calling for council members to support a ceasefire in Palestine.

Located at 2480 Bancroft Way next to Walgreens and Fall Rush, a construction project for an eight-story apartment building is expected to be completed by June 2025.

Public Works director Liam Garland resigned Thursday, and deputy city manager LaTanya Bellow is currently overseeing the public works department as they look for a replacement.

After the death of owner Gary Gendel earlier this year, Sweet Dreams, where generations of Berkeley children spent their allowance, will be shutting down at the start of 2024.

At its regular meeting Nov. 8, the Police Accountability Board, or PAB, was confronted with questions concerning the extent of their authority under the City Charter following a policy complaint about an allegedly racist and physically violent off-duty police officer.

After months of litigation over the city of Berkeley’s efforts to clear the Eighth and Harrison streets encampment, city workers officially began the largest abatement effort at the camp in over a year.

The Southside neighborhood could be one step closer to building taller and denser housing as early as the end of this year if proposed zoning changes are approved by Berkeley City Council tonight.

The 63rd Street community garden’s kick-off took place Saturday afternoon at the 63rd Street mini-park, a small playground with slides and swings. The garden, enclosed by four fences and surrounded by homes, is filled with wooden planters to hold soil and plants.

After nearly 12 years of service, BART Director Rebecca Saltzman announced her decision not to rerun for the director position in 2024, leaving an open board seat for District 3.