Also: A house in Central Berkeley has sold for nearly $1 million over its asking price.

A father and son fell hard for these Chongqing-style noodles. Then the chef who made them disappeared. Could they find him again?

Other events include a talk about West Berkeley from 1900 to 1950, a class to build Berkeley paths and the Punks Parade Craft Faire.

Berkeley police are looking for the driver of a dark sedan that struck two people at University Avenue and Eighth Street, then fled the scene.

Officials say it's a time for "exploring all the options" — which could include sports fields, housing or a museum alongside open space and natural habitat.

Supporters say Measure U is a good investment in city infrastructure. Opponents question the plan, and whether Berkeley can deliver.

Ross Bernet, Laura Babitt, Moni Gangopadhyay, Daria Wrubel and Steve Kromer are vying for the seat representing Northwest Berkeley.

For its first location outside San Francisco, the popular restaurant chose Richmond, where the Salvadoran population is growing fast.

With recent changes to how the U.S. Postal Service operates and Trump’s attacks on mail voting, here’s what state election officials say.

Oakland councilmembers Unger, Ramachandran and Wang are among the current and former elected officials calling for Young to be stripped of his committee assignments after a finding of gender-based harassment.

Hydration Room on Berkeley's Fourth Street sells a range of controversial wellness treatments.

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

A member of the Women's Caucus for the Arts and the Magpies, she worked as a bookkeeper to support her art.

Syrak Micael, a DSA member with a lead in endorsements and money, is running against Aidan Hill, an activist and medical case manager.

Michelle Min and Bryan Walker’s Berkeley-born fashion company grew into a national brand. Walker was in a mental health crisis, and the incident may be a murder-suicide.

Headquartered above a downtown tattoo shop, KoBold Metals is boosted by the Trump administration and funded by a who’s who of tech titans.

Electric kitchen conversions, an initiative championed by Berkeley, are expensive, but as California weans itself off fossil fuels, these chefs say it’s good for food quality, climate and health.

As many big performing arts groups close or flounder, Measure Y’s backers say the 12-year tax is the lifeline needed to keep the theater and arts scene afloat.

The law bars developers of big projects from using California’s “density bonus” law to exempt themselves from local labor mandates.

Three longstanding chefs have called Scott's Seafood home for half their lives. With nearly 40 years together, they say it's like going to work with family.

The district says it will take at least three years to end the aftercare program’s waitlist. Staffing and transportation remain problems.

He spent five decades financing, organizing, building, buying and advising the Parker Street Limited Equity Co-op, the Oregon Park Apartments Co-op, Fort Awesome/Cooperative Roots, the Golden Gate Co-housing Community, the Berkeley Vegan House and more.

Also: Emeryville's Folkmanis Puppets, which got its start as Furry Folk Puppets in Berkeley, is now 50.

Championed by UC scientists, the bond measure scheduled for the March 2028 ballot would help offset federal research cuts by the Trump admin.

Four 15s slappin' in ... the library?! The speakers, installed by singer and sonic designer Derwin Deon Brown II, are the centerpiece of a multi-week music series aimed at weaving new ideas into the library's culture.

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Some 1,800 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from Oakland in 1942. A new exhibit explores Dorothea Lange's photos through augmented reality.

Other events include Community Music Day at Crowden School, "The Fall Show" at the Ashby Stage and a Halloween costume sewing circle.

The council also kept prohibitions, in place since 2020, against using pepper spray or smoke for crowd control.

Officials voted to set a seven-story height limit along the 2.3-mile West Berkeley corridor, and turned down a proposal to lower the cap.

The Berkeley Fire Department was working to put out the fire Wednesday afternoon.

Payakk, an upscale Thai restaurant from the owners of Secrets of Tiger, is pairing technique, tradition and food science in Oakland's Merriewood neighborhood.

Often called a “weaver’s weaver,” she first learned the loom while attending California College of the Arts and Crafts in the 1940s.

Pulitzer winner Miriam Pawel’s new book traces the university’s history through the stories of five alumni whose lives it transformed, its tangled relationship with the state’s prosperity and its commitment to upward mobility.

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Beverly Cleary, Ron Dellums, Raymond Burr, Ruth Riechl and many other famous Berkeley people have been added at our readers’ suggestion.

Starfish Arts, launched by a tattoo artist and therapist in the Gilman District, includes a queer-friendly gallery, an upcycled clothing boutique and a makers’ space. Underpainting Collective opened a studio on Shattuck in January.

From dorms with 1,000-plus beds to a $560 million academic building focused on “AI-driven discovery,” 15 major Cal projects are recently completed or in the development pipeline.

Workers want higher wages and better working conditions while management says they’re limited by federal financial uncertainties.

The City Council will consider on Tuesday raising height limits and taking other steps to spur housing development on San Pablo Avenue.

Canceled and delayed trips have become routine. A board member told the East Bay bus agency to “get a handle on this ASAP.”

Katz is running unopposed for a sixth term representing Berkeley on the East Bay Municipal Utilities District Board.

Mary C. Opler has worked as a prosecutor, public defender and, briefly, an SFPD officer. She currently works in police oversight in Seattle.

After 36 years Central Works has put on its last play. Its core team reflect on the legacy of a company that only ever produced new plays.

Wong, running unopposed for reelection, has audits planned on Berkeley's rent board, health department and business license tax.

Also: The university says "miscommunication" is to blame for a nine-month delay in honoring a legal settlement with an Israeli dance scholar denied a teaching position during the Gaza protests.

Fire officials said the blaze Friday evening on Browning Street was centered around a kitchen microwave. Another resident escaped the home unharmed.

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and beyond.

Other events include a book talk on the 1970s West Oakland Black community, Painting Day on Fourth Street and an exhibition on efforts to restore endangered coho salmon.

Luckily, no children were in the rooms inside Rosa Parks Elementary School last week at the time.