Arash Azarkhish said he did all he could to help his new neighbors across the street escape from the deadly fire Sunday. -more-
Some citizens have been butting heads with bureaucrats, demanding to see the text that would accompany Measure AA, the schools’ facilities bond measure to appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. -more-
Fire Inspectors have determined that the fire Sunday at 2160 Martin Luther King Way that claimed the lives of UC Berkeley student Azalea Jusay, 21, and her parents, Francisco and Florita Jusay, both 46, of Lakewood, began when someone left a box of clothes or papers on top of or too close to a floor heater on the first floor of the two-story, 60 year-old wooden home. -more-
Councilmember Margaret Breland decided to stand up and confront the whispers. At a Monday evening press conference, the 65-year-old councilmember announced that she was fighting a winning battle over breast cancer. -more-
The Big One never came. But its threat inspired a new generation of public buildings designed to endure the inevitable devastation. Though delayed by a few months, the Ronald Tsukemoto Public Safety Building is scheduled for an early October occupation by the Berkeley Police Department and the Fire Department’s administrative team. -more-
Sunday was D-day in Berkeley. D stands for “Dorm,” by the way. -more-
Berkeley’s Impact Theater specializes in new plays for a 20-something audience that grew up on television, film and music, without much experience in live theater. -more-
Trying to find a place to park downtown before 5 p.m. is about as frustrating as a Rubik’s cube. -more-
LOS ANGELES — Lisa Fithian marched, jogged, skipped and trudged more than 20 miles this week through the streets of Los Angeles. She pleaded with police officers. She cajoled angry, masked anarchists clad in black. She chanted into megaphones. -more-
It’s not quite big brother, but the Berkeley Unified School District is on the county’s “watch” list. -more-
Out here in the Bay Area, one doesn’t often find a bayou, riverboat or streets named after distilled liquors. One can, however, find plenty of the music that fits these images – just like cayenne pepper goes with shrimp etouffee. -more-
The East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association Information and UNICEF Center is celebrating its re-opening today, next to the Berkeley Gray Panthers headquarters. -more-
A California-based animal rights group is doing what it can to force circuses to stop using elephants in their acts, even invoking the Endangered Species Act in its quest. -more-
Panthers join Bay Shore Athletic League, will face schools closer to their own enrollment. -more-
After enduring yet another arson fire early Saturday morning, the School Board put off a decision to approve the installation of security cameras, which some say could deter such mayhem and protect the students at Berkeley High. -more-
University of California scientists say the northern half of the Hayward Fault that runs beneath the east San Francisco Bay area may not be as dangerous as previously thought. -more-
Another arson at Berkeley High School doesn’t bode well for the coming school year, just two weeks away. -more-
Robbery appears to be the motive in the shooting murder of Dwight Cornell Garland, 34, of Berkeley early Wednesday morning, Berkeley Police say. -more-
The baubles in Wing York Jue’s “community garden museum” dot the front yard of his home at 2232 McKinley St. which he and his wife Dorothy have shared for 61 years. Each of the treasures has a very unique history. -more-
If Peggy Schioler wins a slot on the Rent Stabilization Board, she will be a lone voice weighing in on the side of property owners. -more-
Neither police nor the Alameda County Coroner are revealing the name of the man murdered on the 1200 block of Haskell Street early Wednesday morning. -more-
The mantra of virtually every Hollywood horror film from “Frankenstein” to “Jurassic Park” has been the same: Don’t Mess with Mother Nature. Too bad, because that’s what humans do best. -more-
The lawyer for a Berkeley landlord facing nine federal charges, including conspiracy to bring aliens to the U.S. illegally and bringing foreigners to the U.S. for “immoral purposes,” has asked Federal District Court Judge Sandra Brown Armstrong to dismiss two of the charges on constitutional grounds. -more-
Hoffman’s radiation health risk factors not based on science -more-
Ever hear of an urodeles? How about a qoph? -more-
As many as 30 Berkeley High School students may get to spend two weeks as ambassadors to one of the United States’ most inveterate political foes. They’ll live in the homes and study the agrarian ways of their Cuban hosts. -more-
In the final part of a three-part interview with Deputy City Manager Weldon Rucker, who will begin a stint as interim city manager next week, Rucker speaks to the Daily Planet about how he plans to help the council streamline its workload. -more-
Berkeley Police say that two armed robberies a week apart may be connected. -more-
