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Berkeley REI is back in business just in time for last-minute holiday shopping. "A structural engineer has completed an ...
12/24/2025

Berkeley REI is back in business just in time for last-minute holiday shopping. "A structural engineer has completed an evaluation and confirmed the building is safe," REI told us.

"A structural engineer has completed an evaluation and confirmed the building is safe," REI Co-op said in a prepared statement.

UPDATE: REI Co-op has just confirmed that the recent closure of its Berkeley store was to allow structural assessments r...
12/23/2025

UPDATE: REI Co-op has just confirmed that the recent closure of its Berkeley store was to allow structural assessments related to the roof. We've added the company's statement to our story. No word yet on re-opening.

Local customers say they have struggled to pick up orders, some of which were dispensed from the side door on Camelia Street earlier in the day.

A Berkeley woman who called 911 during an armed conflict in the street Monday became a target of crime herself, authorit...
12/23/2025

A Berkeley woman who called 911 during an armed conflict in the street Monday became a target of crime herself, authorities said.

Police closed Ninth and Delaware streets during the investigation.

Authorities in Berkeley asked community members to avoid Gilman Street at Second Street on Tuesday due to a building tha...
12/23/2025

Authorities in Berkeley asked community members to avoid Gilman Street at Second Street on Tuesday due to a building that caught fire shortly before 4 a.m. There was also a fire in the area two months ago.

Arriving crews found fire close to the railroad tracks and forced open a gate for access, according to emergency dispatches.

Berkeley's REI store has been closed since Saturday due to undisclosed "safety reasons" related to a "facilities concern...
12/23/2025

Berkeley's REI store has been closed since Saturday due to undisclosed "safety reasons" related to a "facilities concern," local residents report. Here's what we know so far.

Local customers say they have struggled to pick up orders, some of which were dispensed from the side door on Camelia Street earlier in the day.

Berkeley firefighters quickly put out a large fire behind an apartment building Saturday night, according to early repor...
12/21/2025

Berkeley firefighters quickly put out a large fire behind an apartment building Saturday night, according to early reports.

Firefighters found flames coming from a shed behind the property.

Could not be MORE EXCITED to announce that we're launching a local news site in Albany, California. And we'll need your ...
12/19/2025

Could not be MORE EXCITED to announce that we're launching a local news site in Albany, California. And we'll need your help! This will be a true community effort. Here's what you need to know.

We’re excited to update you on our plan to launch a news site for Albany in 2026. This year, we’ve been hard at work thinking through everything that needs to happen to make the site a reality. And we’ve made some big decisions. So what’s the

A man went to the hospital Thursday after a hit-and-run collision at a busy South Berkeley intersection, authorities rep...
12/19/2025

A man went to the hospital Thursday after a hit-and-run collision at a busy South Berkeley intersection, authorities report. The incident began just after 6 p.m. when an unhoused person pushing a shopping cart in the street hit a passing car, police said.

An odd sequence of events resulted in a number of strange reports from witnesses, police said.

A UC Berkeley student has been charged in connection with reports of antisemitic graffiti at a Cal housing complex and i...
12/18/2025

A UC Berkeley student has been charged in connection with reports of antisemitic graffiti at a Cal housing complex and in Albany nearby.

Sean Ceballos, 35, was charged Tuesday with one count of felony vandalism, authorities said today.

SCOOP: A former UC Berkeley student accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend after she broke up with him is now facing chil...
12/18/2025

SCOOP: A former UC Berkeley student accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend after she broke up with him is now facing child po*******hy possession charges, court papers show.

Daniel Eric Mangum, 25, is now facing charges in two separate cases: felony stalking as well as possession of child sexual abuse material.

Authorities are investigating a gas leak Wednesday morning at UC Berkeley that has closed multiple streets downtown.
12/17/2025

Authorities are investigating a gas leak Wednesday morning at UC Berkeley that has closed multiple streets downtown.

Campus officials have asked people to avoid the area.

A young woman who was paralyzed after a catastrophic fall at a UC Berkeley fraternity during a "grossly overcrowded" par...
12/16/2025

A young woman who was paralyzed after a catastrophic fall at a UC Berkeley fraternity during a "grossly overcrowded" party on Cal Day in April has filed a lawsuit seeking damages, court papers show.

Bandna Bhatti, then 21, was just weeks from graduating when she fell 14 feet from a backyard stairway landing onto the concrete below.

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