BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- In the East Bay, in what's believed to be a first in the nation proposal, the City of Berkeley has proposed ending police traffic enforcement. Next week, Berkeley's City ...

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As Bay Area cities grapple with the need to add more housing in their urban cores through changes in zoning rules, a plan to ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Berkeley city leaders are considering an ordinance that would give renters the first shot at buying their apartment buildings if they go up for sale. Meantime, a state ...

Berkeley City Manager Paul Buddenhagen initiated a citywide hiring freeze Monday in order to help address a budget deficit heading into the next fiscal year. In an email to city employees, Buddenhagen ...

Berkeley city health officials issued a public health warning after staff discovered the presence of leptospirosis at a homeless encampment in the city. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can ...

The city hopes the new diversion and reentry program will reduce recidivism. Participants must be nonviolent and need no ...

Berkeley City Council approved new wildfire prevention rules, specifically for parts of the Berkeley Hills. The ordinance would require a five-foot buffer around homes, meaning no in-ground vegetation ...

Residents in a North Berkeley neighborhood were ordered to shelter-in-place or leave their homes while crews removed ...

During the Berkeley City Council’s first meeting of 2026, the council hosted a ceremonial passing of the laurel for the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Patrons of restaurants and coffee shops in Berkeley, California, who don't bring a reusable cup for their beverage will have to pay a 25-cent fee for a disposable cup as part of an ...