A quick roundup of new projects in the 510, starting with Hopscotch, a new bar and restaurant opening this May in Oakland’s Uptown in the former Chef Edwards Bar-B-Que spot. Grub Street was the first to sniff out that owners... »
It’s been a week when Berkeley’s public safety officers have been in the spotlight. There were public promotion ceremonies for both the police and fire departments (we’ll publish the fire department promotions on Monday). But the demanding side of thei... »
It was a normal-seeming morning on Sacramento Street on Friday, 14 hours after a man had been murdered on nearby Oregon Street. Mothers pushed children strapped in their strollers. A man bought two cans of frosty Colt 45 beer and a quarter pint of cogn... »
Berkeley police received multiple calls of gunshots heard in the 2800 block of Sacramento Street. Arriving officers found a victim lying on the street with gunshot wounds on Oregon Street. »
There are reports of gunshots and a shooting victim tonight in Berkeley in the area of Sacramento and Oregon streets. The male victim has been transported to Highland Hospital and the police were on the scene at 8:00pm. A resident who lives nearby repo... »
Berkeley High’s girls basketball team, the Lady Yellowjackets, started strongly against Mater Dei in Saturday night’s state championship game in Sacramento, leading 16-15 at the end of the first quarter. But the Southern California team, ranked fifth i... »
Santa Ana Mater Dei is one quarter away from defending its CIF Division I state championship and winning its third straight state title overall. The Monarchs lead Berkeley 41-26 with eight minutes left at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento and,... »
Buddy Roemer, the one-time congressman and Louisiana governor, was bound for Sacramento this morning to promote his long-shot candidacy for president when, at Reagan National Airport, in Washington, D.C., he crossed paths with a former presidential hop... »
