Berkeley News

Families can find a wealth of summer fun and learning opportunities for young and old alike in online guides from the West Contra Costa school district, the City of El Cerrito and the Kensington Community Council.

The Great Divide: Drama. By Adam Chanzit. Directed by Mina Morita. Through June 24.

The police chief of Berkeley, Calif., is defending using 10 officers to search for his teenage son's stolen iPhone.

He can't talk about the losses he witnessed. Vietnam veteran M. Gilmore spent a year and a half with the U.S. Navy in the Philippines before Vietnamization brought him deeper into the conflict zone, whereA "I got more than I bargained for." Memorial Day "is a sad day," he said.

Kevin Anton and his son, Junior, play with their dog, Butters, in the family's yard in Aurora, Colo.

Gray and overcast now, word has it the skies will clear later -- good news for those who plan to BART into San Francisco to catch the Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary fireworks.

California's Valerie Ariota hit a two-run home run in the first inning and the top-seeded Bears cruised past Washington 5-0 in the first game of the NCAA Super Regionals in Berkeley, Calif.

Wild times have returned to the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, with Director Vivian Day taking a week off because of stress.

In a major case involving gay rights at CalPERS, the nation's largest public pension fund has been ordered to offer its long-term care insurance program to same-sex partners of California workers.

Berkeley legislator Nancy Skinner has introduced a bill that would direct Cap and Trade utility revenues to fund energy efficiency improvements at public school facilities throughout the state.

A 2009 national look at charitable giving by McClatchy Newspapers showed the poor give a higher percentage of their income to charity than rich people .

Alma Desnuda is an entertaining acoustic band with meaningful lyrics and wonderful beats.

Two years ago, in the "flash crash" of May 6, 2010, U.S. stocks lost $1 trillion in roughly 20 minutes.

Opening a restaurant specializing in Mexican cuisine was something of a no-brainer for chef Matt Gandin.

For those who had a chance to photograph and document the travel of the 340 ton granite boulder to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art , providing Michael Heizer's material for his Levitated Mass, will have a chance to see the permanent exhibit, when it opens to the public on Sunday, June 24 according to a May 22nd release by the museum.

Janet "Jana" Martin, a longtime elementary school teacher and lifelong lover of music, died Sunday of complications from chronic lung disease.

On Sunday, May 27, 2012, the Tibetan Association of Northern California will present its 2nd Annual Day.

Youth attending the day camp aftercare program at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church , Berkeley, Calif., think they are just enjoying the snacks they had fun making.

A free football camp on weekends for kids ages 3 and up runs Saturdays through July 21 at San Pablo Park in Berkeley.

Students from Berkeley High School, B-Tech and Independent Studies won awards, applause and accolades as recipients of the Mayor's Annual Student Awards May 22.