A cyclist in Berkeley shot video of an apparent hit-and-run crash with a car on Tunnel Road, which knocked him and a friend off their bikes and onto the roadway. (Skip to 2:38 in the video to see the crash.) "Yesterday I went to the police department a... »
[Editor's Note: Officials from the University of California at Berkeley sent this letter to the city of Albany on Friday afternoon. See more Albany Patch coverage of the Gill Tract occupation here. Click the "Keep me posted" button below this story for... »
Urban farming advocates and University of California officials have been duking it out this week in the form of dueling press releases and public statements after a group calling itself Occupy the Farm took over agricultural research land in Albany on ... »
In response to another commenter who shared his or her thoughts in our Occupy the Farm gallery, Michael Freeling weighed in: You need more information. The land that was planted with garden seed over the weekend was not unused or unimportant. It was re... »
[Editor's Note: Albany Patch would love your 300-word letters to the editor. Learn more here.] Did you know the Albany parcourse is world famous? Anywhere in the world you can read about our parcourse on Wikipedia. But our fame may be short lived.The p... »
Communication, parking, next steps and noise were among concerns cited by Albany residents from University Village on Wednesday night in a community discussion with urban farm activists who seized the Gill Tract on Sunday to create an urban farm. Abou... »
With prom coming this weekend, we hope you'll share your images here. See community photographs from Albany High's 2011 prom right here. »
After a drawn-out discussion on whether to approve AT&T plans for new wireless antennas to be located at 1035 San Pablo Ave., planning commissioners voted Tuesday night to deny the application. Commissioners said the constraints of Albany's municipal ... »
Supporters of Sunday's Gill Tract occupation, composed of mostly Albany residents, attended a city meeting Tuesday night to share their hopes and dreams about the pop-up urban farm, on illegally seized land, that's been underway since Earth Day. Activi... »
[If you have a question, a query or a gripe about a problem in Albany, send it in with "You Ask" in the subject line, and we'll do our best to dig up an answer. Your name will not be shared without permission.] Rain is the main cause for delay of work... »
A much-anticipated discussion of one of Albany's most complex development projects has been removed from the April 24 planning commission agenda. Earlier this afternoon, the University of California's property development director and project manager f... »
Please share your ongoing photographs and videos of the Gill Tract activity here. We'll update the headline as new images come in. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an update when we publish future stories on this topic. Read more here. Lear... »
The Gill Tract land near San Pablo and Marin avenues now under occupation by social justice advocates and urban farmers was not unused—it was just waiting for spring planting by a group of researchers, several of whom study plant genetics and another, ... »
[Editor's Note: The Planning & Zoning Commission is set to discuss this application Tuesday night. Find the agenda, staff report and related materials here. Read more on Albany Patch about the AT&T application here.] Re: Opposition to Permit for New AT... »
[Editor's Note: This is a quick snapshot from a brief visit to the Gill Tract on Monday afternoon. Patch will be out there for the remainder of Monday, and will continue to cover the issue into the foreseeable future. Have questions you'd like us to tr... »
