Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay to close after 35 years
Nov 22, 2024 · Children visit Alzheimer’s Services of the East Bay. Courtesy: Alzheimer’s Services of the East Bay. Alzheimer’s Services of the East Bay (ASEB), a 35-year-old nonprofit based in Berkeley that provides adult day care and other services for people with dementia, is closing its doors and ceasing operations on Dec. 13.
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden's Tropical House reopens
Sep 5, 2024 · The newly renovated Tropical House at UC Berkeley’s Botanical Garden hosts 250 rare plants from the tropics on display and will open to the public on Sept. 7, 2024, after it closed four years ago for renovations.
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Berkeley police say beware of holiday season thieves and scammers “The holidays typically bring an uptick in retail crimes such as business smash-and-grabs, theft from delivery vehicles, package thefts, plus online scams,” police Capt. Kevin Schofield reported to the Police Accountability Board Dec. 11.
Protesters against homeless policy occupy Berkeley’s Old City Hall
Oct 4, 2024 · Demonstrators begin an occupation at Old City Hall in Berkeley, Sept. 28, 2024. Credit: Erin Sheridan. Unhoused residents and advocates are pitching tents on the lawn of Old City Hall in protest of a new Berkeley policy giving the …
Berkeley Rep's '24-'25 shows range from classical to cutting edge
Oct 3, 2024 · The 2024-25 season at Berkeley Repertory Theatre has begun with rave reviews on its first production Mexodus — and that’s just the beginning, with six shows to follow. In addition, a new program lets parents attend a matinee while their children play theater games next door.
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Election 2024: Who's running for Berkeley mayor?
Oct 15, 2024 · Berkeley’s mayor is the leader of the City Council and is responsible for running its meetings. The mayor also holds influential roles on the council’s budget committee, where they weigh funding requests from council members and city departments, as well as the agenda committee, which helps decide when and how the council takes up legislation.
Berkeley to build new public restroom on Telegraph Avenue
Oct 11, 2024 · The new toilet is budgeted to cost up to $488,565. City spokesperson Seung Lee said the prefabricated toilet, known as a “Portland Loo,” was $160,000, while the city has approved a construction and installation contract for up to $262,666, and earlier water utility work at the site cost another $65,262.
Opinion: Adena Ishii is the best choice for Berkeley mayor
Oct 17, 2024 · Adena Ishii is the best candidate to get the Berkeley City Council and our community working together constructively. Adena’s nonpartisan, thoughtful, and civil approach to Berkeley politics is exactly what our city needs right now.
New exhibit shows how Japanese Americans were uprooted from …
Oct 25, 2024 · “I had known about the redlining that was pretty prevalent before and after the war,” said David Ushijima, a third-generation Japanese-American who is one of the exhibition’s co-curators.“You can see on the map how it was pretty effective at keeping minorities west of MLK. I had done some work in South Berkeley through the development of Ashby BART station when South Berkeley was an ...