A protest will be held in Berkeley on April 12 at 11 a.m. at 2353 Shattuck Ave.
Congressman Eric Swalwell spoke to Congress about Marine Lance Corporal Andrew Silva
The forum will be held on April 7 at 6 p.m.
The resolution opposes plans by Phillips 66 to transport crude oil through Berkeley and other East Bay cities.
AB 1517 would amend the state's Sexual Assault Victims' DNA Bill of Rights to specify that law enforcement agencies should submit rape kits for testing within five days
Branch Out! will offer a wide variety of free events and activities
Berkeley Firefighter Anthony “Tony” Nunes died on Feb. 23 in an off-duty accident.
Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) is urging Congress to support the President's proposal.
The 20 minute delay affected trains to San Francisco and the East Bay
A state official said Tuesday that 17 communities across the state, including some in the Bay Area, could run dry in 2-4 months, according to the Contra Costa Times. The warning comes as Bay Area water agencies consider water-use restrictions.
The chances of rain this week got a boost today when the National Weather Service raised the likelihood to 50 percent by late Wednesday.
Berkeley is the only local government in California to boost its tobacco-control grade to an "A" in the latest annual ratings by the American Lung Association.
Some hope of small relief from the drought was raised Saturday with a forecast for a slight chance of rain in the Bay Area on Thursday.
This season's 30th Spare the Air alert – tying the all-time record for a single season in the Bay Area – has been issued for Saturday by air quality officials because of expected hazardous levels of air pollution.
Joblessness fell last month in the Bay Area, including Alameda County, and in California as a whole, according to state data released today.
Some of the action involving East Bay legislators this past week in Washington and Sacramento
The National Weather Service today issued a Red Flag Warning of critical fire hazards in the East Bay hills and other high elevations around the Bay Area.
Six more deaths related to this season's virulent flu strain were reported Wednesday in the Bay Area, bringing the region's total so far to at least 30.
Feel like nature's thermostat is on the fritz? Today was the 10th day in a row that Bay Area temperatures reached record highs, according to the National Weather Service.
The new driverless BART train for the soon-to-be-completed Oakland airport connector line had its public debut Tuesday. Trains will depart the Oakland Coliseum station every four minutes, BART said.
Legislation mandating time limits for processing rape kits, which evidence in rapes, was announced by state Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) in Oakland today.
Berkeley health officials urge those who haven't gotten flu shots to get them. This year's outbreak is unusually severe, with 23 flu-related deaths reported in the Bay Area as of Friday.
It's the second day in a row that expected unhealthy levels of air pollution have triggered a Spare the Air alert from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
About a dozen protestors staged a campout on Solano Avenue at the Albany and Berkeley border on Friday night to oppose the eviction of those living on the Albany Bulb. It was their second campout protest on Solano.
The fire ban by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District came just hours after Gov. Brown declared a drought emergency in California.
Declaration calls for conservation and management of state's water resources
Some of the items involving East Bay legislators this week in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
Amid controversy over a proposed Walgreens on Solano Avenue, the Berkeley Planning Commission on Wednesday asked city staff to bring back more information, including an assessment of an alternative approach defining drugstores as department stores.
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its 2014 Lunar New Year stamp today in San Francisco at a ceremony with Mayor Ed Lee.
A Berkeley meat wholesaler, C&M Meat Company, is among the firms that U.S. Department of Agriculture believes received recalled beef from a Petaluma meat processor.
BART's largest labor union yesterday provided the final approval needed to end the transit agency's long and rancorous contract dispute.
A man in his 70s escaped with no visible injuries after jumping in front of a BART train in downtown Berkeley this afternoon, according to BART. The Downtown Berkeley station was closed temporarily.
This season's influenza strain is affecting children and young adults as well as other ages. Those most at risk are are the elderly, pregnant women, infants and people with other health conditions.
Assembly members and senators praise the governor's budget proposal for increasing spending for education and other programs while also reducing the state's debt
Data from Google Flu Trends show that flu cases in Berkeley are already at a high level this season.
Health officials urge local residents to get a flu vaccination if they haven't done so already.
With increasing reports of H1N1 flu deaths, here is an updated list of symptoms of this season's influenza outbreak from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Enter your zip code and find flu vaccination locations near you.
Contra Costa County health officials announced that a woman has died after contracting H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu. This year's flu vaccine protects against the virus, which causes severe illness.
State and local health officials refute a viral YouTube video and other reports linking Fukushima and radiation on beaches near San Francisco.