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The rise of Indigenous land trust Sogorea Te’

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Cal cuts ties with nonprofit supporting diverse professors

Plus: Caught curling fever from the Olympics? Berkeleyside news editor Nico Savidge, who once joined a curling club while working at a Wisconsin newspaper, again ventured onto the ice at California’s

Possible mumps exposure at Berkeley High

Plus: No-bid city contracts could be giving Berkeley a bad deal, audit finds. Berkeley spent tens of millions of dollars on non-competitive contracts for deals that should have gone out to bid, the ci

Inside the success of Ohlone land trust

Plus: Berkeley Zen Center picks its first female abbot. Linda Galijan will be the center’s third leader in its 59-year history. View this email in your browser (https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=77

Coastal flood advisory in effect until 5 p.m.

We're sending the Daily Briefing early today for a weather update. Plus: What's next for police accountability in Berkeley? The sudden ouster of Police Accountability Board director Hansel Aguilar, an

What's next for police accountability?

Plus: Feminist icon Laura X’s activism was responsible for spousal rape being banned in California and many other states. At 85 — her inheritance spent building a million-page women’s history archive,

Musician mourned at Starry Plough

Trumpet player Anthony Anderson was shot and killed outside his San Leandro home by deputies from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office earlier this week. Plus: Celebration of life for Betty Reid Soskin

8-story North Shattuck housing plan approved

Plus: Flock license plate scanner contract postponed by Alameda County leaders. The Board of Supervisors has questions for the sheriff about the controversial surveillance company. View this email in

Jimmy Smits comes to Berkeley Rep!

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Killer gets 8-year sentence in plea deal over 2022 shooting

Plus: As the Black Panthers turn 60, a new exhibit spotlights their Berkeley ties. The party moved its headquarters to South Berkeley in the late 1960s, a chapter recounted in the exhibit on view at t

Celebrate Mardi Gras with Cyril Neville, plus Bluegrass, Latin Jazz, Folklorico and more!

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City fires top civilian police oversight official

Plus: A Q&A with UC Berkeley chancellor Rich Lyons. He spoke with Berkeleyside about the state of free speech at Berkeley and what he’s doing to capture more revenue from discoveries made on campus.

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Feminist icon scrapes by in tiny Berkeley hotel room

Plus: Still no agreement between Berkeley teachers, BUSD after state mediation. As negotiations continue, hundreds of educators packed Berkeley’s school board meeting last week, asking for more pay an

Berkeleyside helps Berkeley stay connected

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BUSD OKs fence after kids wander off campus

Plus: Berkeley is basking in the glow of the Bay Area’s Super Bowl weekend. Some of the city’s biggest hotels are booked, Memorial Stadium hosted a star-studded flag football game and Green Day — who

2 sentenced in 2022 killing of divinity student

Plus: Woman charged in January South Berkeley apartment shooting. There were no injuries in the Jan. 17 fracas at an apartment building on Adeline Street near the Ashby BART Station. View this email

UC Berkeley multicultural center reopening

Plus: See what's happening around Berkeley this week. A Black History walking tour, Friday wine, and the new Charli XCX movie. Other events include an orchestra playing Baroque music, a movie screenin

Valentine's Day Dinning at Zino

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Little kids wandered off school campus

Plus: Rep. Simon introduces a bill to nationalize BART’s ambassador program. The measure would allow for transit systems to spend federal crime prevention dollars on outreach workers and reduce the us

2026 Goals: Make extra $, Help others

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Cal researchers lobby for $23B bond at Capitol

Plus: Star-studded flag football game will be Berkeley’s taste of Super Bowl glitz. While official Super Bowl events are happening elsewhere, Berkeley is getting some of the shine from the Bay Area’s

BPD could get looser rules on pepper spray

Plus: Berkeley’s Flow Lounge is a hip-hop incubator and community builder. The weekly event, held at Club Cali and hosted by Hip-Hop For the Future, provides a space where MCs can write new work live

Outrage in Berkley over Minneapolis killing

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Berkeley joins national ‘ICE Out’ strike

Plus: Two police oversight board members resign in protest, saying Berkeley ignores its work. The resignations of Kitty Calavita and Julie Leftwich leave the nine-seat Police Accountability Board with

Berkeley raises parking meter rates

Plus: Signature gathering begins for multi-billion-dollar Bay Area transit measure. If advocates gather 186,000 signatures across the Bay Area, a half-cent sales tax proposal will appear on the Novemb

The beauty of Berkeley

Dear Friend, In the face of so much alarming news in our world every day, it can be easy to miss how many wonderful things are happening right on our doorstep. There is much beauty in our community,

Safe space on wheels for homeless Berkeleyans

Plus: A decades-old picric acid stash prompted the shelter order Monday in North Berkeley and "ICE-free" zones are coming to Alameda County. View this email in your browser (https://us2.campaign-arch

The Henry J is back!

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South Berkeley Black resource center breaks ground

Plus: Tell EBRPD what you think about the Wildcat Canyon bicycle trail. The parks district will meet this evening to hear public comments as it prepares to do environmental impact study. View this em

Berkeley-to-SF ferry plan takes step forward

Plus: Hazmat shelter in place lifted in North Berkeley and Thousands walk out in open-ended Kaiser strike. The strike was called by the United Nurses Associations of California, which represents about

Shelter in place in North Berkeley

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Why we don’t have a paywall

Hi Friend, I’m Lance Knobel, one of the co-founders of Berkeleyside. As someone dedicated to local journalism, I have to say that the news about our business is pretty grim. Since 2004, an average o

All the details on Cheese Board's expansion

Plus: Berkeley legalizes the sales of ADUs; UC Berkeley will soon break ground on its tallest dorm yet; and have you been to the Disc and Tape Trading Post? View this email in your browser (https://u

How dangerous is leptospirosis?

Health officials say the rare bacterial disease is spreading near a Northwest Berkeley homeless encampment. Here’s what to know about symptoms, transmission and treatment for humans and pets. View th

Coming soon: UC Berkeley’s tallest-ever dorm

Plus: A filmmaker who went to high school in Berkeley made Oscars history today. Ryan Coogler’s vampire film “Sinners” broke records with 16 nominations. Born in Oakland, he graduated from St. Mary’s