Igor Tregub says his experience makes him the best pick to represent Central Berkeley. Majdi Gaith says he’ll bring a fresh perspective.

Ka’Dijah Brown, Jennifer Shanoski and Sandy Park are on the ballot for the three Berkeley school board seats. Reichi Lee is waging a write-in campaign.

Also: Fights in downtown around Berkeley High's Unity Week left a 14-year-old with a concussion, and a downtown ambassador was kicked and punched while trying to stop a nerf gun battle.

Crews from multiple fire agencies have responded, and Cal Fire is dropping water from the sky as wary residents watch from across the East Bay.

Journalist Janet Byron recounts her experience covering the blaze that turned catastrophic on Oct. 20, 1991, as a newbie ...

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When Gary and I moved from Ithaca, N.Y., back to the Bay Area in 1990 and looked for a house, the threat of fire never crossed my mind.

Other events include Día de los Muertos-themed workshops, a warehouse sale at Pegasus Books and three Berkeley High Jazz fall concerts.

Thomas Appleton writes about how Alta Bates staff treated dozens of burned patients while watching the fire approach the ...

With elections weeks away, immigrant communities are bracing for a heightened ICE presence — and are concerned about their safety at the polls.

The poll showed Chromebooks were used 37 minutes per day in middle school, 20 in HS. But some parents said they suspect actual usage is higher and pleaded for a full ban on phones and AI.

Incumbent Mark Humbert supports a plan to allow larger apartments in the Elmwood. Challengers Mari Mendonca and Michael Wallman oppose it.